I finally got everything installed(pictures coming) and couldn't wait to get that thing fired up, but it wasn't as smooth as I anticipated. I first used too little newspaper and my kindling collapsed before it lit so I had to add more newspaper restack and try again.
Once I had a bed of coals I began adding larger pieces of pallet wood and left the door slightly cracked to get it going but I may have left it open too long, the stove top temp roared to 600 (overfire on a rutland therm) of course being a newb I erred on the side of caution and brought it back down to 450.
I was worried about draft issues with only having a 10' chimney but I had no problems at all.
MY question to nc-13 owners is, what is the optimum cruising temp? I know each thermometer mfg. has their own temp range for an overfire and the stove seemed perfectly fine running at 600.
Lastly, those secondaries are hypnotizing, I could watch those for hours.
Once I had a bed of coals I began adding larger pieces of pallet wood and left the door slightly cracked to get it going but I may have left it open too long, the stove top temp roared to 600 (overfire on a rutland therm) of course being a newb I erred on the side of caution and brought it back down to 450.
I was worried about draft issues with only having a 10' chimney but I had no problems at all.
MY question to nc-13 owners is, what is the optimum cruising temp? I know each thermometer mfg. has their own temp range for an overfire and the stove seemed perfectly fine running at 600.
Lastly, those secondaries are hypnotizing, I could watch those for hours.