Posted by kcm.MN on September 25, 2018 at 16:58:58 from (174.219.17.169):
In Reply to: hay in woodstove posted by 88-1175 on September 25, 2018 at 16:07:45:
I doubt that those old bales will work well for you. If they've been stored outdoors, then some amount of the outer layers will be high in moisture, which will cause lots of thick smoke and steam, plus the steam actually having a cooling effect on your fire. You'll also have lots of ash, so lots more cleaning out the stove. And lots and lots of tiny sparks going up your chimney. You may have that already with wood, but will likely be worse using straw.
In order to make it work well in your current stove, you'd pretty much need to break down the 5' bales, then re-bale them into something more suitable for your stove (very tight mini-bales). If the hay goes in loose, it'll burn fast. If it's tightly bound, that "might" help, but hard to say. Those large bales somehow have a knack of wanting to stay tight even after the baling twine is gone.
rustyplow -- Same thing with your outdoor boiler. If you have small, tight bales to fit in your boiler, I'd say try it. But if you're cutting up larger bales and throwing the pieces or batts in, then it might well be more hassle than its worth. Your outdoor boiler would have an advantage over the indoor stove as there would be less soot buildup to worry about, due to the design of those units.
I just don't have a good feeling at all about using loose hay in a small indoor stove. Outdoor boiler....might be worth the experiment. Just, try it when there's no wind and with a garden hose handy.
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