The other day, I fired up the stove because it was 'cool' out.
I loaded it up with splits of Eastern Red Cedar and came back a bit later. I didn't work on the stove, but rather let it do its thing, but I noticed I didn't get over 425F. Last year, with questionable wood supply, I could get the stove up to 600F when the wood was dry - without even trying. As a matter of fact, I had to watch the air so it would stay low.
Could the reduced draft of it not being cold outside have anything to do with this? Could the fuel source?
Thanks - I'm obviously still a rookie, but learning (i hope).
I loaded it up with splits of Eastern Red Cedar and came back a bit later. I didn't work on the stove, but rather let it do its thing, but I noticed I didn't get over 425F. Last year, with questionable wood supply, I could get the stove up to 600F when the wood was dry - without even trying. As a matter of fact, I had to watch the air so it would stay low.
Could the reduced draft of it not being cold outside have anything to do with this? Could the fuel source?
Thanks - I'm obviously still a rookie, but learning (i hope).