2024/25 VC performance discussion thread

[dmccoole]

anyone know why the pictures dont show

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It might be due to the file extension: .webp

 

[sargeott]

First fire of the season! Recently put in a steel cat and installed the Auber Instruments AT-100. I’m really liking the steel cat so far and the digital cat thermometer is definitely the way to go.

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Do you lose a lot of heat from having your VC inset like that? I used to get so much heat off the top and back of mine, I would be hesitant to do what you did. ( just my .02 with a question)
Also, can you still open the top griddle with it like that?

 

[Jmorg]

Do you lose a lot of heat from having your VC inset like that? I used to get so much heat off the top and back of mine, I would be hesitant to do what you did. ( just my .02 with a question)
Also, can you still open the top griddle with it like that?

It’s set out pretty far on the hearth so I get a lot of heat from it. I might lose a little but it works perfectly and I have a chimney so I figured I’d use it. I don’t really like inserts either. I made sure before I bought it that I could open the top…that’s one of the main reasons for me buying a VC…here’s a side and top view pic.

 

[sargeott]

Ah, ok. The previous pictures were hard to tell. Nice installation!

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Vc really does make a great looking stove., and puts out a ton of heat

that is a nice looking setup

 

[AsylumResident]

First fire of the season. Chilly 35 degrees this morning.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

4.40 am.. totally enjoying this with my coffee

 

[steel city fire]

First fire of the season for us….well seasoned wood has been something this forum really helped us with

 

[dmccoole]

First fire of the season for us….well seasoned wood has been something this forum really helped us with

Great sign!

 

[begreen]

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First fire of the season. Chilly 35 degrees this morning.

That's a beautiful sight.

 

[arnermd]

I have a dilemma Wondering what you guys think.

• I have 4-5years of wood split and stacked, 2 years are in a shed, the rest is stacked in the woods on pallets and under tarp.
• I have a bunch of standing dead Ash
• Do I drop the Ash and stack it on pallets and tarp it? Or do I leave them vertical for a few more years?
• They are recently dead so I expect they will stand for a few more years.

In other news; Since I rebuilt my air flapper I notice I have a lot more control over the firing rate with the damper open (cat not engaged). Since new, the stove/stack temps would keep climbing until I engaged the cat regardless of air lever position. In my first year I reached out to VC about this and they said that's normal don't burn it with the damper open, close the damper when up to temp.

So I continue to be cautiously optimistic that this will resolve my issues....

 

[Mreif]

I have a dilemma Wondering what you guys think.

• I have 4-5years of wood split and stacked, 2 years are in a shed, the rest is stacked in the woods on pallets and under tarp.
• I have a bunch of standing dead Ash
• Do I drop the Ash and stack it on pallets and tarp it? Or do I leave them vertical for a few more years?
• They are recently dead so I expect they will stand for a few more years.

In other news; Since I rebuilt my air flapper I notice I have a lot more control over the firing rate with the damper open (cat not engaged). Since new, the stove/stack temps would keep climbing until I engaged the cat regardless of air lever position. In my first year I reached out to VC about this and they said that's normal don't burn it with the damper open, close the damper when up to temp.

So I continue to be cautiously optimistic that this will resolve my issues....

What, and how did you rebuild your primary air flapper? Mine has never been able to fully close even after numerous cable adjustments.

 

[arnermd]

What, and how did you rebuild your primary air flapper? Mine has never been able to fully close even after numerous cable adjustments.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/controlling-cat-temp.204725/

 

[begreen]

What, and how did you rebuild your primary air flapper? Mine has never been able to fully close even after numerous cable adjustments.

That would definitely be a problem.

 

[Mreif]

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/controlling-cat-temp.204725/

Thanks