i just built a cabin in montana an my nabor gave me there old defiant wood stove, can sombody tell me about it? my cabin is about 1500 sq. ft. how dose the damper work? should iclose it when i get a fire started? should i put fire brick in it? should i get a great for it? i put all new gasgets in it. an shined it up real nice, but i dont know if it will heat up my cabin good, will it? can i load up the fire box? it has a side loader an the doors open up in front. but ill keep doors shut. i cleaned it out the best i could with a shop vac. it has no cracks in it, an is in good shap, tell me the best way to use it please, thank you , tony