Wood Stove

After the stove sat around the house for a few weeks I finally managed to find time to install it.  It really adds a lot to the house and came in handy when the temperature dropped to 10 degrees C.  (50 F.)  I know that doesn’t seem cold to most of you Westerners.  But when it’s windy and wet at the same time it seems real cold.  It was difficult to get the chimney to seal as the weather wouldn’t let up.  But we managed.  The stove made completely out of steel heats up fast.  The hardest thing I am finding out is getting the fire hot enough to create the proper draft inside the unit before completely closing it and chocking the flames.  After a couple trial runs we got the hang of it and it works really well.  Now to only completely seal the house to insure proper heating and to conserve energy.  I’m still not completely convinced other villagers will actually desire to have one installed in their house.  Not that it doesn’t work and doesn’t create a safer breathing environment.  But for them it takes away the whole socializing event that takes place every night around an open fire in the house.  Plus grandma can’t use the coals to light her pipe as easily either.  But people in the village are very interested in the stove and are able to see how warm and clean it keeps the house.  Thank you Rick, Nung and Nate for all your help. Pictures