Hi all,
First question is simply: How do you define "burn time"? What is the end result that is your end limit of the "burn"?
Also, I wanted to share my own burn time notes.
I've been burning pine, ash, and ironwood. For the most part, when it's 20 degrees outside and windy I'm loading the firebox about 1/2-2/3rds full and then re-loading every hour or so to maintain really solid heat output. My firebox has a max burn time of 8-10 hours according to Lopi.
Anyway, at the end of the evening I've been getting the firebox nice and hot (450-550 stove top) but mostly burnt down, then shoving it full of medium splits stacked densely but allowing some air movement. Then I shut down the air about 70% (shutting it down further will kill the fire on this model).
Normally, after about 7.5 hours and if I had a good 1.5-3" ash bed, I'd come downstairs to a completely dark firebox. Stove top temp would be 150-175 degrees. After sifting through the ashes, I'd find a good amount of coals which I could simply throw a few smaller splits on and within 10 minutes they'd be blazing.
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After watching my in-laws, who put a solid 8" thick un-split log onto their coals at the end of the night, I tried something similar this morning. I put a really massive chunk in.
8 hours later, my wife came home and found red glowing coals outside of the ashes. No need to sift. Stove top temp of around 200-225.
Is that what is considered "burn time" - when after 8 hours, you still have visible glowing coals?
Joe
First question is simply: How do you define "burn time"? What is the end result that is your end limit of the "burn"?
Also, I wanted to share my own burn time notes.
I've been burning pine, ash, and ironwood. For the most part, when it's 20 degrees outside and windy I'm loading the firebox about 1/2-2/3rds full and then re-loading every hour or so to maintain really solid heat output. My firebox has a max burn time of 8-10 hours according to Lopi.
Anyway, at the end of the evening I've been getting the firebox nice and hot (450-550 stove top) but mostly burnt down, then shoving it full of medium splits stacked densely but allowing some air movement. Then I shut down the air about 70% (shutting it down further will kill the fire on this model).
Normally, after about 7.5 hours and if I had a good 1.5-3" ash bed, I'd come downstairs to a completely dark firebox. Stove top temp would be 150-175 degrees. After sifting through the ashes, I'd find a good amount of coals which I could simply throw a few smaller splits on and within 10 minutes they'd be blazing.
...
After watching my in-laws, who put a solid 8" thick un-split log onto their coals at the end of the night, I tried something similar this morning. I put a really massive chunk in.
8 hours later, my wife came home and found red glowing coals outside of the ashes. No need to sift. Stove top temp of around 200-225.
Is that what is considered "burn time" - when after 8 hours, you still have visible glowing coals?
Joe