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Newbie here guys. I had my first burn last weekend in my Lopi and had fun figuring out the best burn. But what is N-S and E-W mean?
North/south is loading the wood strait in. East/west is loading the wood cross ways.
 
My opinion is its good to get the air flow. You should be able to shut your input primary air down to slow the burn down if you thinks the extra air flow is speeding up your burn.
A East/West load burns a little longer due to the less air flow back to the back of the stove compared to the North/South load, that the air flow from the front gets in between the splits of the North/South load.
 
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I remember reading somewhere that you should leave about 1" on the sides you do not want the logs touching the firebrick. Will see if I can remember where. Definitely get a better burn when I load up the stove. Do not always load it up full and that is when I struggle trying to get a good burn.
 
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