Yes. I was back to a steady 200*c with ash and silver maple tonight.Does the BL really send stack temps that high?
u should make of video showing how you start your natural draft for us to see.I don't have a fan, so I always have to use the bypass until my draft builds, and then my fire establishes itself - which is really not that long. I leave my bottom window door out until that happens so the air will flow right up right from the bottom. I just get the firestarter laid, light that, leave it with the bypass open & bottom door out to get itself going ('spooling up the turbo') while I gather & ready the next layer of wood (usually resplit a couple pieces smaller for some of that), put the window door back in & load about half full with that next layer, then close it all up & close the bypass. Off to the races. Usually only start off with half a load - sometimes I get puffing if I load it full at a cold start.
And yes, I love mine too.![]()
Yes. I was back to a steady 200*c with ash and silver maple tonight.
Yes, everything that falls through burns up. I did the grate thing so I could pull hot coals onto it on reloads for a nice hot optimum coal bed to get things going again ASAP. Otherwise it seemed to take a little bit for the fire to get established again when I reloaded. Actually not sure if I really accomplished much with it, but I'm going to try to keep doing it. The odd time I have cold coals left when making a fire it helps there too, I get the coals onto the grate & makes for a quicker start. Usually though there's nothing left but ash.
This was a cast iron (steel ) that Vigas has made for them, if you did not want to use a ceramic. I know it very heavy.
looks to be so. and i am careful not to drop any splits in or cram it tight when filling the firebox. very hostile indeed!So three of us have the same crack? That's a curiosity.
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