firewood identifyer

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

It sure looks like a bobber floating up there above me but I'll nibble. Potato peelings? Idaho spuds or does it matter?

Nope, no bobber. It works, and I don't think the fire cares where your potatoes are from, unless different soils affect whatever the acid content in the peels are.

I've heard that about salt too Sarge, but I don't know for sure, the potatoes I know.

**Rick** · 12-14-2007, 01:40 PM

I have a fireplace and use a product called soot destroyer. I got it at Farm and Fleet. Like you, I keep a hot fire, use dry seasoned wood and keep the chimney (masonry) clean. I've never had a problem, knock on wood. (another pun, Trax. Wood, Knock on wood.)

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 03:41 PM

Yeah, but we have to do puns in about 10 different threads just to catch up with what Sarge manages to pull in one...I feel like my punning just went up in smoke on this one...

**corndog-44** · 12-14-2007, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by trax

I used to keep my house heated with wood when I lived up north. Two story, four bedroom house, just under 110 square feet. Probably burned between 10 and 12 cords every winter. I used very little green wood, on really cold nights I'd throw one or two logs on to make sure that it was still burning in the morning, mind you I never installed a damper on the chimney either. Anyway, I'd clean the chimney every spring, two stories of chimney pipe. I'd disconnect the interior stove pipe, tape it off and pull the bottom plug on the chimney pipe, tape a garbage bag on and get up on the roof and sweep. I'd get less than half a garbage bag of soot. So my basic advice is:

1. Burn dry wood as much as possible, greener equals more creosote buildup.

2. Clean the ash pan often. Your stove sucks more oxygen and burns hotter that way.

3. Burn potato peels every chance you get. I think there's something acidic in the potato peels that releases in the smoke. Whatever it is, my Mom taught me this one and I never had a problem with my chimney in the 8 years that I lived there.

4. Make sure all stove pipe joints and chimney joints are tight, and have as few joints and turns in the pipes as possible when you install. Smoke likes moving vertically, not horizontally. I know that seems too obvious to even consider but some of the setups I've seen in my life...yikes.

Hey trax, you got a pic of that house? Two story, four bedroom house, just under 110 square feet.....If my math. is right that's about a 10ft. by 10ft. house you're talking about there. Oh wait a minute, you said two story...that's about a 5ft. by 5ft. house

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**Rick** · 12-14-2007, 04:09 PM

I saw that and let it pass. I did chuckle, though.

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 04:30 PM

1100 square feet, thanks. I'm going to spend the rest of my life tracking down your typos...

...yeah I could see where I was burning way too much firewood for a 10 x 10 house...hmmm...

**corndog-44** · 12-14-2007, 05:21 PM

trax, I almost deleted my post to ya. If I insulted ya...I'm truly sorry. These forums only shows the personality of the person we are talking with and not the real life person. I had no right to believe or assume that you are the normal height of the average person. You may be a hobbit, as far as I know, that makes your own tools and hunt tiny moose.

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 05:23 PM

no, I'm harder to insult than that. But yes, I am a hobbit and I do hunt tiny little moose. I have this wee tiny keyboard that I'm typing on right now.....

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by trax

no, I'm harder to insult than that. But yes, I am a hobbit and I do hunt tiny little moose. I have this wee tiny keyboard that I'm typing on right now.....

mmm but didnt you say you were 6'3???If thats a hobbit,then what am I ???

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 05:25 PM

Wait, dont answer that

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by nell67

Wait, dont answer that

OK, I won't answer that. (boy that was a close call)

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 05:32 PM

OK, I DARE you to answer that then! LOL!

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 05:43 PM

2 things I should probably tell you about me (us short guys being sensitive and all...)

1. You should never tell me what the odds are

2. You should never dare me...

And I'm not answering because I can't think of anything really funny to say right now...

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by trax

2 things I should probably tell you about me (us short guys being sensitive and all...)

1. You should never tell me what the odds are

2. You should never dare me...

And I'm not answering because I can't think of anything really funny to say right now...

You better start thinking,because I am daring you

**Rick** · 12-14-2007, 05:50 PM

Oh, God, this could get UGLY!

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 05:50 PM

Gee thanks Rick

**trax** · 12-14-2007, 05:55 PM

Instead of a direct answer, allow me to offer the following...

ahem....bad things about being Nell's height:

1. Can't reach stuff on the top shelf
2. Telephone book in your driver's seat starts to compress after a few weeks and you have to straing to see over the dash.
3. Can't get on the really cool rides at the midway

Good things about being Nell's height

1. Never have to worry about it when someone yells "Duck"
2. last one to get hit when it snows
3. Can easily chop someone Trax's height down at the knees.

ps corn-dog...I'm not really a hobbit, but I was betting you knew that already..

**nell67** · 12-14-2007, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by trax

Instead of a direct answer, allow me to offer the following...

ahem....bad things about being Nell's height:

1. Can't reach stuff on the top shelf
2. Telephone book in your driver's seat starts to compress after a few weeks and you have to straing to see over the dash.
3. Can't get on the really cool rides at the midway

Good things about being Nell's height

1. Never have to worry about it when someone yells "Duck"
2. last one to get hit when it snows
3. Can easily chop someone Trax's height down at the knees.

ps corn-dog...I'm not really a hobbit, but I was betting you knew that already..

Yes but...
there always someone taller than me to reach the top shelf,or else I just climb on the counter.
2 pillows,one under,and one behind my back,yes I have driven this way,still couldn't see over the dash.
Rides make me quesy

And...
Unless that someone is 19 months old

First one stuck when the snow gets too deep.
And I would Never chop someone Trax's height down at the knees,but then,maybe we would see eye to eye...