ohlongarm said:
Good advice given here to me by all of you,THANKS,I loaded a 3/4 load north south last night at 6 kept the house at 72 with outside temps at 26 and a window open about 6 inches 9:30 am now house 71 a nice coal bed cat still at about 10 O clock,reloaded with 4 splits east west this should carry me until 10 tonight when I come home from work.I'm going to extend the chimney 2 or 3 feet,whatever and see if that helps some. PS one last question how long should I keep the bypass open before I open the stove door for a reload to prevent a small amount of smoke from billowing out,and will the chimney extension rectify that problem.
OMG !Please I beg You, for the love of everything holy......Load it all the way! :cheese: Whats Your damage????LOL
Its not like other stoves where the more you put in the hotter it will burn, I assume You don't quite understand that yet......or something?
What did you have the T-Stat set at?
I'm getting 24-30hr burns on Silver Maple and White Birch mixed.
The temps here in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana are still pretty warm for burning during the day.
That being said might I suggest always loading at night for 3 reasons.
First You will need most of Your heat during the Evening/Night time.
Second Night time temps are cooler so Your stove will draft better.
Third so there is never a rush to get out the door to Work!
To answer Your question I turn the T-stat open all the way, open up the bypass and wait a minute, then open the stove door.
Rake your coals forward, lay down small stuff to get the fire going for a good draft, rock 4 monster splits in the bottom, let them take off, then
FILL the rest of the stove.
This is the last time I will say this
FILL the stove :lol:
You can lead a horse to water
Cheers, Hiram