Pretty impressive so far. Definitely longer burn times on about the same amount of wood than the Heritage.
I need to figure out how to lock in lower temps with the cat. Once it is up to 600-700 I can shut the air all the way down and it will hold and slowly burn down over a 6 hour period with the firebox filled 60-75%. I have not tried to stuff the box full, yet. I could easily fit another 4+ splits. Which should give me 8+ hours burning the way I have the last few burns. Longer if I can figure out how to lock in at a lower burn temp.
Obviously I've only had a handful of fires at this point. Problems and issues could turn up, but the main issues that are known with VCs have been eliminated; dry wood, good draft, all new gaskets, new cat, assembly is in good shape, stove seems are tight with no leaks.
I need to figure out how to lock in lower temps with the cat. Once it is up to 600-700 I can shut the air all the way down and it will hold and slowly burn down over a 6 hour period with the firebox filled 60-75%. I have not tried to stuff the box full, yet. I could easily fit another 4+ splits. Which should give me 8+ hours burning the way I have the last few burns. Longer if I can figure out how to lock in at a lower burn temp.
Obviously I've only had a handful of fires at this point. Problems and issues could turn up, but the main issues that are known with VCs have been eliminated; dry wood, good draft, all new gaskets, new cat, assembly is in good shape, stove seems are tight with no leaks.