Waulie
Minister of Fire
No such thing as an all cat fire in a PH, this is a hybrid stove. Always a combination of both which explains the low burntimes.
Your opinion, Waulie, of what is not correct is not correct.
Dude, I and others have posted a bunch of times about the PH. Have you read the comments? Yes, with a lot of wood the stove gets hot enough to the point that the secondaries take over. The "low burn times" you speak of are 14+ hours with a full load. Have you read where I get 12 hour burns on half a load?
But, seeing as I actually own and use one, I can state as a definitive fact that with smaller loads you can absolutely run the stove with no secondaries whatsoever. Rideau has stated the same. Tony has stated the same. In fact, I had a shoulder season thread where I did just that with pictures, temps, etc. I have had probably 20 fires already this year and have seen secondaries once when I was heating the house up after being gone all weekend.
I really just wanted to help the OP out because I think the stove can do better for him. It takes a little practice to get it dialed in, but telling him it can't be done does not help since it is definitively untrue.