First off merry Christmas! As usual I'm awake early watching a Christmas story. Just waiting to hear some feet running down steps. While I wait I'm watching fire. I have read that people adjust air through out the burn. I load up , start shut down and usually leave it alone. Until the end where I may give more air to burn down coals. How are others running it , if your awake and home for the burn.
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splitoak
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I'm kinda with you..I leave it alone and chugging along until stove top gets 350-400..then start to cut back the air..I started my fire bout 4 this mornin...stove over 500 (Soapstone of course.. lol)...its sumthin to try..as the fire burns down increase air...
fespo
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If I'am home, I adjust the air to keep the fire at it's hottest If not I do what you do before work. Load it up, get it going and hot, adjust the air slowly down, and it's down all the way before I leave for work
When the stove is being run for the long burn I do the same. I turn down the air as quickly as possible while still having enough flame to keep a clean smokeless burn. That usually gives us a nice 12 hr burn with our softwood. Stove top will cruise around 500F. When burning for heat we run the stove in 8 hr cycles with a bit more air for a more vigorous flame, 650-700F stove top temp. Then, air wide open for the last 30 minutes of the cycle with a stick on the raked coal bed to hustle burn down of the coals. Rinse, lather and repeat.
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