fire_man said:Todd said:Tony,
What kind of stove top temps are you achieving and what air settings are you running at? 2300 sq ft is probably a bit over the limit for the Fireview but I can easily heat 2000 sq ft with mine no problem when the outside temps are >20. When it gets colder and windy the Keystone helps out.
Todd:
I am getting 550 F Peak temps on stovetop and 450 F front on the cast iron trim for a couple hours. I am burning Beech and Red Oak seasoned 2.5 years. Air setting is .75 initially and if I am around increased to 2-3 when the stovetop drops below 400 F.
The house has tons of huge double hung windows (I replaced 1/2 of them last year and it helped). I had more insulation blown into the attic last Summer. The stove is in a 22x22 ft room with cathedral ceiling, the overhead fan does not help even when reversed. It just makes the house drafty. House is 2x6 construction so the insulation is thick.I think it's just a BTU thing.
How warm is your house in the stove-room and in the furthest room when outside temp is 20F max? Maybe I don't want to know.
When it's 30 F out I can get to 70 F in the stoveroom and 62 in the furthest room. When it's 20F out it's 65 in the stove room and upper 50's in the furthest room unless I burn the stove really hard, then maybe 2 degree improvement.
I consistantly get stove top temps over 600 without barely trying burning Oak and Locust. You should be able to maintain temps over 500 for at least 3 hours or more. This morning at 0800 I reloaded and engaged at #1.25 and stove top climbed to 650, then turned it down to .75 and the time is now 1030 with a stove top of 560. Maybe your turning it down too soon? Maybe let it burn a little hotter with more air til it gets up over 600 then reduce the air down to .75? There sure seems to be a big difference in heat output between 550 and 650.
The cathedral ceilings and windows could be robbing a lot of your heat as well. I just have standard 8' ceilings, my Fireview is in the finished basement. It is usually 80 in the stove room and 75 directly upstairs in the living room and the furthest bedroom is usually 4-6 degrees cooler. This when the outside temps are in the 20's. If the temps are warmer out I turn down the stove for a longer 12 hour burn and try and maintain those same temps.