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SouthernButterbean t1_j18igdu wrote

Reply to comment by chillysurfer in It’s 15 degrees outside and 81 inside with multiple open windows by Mannymarlo

We're on our 2nd VC stove. First one lasted 20+ years. They work great.

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stayradicchio t1_j18nmir wrote

Once you dial in how to use the catalytic converter it is such an efficient stove.

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SouthernButterbean t1_j18romd wrote

Absolutely! Burn only hard, dry wood & clean the stove regularly. No soft woods like pine.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j18sl28 wrote

omg... people burn pine indoors? seriously? chimney fire waiting to happen.

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New-Patient4993 t1_j1a063w wrote

Creosote is formed from moisture in the wood. Pine dries quicker than hardwood but make sure that the pine is below 20% moisture in it. Also all wood creates creosote. Keeping your chimney swept once a year keeps things safe. Pine will work fine if it’s dry. It doesn’t hold as many btus as hardwood though.

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SouthernButterbean t1_j18tia5 wrote

We have our chimney inspected regularly. In all the years we've used a combustor, we've never had to clean it beyond the crap that collects at cleanout door. We have friends that will burn anything, and with living in the woods, there's a lot of pine LOL.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j18v3g1 wrote

I've heard the stories from firefighter relatives who've worked creosote fires.

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eljefino t1_j1ao9n0 wrote

You can burn 20% pine if it's dry enough and you have the stove cranked before you put one piece in.

Better than throwing a windfall away.

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haddamant t1_j1ch0kk wrote

Our catalytic converter failed about 15 years ago and we have threatened to fix it but never have. Works great. Just lucky I guess.

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