Thanks to everyones input I nuckled down and invested in an Englander nc-30. Its taken some time but I am finally learning how to operated this stove correctly. I have tried loading it north to south, east to west and also both direction stacked. i wanted to ask what is the proper way to load this type of stove. Also how deep should I let the bet of ambers get before I start to remove some? And I have a pipe dampener installed, if Im going to use it what is the proper setting for it? Thanks in advance for the info.