Guys,
I have very limited wood for this year. I'm using it to heat the house up from the evening ( 6 PM) till early morning ( 6 AM) - roughly the time that I stay home.
Every evening, I put 5-6 splits to burn a hot fire till 9 PM ( 3 hours of burn time) during which a lot of coal will be generated. My wood is a mix of seasoned ( 1/3) and semi seasoned ( 2/3). I find that close the damper down all the way and keeping the fan on low will deliver heat to the room from 9 PM till 5 AM.
I go to work and come back and do this all over again.
Is this a sound and safe logic? Please advice. I have Jotul Rockland 550 insert.
I have very limited wood for this year. I'm using it to heat the house up from the evening ( 6 PM) till early morning ( 6 AM) - roughly the time that I stay home.
Every evening, I put 5-6 splits to burn a hot fire till 9 PM ( 3 hours of burn time) during which a lot of coal will be generated. My wood is a mix of seasoned ( 1/3) and semi seasoned ( 2/3). I find that close the damper down all the way and keeping the fan on low will deliver heat to the room from 9 PM till 5 AM.
I go to work and come back and do this all over again.
Is this a sound and safe logic? Please advice. I have Jotul Rockland 550 insert.