3rd year burner only....but what i gathered was:
1. Allow a hot coal bed to cool before putting splits on and if you do...make sure they are larger ones
2. If that doesn't work, try choking off your air or opening the door wide open to make it operate more like a traditional fireplace and pull more heat out of the stove up the chimney and into the room
My stove doesn't get really hot until the primary air control is choked back. That doesn't mean it won't get hot with the air open and the side door cracked, but my highest stove top temps have been achieved fully sealed with primary air control closed with a hot coal bed and active secondaries.
I can't speak for others or their equipment. I have limited experience
1. Allow a hot coal bed to cool before putting splits on and if you do...make sure they are larger ones
2. If that doesn't work, try choking off your air or opening the door wide open to make it operate more like a traditional fireplace and pull more heat out of the stove up the chimney and into the room
My stove doesn't get really hot until the primary air control is choked back. That doesn't mean it won't get hot with the air open and the side door cracked, but my highest stove top temps have been achieved fully sealed with primary air control closed with a hot coal bed and active secondaries.
I can't speak for others or their equipment. I have limited experience