I have now had my Hearthstone Heritage for 5 seasons. I've burned all types of wood from just seasoned to "should have burned it 2 years ago". I've had Oak, Maple, Cherry, you name it, in that stove. I burn the at around 350-400 stack temp. The stove passes all the seal tests, (dollar bills and such), and I can shut it down by shutting to air to the max that you can with that stove. Basically I've got wood management in that stove down to a science. Why then, can I not get the 8 hour burn times boasted by all the web sites on this stove? Hell, I can't even get 2 hours. If I load that puppy up, shut down the air, and take a nap, it's all coals when I wake up. Most wood I put in there turns into skeleton wood within 30 minutes of putting it in there. I just don't get what I am doing wrong. Any thoughts on what I can do to figure it out? After 5 seasons, I'm really starting to get pissed.
Setup is stove in the basement, 18" single wall to right angle, another 2' to wall thimble and then about 18' up the chimney. Rear heat shield and blower on stove. Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.
On another note, if I can get my house up from 62 to 72 degrees on a 40 degree night, but can only get it to 64 on a 20 degree night, is that just because it's already warmer out when I start, or is my house really poorly insulated?
Setup is stove in the basement, 18" single wall to right angle, another 2' to wall thimble and then about 18' up the chimney. Rear heat shield and blower on stove. Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.
On another note, if I can get my house up from 62 to 72 degrees on a 40 degree night, but can only get it to 64 on a 20 degree night, is that just because it's already warmer out when I start, or is my house really poorly insulated?