jensent said:JV and Backwoods
We heat almost totally with the stove. Its 8 degrees and calm outside, 72 degrees inside. First floor is 1750sq ft,second floor is unheated as we are remodeling. We have to run the gas forced air furnace if it get much colder or get windy as the stove wont keep up with heat demand. Run the furnace when we first get up in the morning for an hour or so until the stove gets up to temp.
Wood is whatever the tree service dumps in my side yard. That way he doesnt have to pay to use the landfill. He has a list of those who use wood.
When I said damper I meant the air control. It usually stays all the way open on the high burn setting. The bypass is used only for loading and establishing the initial fire. That would be the only time that I would be bypassing the secondary burn as I understand it. (See the videos on the Lopi web site).
We burn 24/7 during the heating season. The chimney was cleaned after 3yrs use and again after 7yrs use. We remove the double wall telescoping stove pipe and clean the chimney from inside the house carefully collecting any deposits. The insulated factory chimney runs straight up over the stove about 20ft. Both cleanings produced about one-half cup of deposits from the chimney. Dealer claimed that if the door glass on the stove stays clean the chimney stays clean. We usually clean the glass about once a week. Dont think we are doing too much wrong. We rally enjoy that stove. Our gas bill runs about $250 a year.
Sounds great, and may help keep the Endeavor on my short list. Decent-looking flames on yours, or that's irrelevant to you?
Thanks,
John