After burning on and off for about a month and half now...I have some observations of the new girl.
1. Observation of burning cycles: I start with small splits, door cracked and then add some more splits to further establish fire. Once it's pretty engaged, I close the door but leave air control wide open. Once I reach 400, I'll pull the air control 1/4 out. I'll do another pull 8-10 minutes later, and then a 3rd and final one 8-10 minutes after that. However, up until the 3rd pull my wood is burning rather rapidly and my burn times don't seem the 5-6 hours after that. I'm guessing 2 hours of wood to charcoal and then coals after that. If I shorten the pull times, my stove likes to get in the 500-600 range especially if Ash wood is near top of firebox. What is yours like, especially if you're a Declaration owner?
2. Due to heat output and size of house, my burn cycles aren't continuous. There will be hours of just coals because we don't need the excessive heat. After a modest sized burn, our tstat can get to 80 in a single level rancher. Do low temps in the box after a clean burn (coals) produce more creosote? If so, I'll need to clean more frequent than most. Does cycling the stove from 200-600 degreess several times a day cause warping, cracking etc?
1. Observation of burning cycles: I start with small splits, door cracked and then add some more splits to further establish fire. Once it's pretty engaged, I close the door but leave air control wide open. Once I reach 400, I'll pull the air control 1/4 out. I'll do another pull 8-10 minutes later, and then a 3rd and final one 8-10 minutes after that. However, up until the 3rd pull my wood is burning rather rapidly and my burn times don't seem the 5-6 hours after that. I'm guessing 2 hours of wood to charcoal and then coals after that. If I shorten the pull times, my stove likes to get in the 500-600 range especially if Ash wood is near top of firebox. What is yours like, especially if you're a Declaration owner?
2. Due to heat output and size of house, my burn cycles aren't continuous. There will be hours of just coals because we don't need the excessive heat. After a modest sized burn, our tstat can get to 80 in a single level rancher. Do low temps in the box after a clean burn (coals) produce more creosote? If so, I'll need to clean more frequent than most. Does cycling the stove from 200-600 degreess several times a day cause warping, cracking etc?