Smoked
Feeling the Heat
Per the post, have 2 Heritages. Would have loved to try out a Progress Hybrid but did not think I could make it work.
On the damper conversations, have been using dampers for 2 seasons and really like the added control. I did have one pack puff that got my attention. cant remember if it was dampered down or not but I definitely shut a large load down to quickly and lost the secondaries. Then when it lit back up it made a little racket. No biggie though.
Dampers are extending my burn and or at the very least keeping more coals for relights. I really don't load them to the gills but I know I could get more heat if I did. With 2, I don't need to push it and like that. This year has been nuts warm so I have only run the basement install a few times anyway. I have no doubt I would struggle more with softwoods but with hardwoods, these stoves do a good job of heating my home. Primary stove is heating 2700 feet and burn the second one if below freezing and that adds 1200 feet.
If you can get the colorful burn of a tube stove and some of the extended burns of a cat stove with a hybrid, I wold love to try one some time.
On the damper conversations, have been using dampers for 2 seasons and really like the added control. I did have one pack puff that got my attention. cant remember if it was dampered down or not but I definitely shut a large load down to quickly and lost the secondaries. Then when it lit back up it made a little racket. No biggie though.
Dampers are extending my burn and or at the very least keeping more coals for relights. I really don't load them to the gills but I know I could get more heat if I did. With 2, I don't need to push it and like that. This year has been nuts warm so I have only run the basement install a few times anyway. I have no doubt I would struggle more with softwoods but with hardwoods, these stoves do a good job of heating my home. Primary stove is heating 2700 feet and burn the second one if below freezing and that adds 1200 feet.
If you can get the colorful burn of a tube stove and some of the extended burns of a cat stove with a hybrid, I wold love to try one some time.
