Just wanted to say thanks and a follow up.

I just wanted to say thanks to all the people that responded to my first thread. The amazing information I received was truly appreciated.

My overburning issue was directly related to my new Rutland thermometer not being calibrated properly. After ordering an IR thermometer I was able to see that at the highest temps the Rutland was over 400 degrees off.

So I was freaking out about overburning and concerned that I wasn't getting enough heat because I wasn't taking the stove up to temp. Now I am cruising at a nice 500 degrees in the stove and 80 degrees in the living room. Also I have a happy wife and mother in law which I think most of you know how important that is.

I also wanted to mention that on the VC Defiant you get about a 20% higher temp if you measure the stove top griddle instead of other parts of the stove top. Hopefully that will be helpful to someone in the future.

Thanks again and I hope everyone has a toasty winter.

Charles1981 said:

Did you have to address those monster windows at all?

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Not yet Charles but I am thinking about it. The moulding around the windows is about 6 inches deep. I was thinking about just putting up some plastic sheeting to create a layer of insulated air and stopping the draft.