Tiny Wood Stove After 7 Years of Use & Dealing with Wind Gusts and Blowdown

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[@paulcaskey]

In regards to watching the fire, I once heard a fireplace referred to as Amish television.

[@damogranheart5521]

Or cabin TV. I could sit for hours and just watch the flames with the beautiful shapes and colors.

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

Lmao!!

[@lanapope4517]

I just installed a woodstove on the 17th at my house, and now I'm considering getting rid of my big screen. All my rescue dogs absolutely love laying out in front of it, and they sleep like I've never seen before.

[@joeblow2668]

then the Amish are WAY ahead of the game... rid yourself of the lying sh t box.

[@patriciacarlyle9456]

Naturally fascinating and the infrared it gives off is good for us 😊

[@gmad5952]

I too run my wood stove from about the third week of October clear through and tapering off in May. I'm pretty sure my neighbors thought I was crazy burning that late in the year, but if its 50 out, my house won't warm up without at least a small morning fire. (I'm a tiny old lady so I'm always cold.)

[@damogranheart5521]

Most people who don't live in cold climates don't realize that it takes a house sometimes quite a while to heat up! The body of the house absorbs the warmth like a heat sink.

[@twboegel2918]

Meh, don't concern yourself with what your neighbors might think.

[@ravenfeather7087]

BTW, I love the way you can stop a sentence right in the middle, change the subject, and then step right back into your initial discussion without missing a beat.

[@lenny108]

4:50 To avoid waking up at 2am because the stove went out and it is freezing cold you probably need thermal mass, so if you put a big pot with rocks in water on top, sometimes that will help radiate heat through the night. There are many other ways too.

[@sheenavaughan2717]

Wow 🤩

[@juditharsenault2131]

Can't rocks explode?

[@helengren9349]

Safer with fireproof bricks.. 👍

[@br6145]

I have a big chunk of granite on mine. Takes about 3 hours to fully heat up and the same to cool down. Helps a bit I believe.

[@br6145]

@@juditharsenault2131 river rocks are most likely to explode because of trapped moisture inside. Open air granite is your best bet because of how dense it is.

[@marianfrances4959]

When I married and had children, that was the end of sleeping with windows open, though that's what blankies are for! Ex-Hubby could not, for the life of him, "get" the concept. Invest in good blankets! I use Australian wool duvets. They were a tad costly but...they've been in use for 10 years and are in perfect condition. That's what duvet covers are for! 👍😎🌲🔥🇨🇦

[@jc478]

To clean the glass on a airtight woodstove, just wet a paper towel, (not drippy) and dip it into the ashes inside. Then just scrub away the smoke marks on the glass with the ashes.

[@Abyssdiver]

dry newspaper is even better

[@billiamc1969]

We burn almost 3 cords of wood every year here in Baltimore...and the pups LOVE IT

[@oferhaim5770]

I think 'Chimney' is one of the coolest words in the world as I hear it , 'cos I'm speak Hebrew, I'm from Israel. Also from a cold place (Golan) but not even close in the low degrees to your place. And Ariel you are such a cool person . Thank you for this awesome videos, I'm watching you a few years now. Cheers .

[@FireflyNanny]

I remember way back when you were wiping down the windows, maybe daily, to try to control the moisture and mildew. I was really happy for you when you got that wood stove installed. Thanks for the update!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Every gallon of propane burned in a fire with no external flue creates a gallon of water vapor which condenses out on every cold surface in the house. LP is a lousy space heating fuel for it's cost or efficiency...but good for cooking. NG is bad for the environment but goes well in furnaces... If you have your own wood supply and cut it yourself...nothing beats wood....

[@Abersabel78]

👍🏻😍🌼🌻👍🙏

[@davidcarper5411]

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq NG burns clean AF..

[@fiona3092]

NG is a natural product of the earth

[@walkaboutjoe6268]

@@Abersabel78pppppplllppplpppplllpppp

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

We also sleep with a window open year round here in the California Sierras. We have a small fan because we love a cold breeze when sleeping. We have flannel sheets in winter and a down comforter, and we wear a bed cap too! Best sleep in winter is a cold bedroom and a cozy warm bed.

[@damogranheart5521]

I'm with you on that one! My mother gifted each of her children with a beautiful down comforter and one year my dad got each of us a small one that was wrapped up with a strap for our cars in case we got stranded. We thought those were incredibly thoughtful 🎁 's!

