I cleaned the glass on my Woodstock Keystone yesterday - a pain in the arse! I used ashes, 0000 steel wool and windex in various orders to get the stuff off - almost like hardened creosote, mostly on either side of the window - but that's not my question!
Once I had the large glass clean, and could really see into the stove again and re-fired the stove. I had some nice "fire place" looking flames rolling off the logs while I was waiting for the stove top to reach temp before engaging the cat.
After engaging the cat, I let the flames continue (with out going crazy), but much more than wicking off the logs.
The view was FANTASTIC! The Keystone really looked, with the big window and flames, like a fireplace.
So I have read volumes of posts about Woodstock stoves, glowing cat and very little flames - to maximize the long burns......
But what about just a nice fire to watch? Anyone doing this?
My stove with the fire show was hot, the cat was working nicely - though not bright orange and it was a pleasurable experience watching the stove with flames in it instead of a glowing cat and a few burning embers on the bottom of the logs.
Anyone actually backing off the most efficient burns and enjoying a flame show in their Woodstocks?
Thanks!
Bill
Once I had the large glass clean, and could really see into the stove again and re-fired the stove. I had some nice "fire place" looking flames rolling off the logs while I was waiting for the stove top to reach temp before engaging the cat.
After engaging the cat, I let the flames continue (with out going crazy), but much more than wicking off the logs.
The view was FANTASTIC! The Keystone really looked, with the big window and flames, like a fireplace.
So I have read volumes of posts about Woodstock stoves, glowing cat and very little flames - to maximize the long burns......
But what about just a nice fire to watch? Anyone doing this?
My stove with the fire show was hot, the cat was working nicely - though not bright orange and it was a pleasurable experience watching the stove with flames in it instead of a glowing cat and a few burning embers on the bottom of the logs.
Anyone actually backing off the most efficient burns and enjoying a flame show in their Woodstocks?
Thanks!
Bill