Intrepid II 1308 Cat stove.
Here are my problems:
Can not maintain a high temp unless air control is wide open. High temp for me is defined as 550-650°.
Adding wood causes temps to drop to under 300° for 30+ minutes.
I suspected that my wood was not dry enough for the stove so I purchased several bundles of kiln dried wood from local supermarket. I received better burns, but temps still crash when new wood is added, takes 30-60 minutes to get the temps over 400°.
My draft seems good, though I do not know enough to provide details on how good the draft is. (no back puffs, little to no smoke escapes when top loader is opened)
Additional details:
It is a masonry chimney about 30' in height with full liner capped at both ends. It is on an exterior wall, but is inside the house and not an exterior chimney. The Intrepid is configured with the pipe out the back of the stove travels for about a foot before it hits a single bend connected to the vertical pipe that runs straight up the chimney.
Currently I have several small kiln dried splits in the stove. Can not get it over 350°. It has been sitting there at just over 300° for over an hour.
Any information would be helpful. This stove is killing me.
Here are my problems:
Can not maintain a high temp unless air control is wide open. High temp for me is defined as 550-650°.
Adding wood causes temps to drop to under 300° for 30+ minutes.
I suspected that my wood was not dry enough for the stove so I purchased several bundles of kiln dried wood from local supermarket. I received better burns, but temps still crash when new wood is added, takes 30-60 minutes to get the temps over 400°.
My draft seems good, though I do not know enough to provide details on how good the draft is. (no back puffs, little to no smoke escapes when top loader is opened)
Additional details:
It is a masonry chimney about 30' in height with full liner capped at both ends. It is on an exterior wall, but is inside the house and not an exterior chimney. The Intrepid is configured with the pipe out the back of the stove travels for about a foot before it hits a single bend connected to the vertical pipe that runs straight up the chimney.
Currently I have several small kiln dried splits in the stove. Can not get it over 350°. It has been sitting there at just over 300° for over an hour.
Any information would be helpful. This stove is killing me.