Load it up, burn all night....

[lopiliberty]

I loaded 5 large (believe it or not probably 10 year old locust) into a 550 degree stove last night. Got it going good closed the air to where I usually run it with a load of locust, got up this morning and the glass was solid black. Don't know what in the hell happened. Yeah mine burned all night but it was a smoldering mess

 

[oldspark]

I've tried cutting back the air sooner, but it caused problems reaching a good burn temp. .

That's what happens to mine if I lower the air too soon.

 

[Elusive]

I loaded 5 large (believe it or not probably 10 year old locust) into a 550 degree stove last night. Got it going good closed the air to where I usually run it with a load of locust, got up this morning and the glass was solid black. Don't know what in the hell happened. Yeah mine burned all night but it was a smoldering mess

If that happened to me i'd probably have to do a liner sweep, because I would be completely paranoid.

 

[Dix]

Tonight's load in the PE



Burning down the coal bed.




20 minutes later.

Upside down stove, again. Looks kinda cool )

 

[Seasoned Oak]

I'm giving it a go, but I can only stack E/W.

Left side is burning well. Waiting for the right side to catch....

I know what yur sayin, for my 2CU ft stove and id have to cut wood about 10" long to stack N/S

 

[lopiliberty]

If that happened to me i'd probably have to do a liner sweep, because I would be completely paranoid.

I made sure I ran my flue up to 450 degrees for a couple minutes just in case

 

[Seasoned Oak]

My little blaze king stuffed full. I would show a picture of it after it starts to burn but that would be boring. View attachment 120877

That looks like a piece of treated wood railing in there. Not a good idea to burn treated, may kill yur cat. :Edit Nevermind i just read yur post about it being spacing wood. looks just like treated railing though.

 

[Quentin2]

Your thread inspired me to stuff it full, well that and the fact it's 19 below outside! This is white spruce with one split of cottonwood, there's 9 inches below the door so pics look a little deceptive.
Stay warm

 

[weatherguy]

Anyone who claims 24hr burns in a princess in these temps are either full of crap, have well insulated house that is smaller than 2000sq ft or likes their house cold. That just my opinion though.

Who's making that claim? I haven't read that anywhere, some guys with the Kings are even burning two loads a day in these frigid temps.

 

[tlingit]

So, do you think this type of loading is ok with soapstone? We have a big equinox, and it's doing a nice job of heating the house, but I'm hesitant to pack it that full. (and by heating the house, I mean 62 degrees in the unheated upstairs). It's -25 here tonight in beautiful Wasilla AK.

 

[oldspark]

So, do you think this type of loading is ok with soapstone? We have a big equinox, and it's doing a nice job of heating the house, but I'm hesitant to pack it that full. (and by heating the house, I mean 62 degrees in the unheated upstairs). It's -25 here tonight in beautiful Wasilla AK.

Not sure why people have the idea its not safe to load your stove full, where is this fear coming from?

 

[Dairyman]

So, do you think this type of loading is ok with soapstone? We have a big equinox, and it's doing a nice job of heating the house, but I'm hesitant to pack it that full. (and by heating the house, I mean 62 degrees in the unheated upstairs). It's -25 here tonight in beautiful Wasilla AK.

It'll be fine, just remember that 600° is max on a hearthstone. I personally think it's a good idea to know how my stove will behave in different situations. So when I leave I'm not fretting over it. That said if what your doing is working for you keep doing it.

 

[oldspark]

It'll be fine, just remember that 600° is max on a hearthstone

So thats the limits of soapstone?
Yes knowing your stove wll make you feel good about loaking it full, make sure you have the time to spend with the stove a few times so you can trust it.

 

[Saddle Mander]

Not sure why people have the idea its not safe to load your stove full, where is this fear coming from?

My NC13 manual says not to load it higher than the fire bricks.

 

[Saddle Mander]

If you're getting 90 minutes out of that puppy something is wrong. 4 - 6 Hours is normal burn time, with an hour or two of residual heat..

I am wondering if something is wrong (assuming operator error). I don't have the outside air intake installed. The port is wide open in back. Should that be closed up? I had a plug in it, but the installer said that plug was for the hole in the firebox going to the ash drawer.

 

[BrotherBart]

Not sure why people have the idea its not safe to load your stove full, where is this fear coming from?

Depends on what ya call full. Stuff it up to the baffle and not leave any combustion air space between the wood and the baffle and most of what comes off the wood get blown up the flue before it gets a chance to burn. Combustion needs fuel, air, heat, residence time and turbulence. Stuffed to the roof severely limits the residence time. I have run the 30 stuffed and also I have run it loaded just to the top of the fire bricks a bunch of times and get better heat and the same burn times just loading to the top of the bricks and letting it burn the way it was designed to burn.

 

[oldspark]

Depends on what ya call full. Stuff it up to the baffle and not leave any combustion air space between the wood and the baffle and most of what comes off the wood get blown up the flue before it gets a chance to burn. Combustion needs fuel, air, heat, residence time and turbulence. Stuffed to the roof severely limits the residence time. I have run the 30 stuffed and also I have run it loaded just to the top of the fire bricks a bunch of times and get better heat and the same burn times just loading to the top of the bricks and letting it burn the way it was designed to burn.

Is that what they are referring to, I will have to go back and see if any one mentioned whether loading it to the baffle was a good idea or not.
I will make it a point to only load up to the fire brick and see if any difference, done it both ways and so far I cant tell any difference, but I will try and pay more attention this time.

 

[Saddle Mander]

I will have to go back and see if any one mentioned whether loading it to the baffle was a good idea or not.

From the original post:

You want an overnight burn and then some, load the puppy full as you can. Start with some bigguns, then fill in the top. The baffle is the stopping point LOL.

 

[oldspark]

Using the fire brick as a guide my Summit has a 1.7 cubic foot fire box, sweet.

 

[oldspark]

From the original post:

I know he said that but no one objected at that time.

 

[oldspark]

I was waiting for some one to chime in about loading it to the baffle but it took 4 pages to get there.

 

[Saddle Mander]

I was waiting for some one to chime in about loading it to the baffle but it took 4 pages to get there.

OK. I admit I spent 4 pages thinking, "Um, aren't you not supposed to do that?" But I'm only 6 weeks into this whole stove thing so I was deferring to the knowledge, wisdom, and experience of others who--unlike me--actually HAVE a clue.

 

[oldspark]

OK. I admit I spent 4 pages thinking, "Um, aren't you not supposed to do that?"

 

[cableman]

Had a nice bed of coals this morn after 10hrs! Relight was easy, thermastat room did drop to 63 so it wasnt really putting much heat out.

 

[vwmike]

The PE manuals say you can stuff them full to the baffles. I still get secondaries no problem even stuffed right tight to the baffle, there is still plenty of air space.