[@dorothydemaree7544]

@@damogranheart5521 silly question? But was the strap also useful in that gift? Such a great idea for cars to have the down blanket!

[@rozchristopherson648]

Sleeping with the windows open was a practice related old forms of heating houses which caused carbon monoxide deaths. Sleeping with the windows open is not any healthier per se than sleeping with them closed. Due to criminals, I would never sleep with any windows open, day or night, in town or in the countryside.

[@edwardgabriel5281]

Yes but isn't it murder getting out of bed in the morning?

[@rozchristopherson648]

@@edwardgabriel5281 Not fun when the cold front is in your bedroom instead of outside where it belongs. 😊

[@auntiepam5649]

I have a smaller house 880 sq ft ranch and put a Vermont casting Aspen in, I love it and it keeps my house toasty warm in a very cold climate. Wood heat is the best.

[@webmastercaribou7570]

Would like to see pictures of your installation. I bought an aspen c3 but haven't started the installation in my 880 Sq ft house yet.

[@ravenfeather7087]

Subscribed. Because of your knowledge about how burning pine vs deciduous trees really affects creosote production. Nice. Since my parents burned wood for heat when I was just a pup my body has been heated by wood, and at times overheated by wood, for many many years. Locally, burning pine is considered a no-no (ostensibly because of creosote buildup) and whenever I'd get in a discussion with someone anti-pine burning I'd ask what they thought people burn where there is no hardwood, the discussion would generally come to a stop.

[@eleanorcramer7986]

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain. I just cleaned my oversized fireplace that I wish had a heatalator. I’ll build that in when I create my own. Love putting big logs in and sitting close. Have had inserts and wood stoves and enjoyed their real heat. Always keep my galvanized bucket for ashes to go out and be real dead. Smokey the Bear has always been a personal icon.

[@deanholloway7755]

Hi, if that heat shield behind the stove was chrome it would reflect heat into the room and behind it would be cold. It wouldn't look as nice though. Just for fun you could cover it with cooking foil and feel the difference, it's really quite amazing 🙂

[@eugeneheslop7013]

I have learned more from you just watching this video than I have from any material I've seen on wood stoves--- thank you !!

[@jamesrivis620]

I suggest a log hoop to keep your stack secure. All it would take is a large vibration or noise to loosen up your neat stack, fall against the stove and cause a fire.

[@willymags123]

I love these videos. I love the cooking videos too. There's just something about the tiny House and the videos that all come together nicely.

[@hippiechicksmomma2727]

My dr am to have a tiny home. On for me and one for my rescue kittys. I will connect the two tiny homes in between with an enclosed safe Catio they can come n go as they please to visit momma lol. I love my rescue kittys they rescued me . Adopt are rescue a kitty are doggie loyal n loving they never complained n happy to see there mom

[@bowlchamps37]

I remember on our first holiday in the Alps. We also had a stove and my wife told me to put enough wood in there so it keeps us warm over night. It was really big, I put in a lot of wood and at around 3am, the thermometer said 35°C, or 95°F. It was -25°C (or -13°F) outside and we were in a sauna.

[@marianfrances4959]

LOL!

[@littlehomeinthevalley]

Hahahahaha!

[@frenchfryfarmer436]

*we call that "candle melting" occurrence

[@steinhytland2593]

To much draft. If you'd done it right, it would have worked. Your wife was right.

[@damogranheart5521]

It just takes more experience with adjusting the draft and wood placement in the fireplace or stove box. I hope you get to try it again sometime.

[@thomastaylor.9640]

I remember when I was a kid going to my grandparents house at Christmas time they would have a wood stove to heat the house. I loved going there at Christmas time.

[@Johnsoncrna]

Burley: “Mom must be talking to me. I better kiss her and wag my tail!”

[@tracywarren7332]

I Use a metal kitty litter scoop to sift the coals from the ashes. That way I don't waste any woood/ coal

[@markmorris3579]

I once lived in a central chimney cape built in 1712.No insulation,single pane windows,and no central heat.All we had was a wood burning cookstove in the kitchen and a box stove in the living room.That was some cold in that house.

[@damogranheart5521]

Bed warming pans are what they used. When my dad forgot to call the furnace oil company and we ran out I would heat up cookie sheets in the oven and place them in the beds to warm them up. A good old fashioned bed warmer would have been a great thing to have.

[@foofoojergins9741]

Nice solid little stove

[@dawnbaker9274]

Thanks for the update.

[@mayhembeading3737]

I'm so homesick for Wyoming, and I love this tiny stove.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks and take care.

