First thanks to the guys that helped me with my new stove. I have figured out my night burns nicely i think. Last night burned it to 500 and shut her down for the night at 12:00. Took my semi seasoned woood and split it to smaller pieces, I actually put in LESS wood then my first night, only took it up to the top of the firebrick, with one large split laying east to west on top. Bumped it down to about 1/4 inch out on the air control and went to bed. Didnt do anything with it till 1100 am, it was burnt down, only had 1-2 inches of coals at most, still 50-50 red and black so Im happy. At 11am I moved the ashes around a bit, thru a split on it and it fired right up. So for now Im happy there.
Lets go to day time burning now. when I get her fired up nicely and want to have a warm burn for day use, do I keep the air control open to the point of the secondary burners are firing or can I damp it down to say 50% to extend burn time? I want it to burn 400-450 all day. When I open it up Im worried my heat is going up and out, just curious what you guys do with the new stoves. Currently I got it at 500 degrees but the air is pretty open, if I shut her down to bout 50% air Im iffy on the secondarys running. Is it THAT important to have a nice fire from the tubes for day time warmth?
Seriously though thanks for helping me figure out my night fire and coal issues. I think Im close to not asking much more questions.
Lets go to day time burning now. when I get her fired up nicely and want to have a warm burn for day use, do I keep the air control open to the point of the secondary burners are firing or can I damp it down to say 50% to extend burn time? I want it to burn 400-450 all day. When I open it up Im worried my heat is going up and out, just curious what you guys do with the new stoves. Currently I got it at 500 degrees but the air is pretty open, if I shut her down to bout 50% air Im iffy on the secondarys running. Is it THAT important to have a nice fire from the tubes for day time warmth?
Seriously though thanks for helping me figure out my night fire and coal issues. I think Im close to not asking much more questions.