Ideal Steel Bragging

[OhioBurner©]

3600sf heated from the basement, with 2x4 walls, and running at 400+. Something just doesn't seem right.

I've got 1,000 sqft less and struggle to heat with 2 stoves! But besides the poor insulation and air leaks, I just have a hard time moving heat around from the great room with 18' ceiling through a doorway to the other side anyhow, so 2 stoves help heat more evenly.

So far I am quite impressed with the IS! As far as stovetop temps, kind of depends where you measure... my last burn I recorded I was over 400 stt for ~13 hours on the hottest part of the stovetop, and I'm still pretty new to learning how to control it. That being said I got enough heat out of it for about double that length, just a bit under 400, but apparently good enough to keep the house nice and toasty.

 

[LocustBurner]

I remain impressed with how little wood I am using and how warm it is keeping our house.

 

[OhioBurner©]

I just started a long burn test with Ecobricks. Perhaps I'll make a dedicated thread. I hope to maybe get around 48 hours if the trend goes like previous tests suggest. I'm recording 3 different temperature points on the stove and taking some pics along the way. The burn time with compressed bricks is amazing, but admittedly quite longer than cordwood. If I could have cut my cordwood into bigger pieces, and maybe better shape to pack in tighter, but still happy with the 16-24 hours I am getting on my ash cordwood too.