When the coaling stage is going on, am I better off just turning up the air and not breaking up the wood coals? or am I better off breaking them up? How long do all of ya keep the coal stage going before re-load?
During this time of year when the stove will have more coals, we open the draft full just before it is down to all coals. This will burn the coals down to a reasonable level while holding the stove temperature. Coals get down, then load it right away else you'll burn up all the coals. Never had this happen but I can see it happening to some. We just keep an eye on it and when the coals get down a bit, in goes the wood.
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