hearthstone heritage,blower kit or not

[Hollis]

Thanks to you all for your fine suggestions. I have used smaller peices
and used the air intake more effectively. This has helped to get temps from 250
up to 375 without using more wood, and that is a step in the right direction.
my burning time is still 2 1/2 to 3 hours but ive got the flame nice and lazy
and no smoke from the chimney( I was burning too fast without any benefit)
so with some tinkering i can expect longer burn times.
I would be ecstatic with a 5 hr before april . Thanks again. Hollis

 

[BrowningBAR]

Thanks to you all for your fine suggestions. I have used smaller peices
and used the air intake more effectively. This has helped to get temps from 250
up to 375 without using more wood, and that is a step in the right direction.
my burning time is still 2 1/2 to 3 hours but ive got the flame nice and lazy
and no smoke from the chimney( I was burning too fast without any benefit)
so with some tinkering i can expect longer burn times.
I would be ecstatic with a 5 hr before april . Thanks again. Hollis

I would try full loads of smaller splits a few more times and see if you can get a better understanding of the air control stages.

Even with a very strong draft I would still get a moisture meter and test some wood. You might as well get a pipe damper while you are out to save a trip. They aren't expensive and no harm is done installing one. I would suspect your wood is not as dry as you think it is. What type of fire are you getting when the stove is going? If you are getting a roaring fire with the door closed and the air turned down?

With a good load of dry hardwood I can get the stove to around 600° with the air closed down. It will then slowly come down over the course of a few hours and will provide a solid burn time of 5 hours. With soft or wet wood it is less.