JFK said:MichaelS said:JFK said:MichaelS said:2.9 cu.ft. for the FW300010. It's the bigger one Lowes sells.KWillets said:Anybody know the firebox sizes on the Century models? Can't find them anywhere.
How do you like your 300010? Can you get the overnight burn? Looks like side to side loading, 2.9 cu ft is not too shabby. Do you cut your wood a little shorter and try front to back loading? I do like this stove and I am excited about getting it going
I love it. It's the second year I have used it and I have 0 complaints. 2.9 is by no means small. I cut to around 18" and burn East/West and have no problems. I just spread my coals out and put a trench down the middle like the directions say and I load it up about 10:00 every evening and I still have a good amount of coals for starting another fire at 6:30 the next morning. If the chimney is correct and the wood is properly seasoned I dont think you will have any problems at all.
Excellent I am glad you can get that overnight burn, my Dad will be very happy. "trench down the middle", I guess I missed that in the directions can you explain a little more. Thanks
It's on the back side of the instruction sheet with the stop sign on it in the "Building A Fire" directions #6. This unit is designed to function effectively when air is allowed to circulate to all areas of the firebox. An ideal means of achieving this is to rake a slight (1"-2" wide) trough in the center of the coal bed from front to back prior to loading the fuel. Works great for me doing it this way. I loaded up at 11:00 last night and woke up at 7:30 this morning to a warm house and had no problem getting another fire going from the coals.