How To Keep A Wood Stove Burning All Night Long
Can I tell you a secret? This may be the best thing you've heard in a while. You do not have to stay up all night stoking a wood stove to keep your room warm while you sleep. Yep. It's true! There is a way to load your fuel so you can create a wood stove fire that lasts all night long and lets you sleep warm and toasty.
Many people struggle with starting a fire, much less keeping one going all night long. If you need some basic tips for starting a fire in a wood fireplace, see this article first. After you have mastered the basics of fire making, it's time to move on to the more challenging situations like keeping it going all night long. Thankfully, it's not nearly as hard as it seems. After walking through these four quick steps, you'll be lighting fires like a pro.
The first thing you need to do to keep your wood stove burning all night is to rake the coals from your previous fire up to the front of your wood stove. If you don't have leftover coals, then you can use charcoal for this step. Pile the coal nice and tight towards the front, by the door. You don't need to stack it very high, because you will need room to put logs behind it next.
