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I went to the cottage this weekend. It was my first time seeing my new woodstove. Not much to report, it was exactly what I expected - looks wise. It didn't warm the cottage as much as I would have hoped, it may have been that I wasn't running it hot enough, I guess I'll have to try again.
I was a little surprised to wake up Sunday morning to snow, it was the first time I've spent the night at the cottage when there was snow. Small wonder as I've never had heat before. I left things so late this year, I wasn't too happy about having to take the water intake out of the lake when there were chunks of ice in most standing water. Good thing for the woodstove as I wet my sleeve dipping hand - to the elbow - into freezing cold lake water. I laid the sleeve on the woodstove and wathce dit cook for a while.
I went witht the "cooktop" upgrade. So I stuck a tea kettle on top to test out. Nice thing too, I had hot water all weekend - many cups of hot apple cider were drank this weekend. Now I've got visions of doing baked beans on there. Okay picture this. Up at the cottage, reading and taking the dog on walks through fallen leaves, or fresh fallen snow. Come back to a bubbling little pot of maple syrup and bacon baked beans. Hmmm. Kind of like a slow cooker - only hotter. Just put the pot on in the morning and most of the day have hot food for the tummy.
Anyway, it could have been a bit warmer, but all went well the cottage is now closed for the year.
I was a little surprised to wake up Sunday morning to snow, it was the first time I've spent the night at the cottage when there was snow. Small wonder as I've never had heat before. I left things so late this year, I wasn't too happy about having to take the water intake out of the lake when there were chunks of ice in most standing water. Good thing for the woodstove as I wet my sleeve dipping hand - to the elbow - into freezing cold lake water. I laid the sleeve on the woodstove and wathce dit cook for a while.
I went witht the "cooktop" upgrade. So I stuck a tea kettle on top to test out. Nice thing too, I had hot water all weekend - many cups of hot apple cider were drank this weekend. Now I've got visions of doing baked beans on there. Okay picture this. Up at the cottage, reading and taking the dog on walks through fallen leaves, or fresh fallen snow. Come back to a bubbling little pot of maple syrup and bacon baked beans. Hmmm. Kind of like a slow cooker - only hotter. Just put the pot on in the morning and most of the day have hot food for the tummy.
Anyway, it could have been a bit warmer, but all went well the cottage is now closed for the year.