Greetings,
I've been checking out what others have been doing for a while...
3 splits N/S... 3 splits E/W... I recently had a problem/question about draft and smoke which seemed to be resolved by giving my chimney cap a good cleaning.
I have been running the stove a little hotter (650) and noticed that the secondaries run longer. I have been loading 5 splits in the NC 30 since the last cleaning. Splits are between 8-10 inches wide at the base (haven't measured) and I load 3 of them with 2 inverted in between the ones on the bottom . I have been having consistent 8+ hour burns, a warm home with the upstairs being the low 70s, downs stairs in the low 80s, and coals enough to start a fire to run during the day. This morning, I awoke to a 300 F stove, coals for starting, upstairs 76 F, down higher 80s. So I am using about 13-15 splits per day.
Granted, I may be using a little more wood than I need at this time, but I'm still figuring out how to use this stove after my 2nd season of burning wood. I think that I've used close to 3 cords this season (beginning in late September).
Stay warm.
-Ray
I've been checking out what others have been doing for a while...
3 splits N/S... 3 splits E/W... I recently had a problem/question about draft and smoke which seemed to be resolved by giving my chimney cap a good cleaning.
I have been running the stove a little hotter (650) and noticed that the secondaries run longer. I have been loading 5 splits in the NC 30 since the last cleaning. Splits are between 8-10 inches wide at the base (haven't measured) and I load 3 of them with 2 inverted in between the ones on the bottom . I have been having consistent 8+ hour burns, a warm home with the upstairs being the low 70s, downs stairs in the low 80s, and coals enough to start a fire to run during the day. This morning, I awoke to a 300 F stove, coals for starting, upstairs 76 F, down higher 80s. So I am using about 13-15 splits per day.
Granted, I may be using a little more wood than I need at this time, but I'm still figuring out how to use this stove after my 2nd season of burning wood. I think that I've used close to 3 cords this season (beginning in late September).
Stay warm.
-Ray