I recently installed a new F400 and get mixed results when burning; if I use all small splits I can get the stove top up to 500-600 deg f. as soon as I put anything of any size in the fire box temps drop to 300. When installing the stove it instructed me to remove the air intake cove marked USA and replace with the one labeled EUR. I left the USA cover on assuming the instruction was for owners in England. The difference between them is the EUR version allows air to enter at the bottom front of stove as well as to travel up between walls to feed the secondary burn tubes. The USA model blocks all air at the bottom front and forces all air up to the secondary burn tubes.
My question is which of these covers everyone else is using? If all are using USA cover; what might I be doing wrong with larger splits? I can have a got bed of coals, stove at 400+ add a log and temp drops to 250-300 deg. Logs will burn complete just not at high enough temps to maintain secondary burn and get good level of heat from the stove. I don't have a moisture meter yet but I did buy logs from Home Depot and got same results.
I would appreciate any hep you can give me.
Jim
My question is which of these covers everyone else is using? If all are using USA cover; what might I be doing wrong with larger splits? I can have a got bed of coals, stove at 400+ add a log and temp drops to 250-300 deg. Logs will burn complete just not at high enough temps to maintain secondary burn and get good level of heat from the stove. I don't have a moisture meter yet but I did buy logs from Home Depot and got same results.
I would appreciate any hep you can give me.
Jim