So tell me why doesn't these stoves take off with this scenario.
If I fill it up I pack it tight maybe thats the issue.
My current load of wood I brought in tested dry enough.
It eventually catches and fires up but it takes a while to get the heat up.
My best luck is always not fill up the last East West row closest to the front and use small kindling that will light off fast on the hot coals and burns hot and fast heating up the stove much quicker to the point I get secondaries. But then I loose having a fully loaded stove.
I have noticed its got alot to do with how much heat is built up in the stove as how fast things will fire back up.
I almost think throwing just kindling on then let it burn wide open hot and fast to heat everything up and then load the stove up while the heat is at a higher level.
Now here is the double edge sword you need to fill the box up to reduce the open area so as things heat up quickly in a smaller space and is easier to maintain that heat in a smaller space but what if that leaves you no room to throw some kindling on the coals , the big pices dont get the heat back up in the stove very fast, seems like it takes 30 to 40 minutes.
Lastly I have seen on videos that people load space between splits in the stoves for alot of air flow rather than pack it tight you dont get as much wood in the stove but if you can get those bigger splits burning better and get the heat built up in the stove .
I use my pipe damper as my stove once its going good works best with the pipe damper about 3/4 closed. I think I have plenty of draw.
If I fill it up I pack it tight maybe thats the issue.
My current load of wood I brought in tested dry enough.
It eventually catches and fires up but it takes a while to get the heat up.
My best luck is always not fill up the last East West row closest to the front and use small kindling that will light off fast on the hot coals and burns hot and fast heating up the stove much quicker to the point I get secondaries. But then I loose having a fully loaded stove.
I have noticed its got alot to do with how much heat is built up in the stove as how fast things will fire back up.
I almost think throwing just kindling on then let it burn wide open hot and fast to heat everything up and then load the stove up while the heat is at a higher level.
Now here is the double edge sword you need to fill the box up to reduce the open area so as things heat up quickly in a smaller space and is easier to maintain that heat in a smaller space but what if that leaves you no room to throw some kindling on the coals , the big pices dont get the heat back up in the stove very fast, seems like it takes 30 to 40 minutes.
Lastly I have seen on videos that people load space between splits in the stoves for alot of air flow rather than pack it tight you dont get as much wood in the stove but if you can get those bigger splits burning better and get the heat built up in the stove .
I use my pipe damper as my stove once its going good works best with the pipe damper about 3/4 closed. I think I have plenty of draw.