That just might be a hearth.com record for shortest time between "ok I bought it" and "how do I light a fire"! You're not messing around.
Did you do the install yourself? How about a few pictures? we love pics.
The key to a good hot fire is good dry wood, period, end of story. Beyond that, there are some tricks to getting one started. Do a search for top down fire and read a few descriptions of how to do that. That seems to be a popular method for many folks here. I just start with a few sheets of newspaper and some dry kindling. I light that with the air wide open and the door cracked. Once it's burning good, I'll add a few more pieces of kindling and a few small splits or small branches (under 1 1/2 to 2"). Leave the air wide open and the door cracked until everything catches good and then close the latch on the door.
Welcome to hearth.com and good luck with that new stove.
Did you do the install yourself? How about a few pictures? we love pics.
The key to a good hot fire is good dry wood, period, end of story. Beyond that, there are some tricks to getting one started. Do a search for top down fire and read a few descriptions of how to do that. That seems to be a popular method for many folks here. I just start with a few sheets of newspaper and some dry kindling. I light that with the air wide open and the door cracked. Once it's burning good, I'll add a few more pieces of kindling and a few small splits or small branches (under 1 1/2 to 2"). Leave the air wide open and the door cracked until everything catches good and then close the latch on the door.
Welcome to hearth.com and good luck with that new stove.
