Hello to all who read this. I am new to wood stoves and trying to work out the details before the winter really hits. I have an new encore vermont casting 6 inch pipe. The manual and the sales man both said 10 to 12 hours average on the burn time when she is loaded up. I am not even getting 5. We go to be at 11pm. When I have to be up at 4 there is still enough coals to just add more wood. When we up at 6am the stove is warm to the touch and nothing but ash. We used the stove all day, then load it up to the gills. The damper is closed and my air is on lowest it can go. I just learned about raking coals and bring them to the front so I have not yet done that. I am using left over wood that is about 5 years old so I don't know if it is too old or dry. That is the only thing I can think of. I have the stove on the lowest setting and from what I can tell every thing seems tight.
Question 2. There are time the flue temp are high but damper and air intake are closed. I know, with this stove, that a closed air intake does not mean it is closed. Anyone have a way of reducing that even more. Is there something i am missing?
Question 2. There are time the flue temp are high but damper and air intake are closed. I know, with this stove, that a closed air intake does not mean it is closed. Anyone have a way of reducing that even more. Is there something i am missing?