[@livingitup9647]

"...I am way too lazy to do that... I've never gotten up in the night to stack my stove..." I object! LAZY is an adjective that could NEVER be accurately ascribed to this amazing woman!!! 😉👍💖 P.S. Thanks for all the great info, for all these years! 🙏

[@ZeoCyberG]

Well, can always check out pellet stoves. Some can look just like wood stoves but easier to refuel as you can do things like have a gravity fed container auto-refilling the stove, and it can even be controlled by a thermostat and timer for leave it and forget it like a modern furnace heater... They also sell versions for outdoor grilling/smoking... While, a larger home, you can opt for an exterior wood furnace that can feed the heat into the home, as well as act as boiler for hot water, and being much larger can run for many hours with just the occasional refueling...

[@papajeff5486]

Not a lazy bone in her body. I, on the other hand, have enough for both of us. Texas

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

I could watch and listen to you all day. You're very beautiful as well. Its very interesting to see how someone lives in a tiny house.

[@b100ka]

Cool. Thanks

[@--press]

Saw ur video on Google. Nice name yet ur home ..am 4th gen Welsh. 💯❤🇺🇸

[@margaretgosnell8281]

I love how you give details even down to the size of wood. I have been watch your videos for quiet a will. I am amazed how you flow through your daily workday like it is a breeze . Thanks !!!

[@martynjones973]

Thank you 👍👍

[@stephenniese2541]

I go to a sawmill. And buy there scraps edging. Its about 1 to 1and half thick . Oak hickory cherry . Burns great . 1 bundle is about 1/2 a cord . 10 bucks a bundle

[@imspartacvs]

SUPER COZY.. thanks for sharing Many Blessings to you

[@suemcknight9051]

The woodstove info. Is great.The adoration of Burley to you is priceless. Think I enjoyed him more than what I learned about the workings of your woodstove.💞 … So cute.

[@ktkitty1903]

Always look forward to your videos! Thank you!

[@teriscallon]

looks cozy

[@danielhowald8855]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone. From Washington Court House, Ohio

[@SirCamsmorethanalot]

Excellent!

[@barrybri]

Stainless steel stove pipe will last a lifetime and you won't have to worry about a pipe rusting through and starting a fire.I switched to SS pipe after about 7 years when the steel pipe started to rust through from the inside out.I painted the SS pipe flat black for heat radiation and it is still great after 21 years of daily Winter use.Good Luck!

[@geraldmoore6257]

I've had a stainless pipe for 40 years. Unaffected by corrosion. Came in 3ft screw together single wall pieces. I put it up through a lined chimney and poured vermiculite to fill. The insulation prevents any carbon build up. I've never had to sweep the chimney. I look down the pipe and there is never anything sticking to the walls.

[@jointheir9594]

@@geraldmoore6257 Thanks so much for the info.. Taking notes...so lined chimney??? Vermiculite goes where???

[@geraldmoore6257]

@@jointheir9594 Sure, the brick chimney was tile lined. I sealed up the fireplace with brick with cast openings, then poured vermiculite between the SS pipe and the lining. The pipe never develops any creosote; but I burn 5 year seasoned hardwood. So there's that.

[@jointheir9594]

@@geraldmoore6257 THANKS MUCH...

[@psyamok3735]

Wow totally love the wind cap idea!

[@Runningstart3000]

Thank you explaining so much about the wood stove. Especially about the cap for the chimney. I do need to get a small wood stove and the conditions here can be quite windy. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

[@raineyday9066]

I've learned more from this video than any of the other wood stove videos on KZbin. Thank you!

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

There's a lot of wrong info, so how you don't have your life or safety on it.

[@skepticalmom2948]

Looks mighty warm!

[@breadcrums7853]

Great video and no music makes it one of the best videos to watch.

[@mags102755]

Nice to see the stove update. I'm glad you're still enjoying it, and that it's still working well for you.

[@waltervega8730]

Love your tiny and the lifestyle of living tiny. Thank you very much for the wonderful videos. I'm saving to buy a tiny and a wood stove is definitely a must for me.

[@patmurphy389]

I have electric water buckets I bought from tractor supply. That way I don't have to chop ice for the dogs. Ty for the video arielle!

[@Theimpromptulife]

Thank you very good things to know!

[@lonnieclifton3883]

A Very Efficient Setup GOD Bless Yall

[@abdelazizsqualli1004]

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list kzbin.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

[@falconinflight6235]

Excellent presentation

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, and thanks for posting. Nice to see how how it is done with your small wood stove. You have enthusiasm which is good.

