I just had to laugh and then figured I'd post this. As everyone knows, when you start a new fire or reload, you set the draft to full open. Well, last night I put in 3 splits and went to bed. Naturally that did not give too much heat but the house has been very comfortable. Now, the outside temperature is finally down below freezing again so I figured it was about time to get the stove going.
I put in some ash, soft maple and 1/4 of a super cedar. Lit the stove and left the door cracked just a little. The fire got going nicely in short order so I closed and latched the door. After about 10 minutes I looked and the danged fire went out. Hum... I cracked the door again and it came back to life. Another 10 minutes went by and no flame in the stove. What is going on here? This is not normal at all. But wait! I opened the bypass but for some unknown reason never opened the draft. Wow. Talk about a rookie mistake. lol
So now the stove is running nicely and it took very little time to get it roaring. Now the cat is engaged, the draft set on 1 and heat is coming. Can I chalk this one up to a senior moment?
I put in some ash, soft maple and 1/4 of a super cedar. Lit the stove and left the door cracked just a little. The fire got going nicely in short order so I closed and latched the door. After about 10 minutes I looked and the danged fire went out. Hum... I cracked the door again and it came back to life. Another 10 minutes went by and no flame in the stove. What is going on here? This is not normal at all. But wait! I opened the bypass but for some unknown reason never opened the draft. Wow. Talk about a rookie mistake. lol
So now the stove is running nicely and it took very little time to get it roaring. Now the cat is engaged, the draft set on 1 and heat is coming. Can I chalk this one up to a senior moment?