Secondary combustion for dummies?
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Pup, I don't hink you need to run your initial temps up that high. My secondaries will kick in at 450* at about 3/8 dampered and will run as long as 3 hours depending on the species of wood. Usually, when the secondaries are done thats it. The stove settles in and gradually start to cool.
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Maybe make sure your baffles are setting right in the top of the stove?
I really do wonder if this isn't a problem with your expectations about secondary burn.
I cranked my stove up to 800 last night and could see what you guys are talking about where the tubes look like gas jets, but there is an awful lot of secondary combustion that will just look like rolling billowing flames in your firebox. There's no need to run the stove that hot as long as the smoke is burning inside the firebox at a much lower temp.
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I really do wonder if this isn't a problem with your expectations about secondary burn.
I cranked my stove up to 800 last night and could see what you guys are talking about where the tubes look like gas jets, but there is an awful lot of secondary combustion that will just look like rolling billowing flames in your firebox. There's no need to run the stove that hot as long as the smoke is burning inside the firebox at a much lower temp.
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