[@madelonmarshall1726]

excellent information...thank you!!

[@indie825]

Interesting how the change in location effected the stove. There's always something to learn.

[@Lynn7015hb]

Thank you, that info really helped. 👍

[@myiagreeaccount8307]

Love you and your videos!

[@ginachucheong7053]

Love 💕 your stove.

[@RadioJonesy]

hey thanks for the insight

[@gunnarberg4756]

You're good. your observations are accurate. I've been off -grid since '72 and live in a earth-buffered envelope house I designed- not tiny, but all the same principles. We burn 2 1/2 cords of wood/yr. for a 1250 sq. ft house in NH.Thanks for this.

[@sherrie9241]

This is really good information about wood stoves, especially that wind top thing..

[@colinblankenship2401]

Thanks for sharing/

[@maxkelter3561]

Thanks for all the good tips. I am going to buy one for my house. Our electric heating went down, and we had no heat for 1 day and night.

[@randyscrafts8575]

Quite a wealth of information. Never seen a wind thing like that on the outside chimney.

[@tomasthomas7407]

Always a pleasure, 🔥👍🏻🔥

[@dorothydemaree7544]

Helpful info, thx!

[@dianamiles-hannah1286]

Glad you were able to solve the issue with the wind cap. We just moved our Woodstock Soapstone wood stove to our camp in PA since we had to move out of our 100yo house to a townhouse (thanks, Covid). We have an older Woodstock wood stove too for the bunkhouse. Highly recommend Woodstock Soapstone wood stoves in Vermont if anyone is in the market. We went through the first winter w/o one and paid $1200 for 3 months of forced air heat. Placed an order the following spring and installed it over the summer. Nothing beats woodstove heating!

[@damogranheart5521]

That and the fact that they are so beautiful! Many years ago friends of our family saved up to install one in their new home. Very effective and so well built. A real statement piece!

[@josephferrell7403]

Amazing woman !! Wow

[@sisterspooky]

@08:28 - You could always use the ashes leftover from your fire with newspaper to get that glass on the door to sparkling new! 😉

[@Ladythyme]

We heat with wood ….yes we use 4 to 5 cords ….1000 ft living space….our process though is the same at night…stack it full before bed and just let it burn as long as it does …there are always coals left in the morning and it doesn’t take much to bring it alive again… I actually like waking up to the cooler temps and savoring the toasty heat rising from it once it is rekindled each and every day … I love the miniature version 🙂

[@DormantIdeasNIQ]

what a wonderful simple useful presentation... after watching all the grand experts with their advertizing tactics, I was left with more questions than truth!

[@JayP-kd5rc]

Very informative and interesting. Thanks.

[@sandyhayre188]

Just started watching yr videos. I enjoy them.

[@spivmod5040]

Nice !

[@moyaking8961]

Thank you for the information, very useful to know.

[@erichvondensocken8143]

exquisite 👏

[@mytrueserenity5666]

Love the update on the wood stove. Will you do an update on how things are going with the Nature's Head composting toilet now that there's two of you in the tiny house?

[@SheriffofYouTube]

inspiring . i want one

[@Imwright720]

Takes special people to live in a house this size.

[@blackcrowcottage]

I have a cubic mini that I heat my 248 sq. foot tiny house. Its a very nice stove & heats well. I do also have propane heat for over night since the cubic doesn't keep heating through the wee hours of the night.

[@kentstringer4160]

Informative. I had forgotten how comfortable and comforting wood heat is. I installed a “dwarf” brand in my camp trailer and can bank it to have coals for maybe 6 hours.. your set up and tightly built home is impressive.

[@dballard8660]

Jotul F 602 is a great little cast iron wood stove for a small house. Small though it is, it may be a bit too much for the "tiny" house. We have the Jotul Oslo 500 which heats our three thousand square foot house just fine. Great channel.

[@Samtzu]

I live in the Foothills of California, just North of Yosemite, and I put a few sticks of Manzanita into the stove every week or so. The Manzanita burns hotter and cleans the creosote out before it can build up. HOWEVER, for those who have NOT done this for some time, clean your stack first before you start this. Chimney fires are no joke....

[@nanchesca3950]

That's amazing that's all the wood you need to stay toasty, my parents had a log house in a similar climate and went thru 7 cord a year!!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

How good is their insulation...and the chinking?

