Yeah, I've been on a photographic kick lately and figured some of you Oslo users would like to see this . . . I had a fire going yesterday evening. Last reload was at 10 p.m. . . . full load of maple, ash, elm, etc. (well in reality I only load up to the top point of the fire bricks in the rear leaving a 2-3 inch gap). Babysat the stove for a half hour, letting the stove top temp climb before slowly dialing it back. Eventually I reached the point where I was able to kick the air all the way "closed" and had some fantastic secondaries -- looked a lot like the Bowels of Hell. I apologize, but I was tired and the camera was out in the car so no pics . . . I really should have though . . . this wood was obviously very dry as I even got up a few points to recheck the temps.
In any case, woke up at 5:30 a.m. and by the time I crawled downstairs and got to looking at the woodstove it was a little before 6 a.m. When I first came down there were some glowing coals . . . 10-15 minutes later I stirred up the ashes with my shovel and this is the result. Small coals true, but enough to get the fire going again if I wanted . . . however, today is slated to be on the warm side so I just opened up the air to burn them down a bit more.
In any case, woke up at 5:30 a.m. and by the time I crawled downstairs and got to looking at the woodstove it was a little before 6 a.m. When I first came down there were some glowing coals . . . 10-15 minutes later I stirred up the ashes with my shovel and this is the result. Small coals true, but enough to get the fire going again if I wanted . . . however, today is slated to be on the warm side so I just opened up the air to burn them down a bit more.