Hearthstone Mansfield Owners

[Mountain Man 511]

Hello to everyone new to the site and to wood burning, being from S/W AZ. didn't need heat it was free. But i now live in the Western NC Mountains.
Anyway new owner of a Hearthstone Mansfield stove and would appreciate any ideas or advice you could give me.
Really like to know about how you do your overnight burn not sure i am doing it right and maybe i expect to much out of this stove.
I live in a house that was not built for a wood stove it is not open at all a lot of separate rooms and windows.
Anyway thank you all in advance for any help you can throw my way.
Ernie

 

[Fsappo]

Well, using 2 year old seasoned wood and a thru the roof class A chimney system and stove pipe connector totaling about 18' I got an overnight burn by:
Build a kindling fire
add a few small splits
Pack the stove full n/s (front to back)
Wait for the wood to catch and for the stove to feel nice and warm
Close the air all the way, then back open a hair
Good for 8-10 hours with a nice bed of coals left

That whole process from a dead cold (room temp) stove, may take an hour if I'm not rushing things.

 

[begreen]

Welcome to Hearth.com. The two keys to success with any wood burning stove are to have adequate draft and fully seasoned wood. Here's a primer on wood burning. It applies to the Mansfield as well, though your stove top temperatures will be a bit lower. I believe Hearthstone wants it kept to 600F or less.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/stove-operation.132843/