Hello all-
Still getting used to how the new 30 burns... pretty easy to start (good wood helps), takes a little bit to get hot, but once it does it's nice. The secondary light show is interesting as well.
In my old smoke dragon, I knew that I needed a consistent stovetop of 550-600 to warm up the house, and 450-500 would do to keep it warm once there. However, the 30 SEEMS to want to hold 400-450; if I stoke it full and get it up to 550-600, the 1st floor of our 2600sf becomes uncomfortable pretty quick. If I let it burn hot for a while, even the heat-seeking Meezer cats beg for mercy.
I knew how to manage the air in my dragon to hold temp, but am having a lot of trouble getting the 30 to behave. I even tried getting it to 550-600 and shutting the air completely; when I do this it drops quickly to 400 or so, and only holds temp for an hour or so.
Any guidance for this 30 rookie?
Still getting used to how the new 30 burns... pretty easy to start (good wood helps), takes a little bit to get hot, but once it does it's nice. The secondary light show is interesting as well.
In my old smoke dragon, I knew that I needed a consistent stovetop of 550-600 to warm up the house, and 450-500 would do to keep it warm once there. However, the 30 SEEMS to want to hold 400-450; if I stoke it full and get it up to 550-600, the 1st floor of our 2600sf becomes uncomfortable pretty quick. If I let it burn hot for a while, even the heat-seeking Meezer cats beg for mercy.
I knew how to manage the air in my dragon to hold temp, but am having a lot of trouble getting the 30 to behave. I even tried getting it to 550-600 and shutting the air completely; when I do this it drops quickly to 400 or so, and only holds temp for an hour or so.
Any guidance for this 30 rookie?