What is the upper range I should use for stove top temp running this stove? Seeing 650 now, but thinking I should go up. House temp is not picking up like I would like. Stove pipe temps are not exceeding 325 regardless of where the top has been.
BrotherBart said:Mike has said in the past that 750 for a short time on start-up should be OK but not for continuous burns. I run in the range of 550 to 650 most of the time.
BrotherBart said:Mike has said in the past that 750 for a short time on start-up should be OK but not for continuous burns. I run in the range of 550 to 650 most of the time.
BrotherBart said:BrotherBart said:Mike has said in the past that 750 for a short time on start-up should be OK but not for continuous burns. I run in the range of 550 to 650 most of the time.
What was the temp in the house when you cranked it up and what is it now. Takes a good amount of time to warm up walls/furniture/knick-knacks and whatever.
mywaynow said:So once the 500 mark is met on startup/new load, the object is to find secondary burn only? It seemed that when I did that, the secondaries went out and there was no ignition whatsoever.
BeGreen said:Full open will make the stove run cooler and will eat up more wood. Once the fire gets fully engaged, reduce the air in 50% stages, each half of the previous one, every 5-10 minutes. The stove top will get hotter because you are cutting back primary air, which will increase draw through the secondary manifold. You want to back down the primary air enough so that the flames just start to get lazy. Then leave it. The fire will regain some steam and secondary burning will get stronger. Many of us run with the air control all the way closed or almost so. And leave the blower off until it hits 600-650, then run on low or medium speed.
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