Using pretty much the same methods, freshly split face on the 6" scrap out of the middle of thing 2 was dry to the touch and lit both the 13 and 14 LEDs on the low range of my pin type moisture meter.
I did weigh the proposed kindling before I busted it up in small pieces. I came up with 5# 0.0ozs, but didn't fit all the proposed planer curlies into the stove. Also, Mrs. Poindexter was napping in front of the sliding glass door out onto the deck, so I didn' t break up the kindling as much, and I didn't check the stack plume at all.
I do have a hypothesis the stack plume becomes visible when the loading door is latched closed, as the A:F ratio is clearly under 50:1 with the door closed. I shall try to position a mirror out on the deck so I can see the stack outlet when Mrs. Poindexter is napping in the sun, we have some daylight now.
Outdoor ambient was +17dF today, not sure I recorded it last week.
T+16 seconds audible draft
T+74 seconds, door to cracked.
T +4:40 exhaust gas temp 200, loading door latched
T+ 11:00 flue gas temp 400, probe needle up off low stop
T +22:30, active zone, engaged, 600dF exhaust gas temp.
Going forward I am going to have to standardize my kindling. In spring shoulder season I will often be doing a cold start in the evening and rarely doing a hot reload in the morning. I brought in about a face cord of seasoned birch yesterday so I will have consistent fuel to play with.
About 8 more minutes to see where the load is 30 minutes after combustor engagement.
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I did weigh the proposed kindling before I busted it up in small pieces. I came up with 5# 0.0ozs, but didn't fit all the proposed planer curlies into the stove. Also, Mrs. Poindexter was napping in front of the sliding glass door out onto the deck, so I didn' t break up the kindling as much, and I didn't check the stack plume at all.
I do have a hypothesis the stack plume becomes visible when the loading door is latched closed, as the A:F ratio is clearly under 50:1 with the door closed. I shall try to position a mirror out on the deck so I can see the stack outlet when Mrs. Poindexter is napping in the sun, we have some daylight now.
Outdoor ambient was +17dF today, not sure I recorded it last week.
T+16 seconds audible draft
T+74 seconds, door to cracked.
T +4:40 exhaust gas temp 200, loading door latched
T+ 11:00 flue gas temp 400, probe needle up off low stop
T +22:30, active zone, engaged, 600dF exhaust gas temp.
Going forward I am going to have to standardize my kindling. In spring shoulder season I will often be doing a cold start in the evening and rarely doing a hot reload in the morning. I brought in about a face cord of seasoned birch yesterday so I will have consistent fuel to play with.
About 8 more minutes to see where the load is 30 minutes after combustor engagement.
![Sunday afternoon science - Thing 2 Sunday afternoon science - Thing 2](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/293/293847-abf4e685d26039c6f991914e5689c47e.jpg)
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![Sunday afternoon science - Thing 2 Sunday afternoon science - Thing 2](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/293/293849-533fe46579784e3077b7852bfaefb263.jpg)
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