Hi all. I've got a Summers Heat insert (essentially an englander nc-13) and after a couple of break in fires I'm ready for a good burn today. I'm wondering what's the best way to get up to temp? Right now, I just loaded up with 3 medium splits of oak with kindling and a super cedar on top. I have the damper fully open and left the door cracked for about 5 minutes until the kindling took off.
I'm hoping for stove top temps in the 500 range for this fire. What should be an average time before I reach that temp and should I be leaving the damper setting fully open until I get there?
I see several posts where guys are talking about there temps climbing too fast, but last night I had a hard time getting the stove to 400 so I'm trying to figure where I'm going wrong.
As I type right now, the fire has been burning for about 10 minutes, damper still fully open and stove top temps are roughly 175.
Am I on the right track? Thanks.
I'm hoping for stove top temps in the 500 range for this fire. What should be an average time before I reach that temp and should I be leaving the damper setting fully open until I get there?
I see several posts where guys are talking about there temps climbing too fast, but last night I had a hard time getting the stove to 400 so I'm trying to figure where I'm going wrong.
As I type right now, the fire has been burning for about 10 minutes, damper still fully open and stove top temps are roughly 175.
Am I on the right track? Thanks.