[@geraldmoore6257]

I have a 140 year old yankee frame of about 1000 sq ft. I insulated all I could. about R50 or more in ceiling. I heat entirely with wood in northern WV area near Pittsburg and I use about the same as she does or 1.5 to 2 cords per winter. I have a big stove, but I have to cut and split small pieces 8-10 inches long because regular size wood would be too much at one time and it's difficult to light and burn a single piece. I usually light two fires per day in colder weather, one in the morning and one in the evening. I usually can't maintain a fire continuously as it's far too much heat. I like single digit temps as I can keep a fire going all day. It's all about insulation.

[@geraldmoore6257]

I have a rather small house of about 1000 sq ft. It's 130 years old but I've insulated it quite well. It had a central fireplace. 40 years ago I put a single wall 6" stainless flue in the chimney and installed a steel wood stove. I poured vermiculite down the chimney all around the pipe. It took a lot of vermiculite to fill up the space around the pipe. This insulated the pipe tremendously. As a result of this I've never had to clean the pipe. I suspect that it has something to do with how well the flue is insulated. The walls of the pipe are kept hot and don't condense any of the flue gases. Who knew this would work? I always burn small hot fires with well cured hardwood. From this experience I always recommend people insulate their flue pipe as much as possible, especially any on the outside of the house. Might I suggest putting an insulated 6" pipe over top of the 4" pipe. It would increase draft and prevent or reduce creosote/carbon build up.

[@Barbarra63297]

Those windcaps work great!

[@enjoyingthejourneycanceras2355]

All these years it has worked out great for you with the stove

[@madelinevegas8123]

Great video

[@vannemocilac274]

Love the wind cap. I’m getting a spot made to put a wood stove back into the lower part of the house. I believe the original owners had one down here. I wasn’t sure if they ditched it for a fire propane stove due to ease of selling, or if the wind was too much. So this is very timely, and Hi Burley!

[@Abersabel78]

👍👍👍🙏😍

[@tinman1955]

I like those wind vane chimney caps. Had one on a fishing boat in Alaska and one on the house for 30 years now.

[@aldenbanniettis431]

These little stoves for tiny homes call for an air supply piped in from the outside. That saves you the hassle of having to open your door or window in the middle of a harsh winter. You also need properly seasoned wood. No matter how dry you think your wood is, if it has its original blonde color it is likely not dry enough. A cheap moisture meter will serve you well. Seasoned wood is most often grayish colored. Also, these little stoves like to be started up with smaller pieces than you have there. Once you have a nice bed of coals, the larger pieces will light up very quickly.

[@milocoad7215]

Hi Ty for the vlog first time watching Wish you the best 👍❤️

[@makapalatrace8385]

Great vid

[@BellaWoodsFarm]

We just installed a cubic mini a few days ago in our little 250 sq foot cabin and we LOVE it so far!

[@WTFarmGirl]

What is a cubic mini? I have a 200sqft cabin using an oil radiator currently, I was afraid a woodstove would be roasting during the day and cold at night, and would need feeding every 2-4 hrs. Her talk on constant cleaning now also has me worried, lol!

[@BellaWoodsFarm]

@@WTFarmGirl it is a small wood stove made for use in tiny homes, RV’s and boats. We do have to feed it pretty often, but it does keep our little cabin quite cozy and warm. We are only using wood that we have here on our property, which is Doug fir. I’m sure hardwood would have a longer, slower burn.

[@franksespool8150]

Those wind caps work great I put one on my ice shack, I drilled a 1 1/2 inch hole in the floor next to my stove burns better make up air, it cut down on drafts too

[@joshenyou360]

It's like old times watching this video! Hi Burley, your getting your pats LOL. Where's Velcro. Just nice to see you Ariel.

[@sislertx]

I looked and looked for one like that.

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

Your raised beds look like mine! Tip: put some type of cement toppers on those blocks or you'll end up with lots of weeds. The thinner concrete blocks work well, as to the 4 x 2 x 8 inch pavers. That's what I use and they also act as somewhere where you can sit as you get older. I've been doing that for 20 years and the seat really helps my knees and back!

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Hi Ariel We've remembered many years ago you wiping down the windows.

[@raysimon1368]

I also live in a very small house and only heat it with a wood stove in the middle of the woods in southern Indiana but my house is not air tight so I use a lot more wood than you do but I love it most women don't like the mess in the house but that's ok I live alone now and I don't care about it just clean it up every day it is 18 out now and 72 inside good enough nice to see a woman who really enjoys her wood stove nice video