I installed a small Quad 400 0.9cuft cast stove into my heart this year. I've had this stove for 4 years now (freestanding before, purchased new) and it never held a very long burn, rightfully so, being so small. This is my first year since finding Hearth.com that I have dry wood. Also first year with the hearth mount.
I loaded it at 1230pm today with two medium chunks (one silver maple the other ??) and it cooked away just fine 450 or so for a while. I left it alone and went on with the days stuff to do. At 515 I decided to see if I could just reload from coals, and I COULD!
Is this because of the dry wood, or the hearth insulated the stove and keeping things warm or a combo of both?
Needless to say I'm very pleased with what I found today, being in the past I could never have done this.
Charlie
I loaded it at 1230pm today with two medium chunks (one silver maple the other ??) and it cooked away just fine 450 or so for a while. I left it alone and went on with the days stuff to do. At 515 I decided to see if I could just reload from coals, and I COULD!
Is this because of the dry wood, or the hearth insulated the stove and keeping things warm or a combo of both?
Needless to say I'm very pleased with what I found today, being in the past I could never have done this.
Charlie