nola mike
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My hottest fires have N/S splits on the top/bottom, and E/W in the middle. That way air makes it to all areas of the firebox.
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Yep. Getting air under the fire will do that. But earlier you mentioned burning with full air. That should never be necessary with dry wood. It can make for a cooler stove but a much hotter flue.
nola mike
Minister of Fire
Might have exaggerated a bit. To really crank the thing it runs hottest at 3/4. Of course, with this insert I can't measure flue temps or stove top temps, so I'm flying a bit blind. Again, this is regardless of wood. Bricks, 3 year oak, 2 year pine--I promise you it's dry stuff. But full air until everything catches, which can be a long time if it's loaded wrong. This might be more noticeable on a small firebox as well.
nola mike
Minister of Fire
And as you know, it doesn't make a crap difference how I load stuff on the 602...that sucker gets hot quick 
nola mike
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