Still working to get the exact hang of things. I can get a steady 5-6 hours burns with good coals lasting 7-8. This is great when I'm home to adjust the air and reload the stove. On an average day I fill the stove up at 530-6 to have enough time to get it all set by the time I leave around 650am. Then I'm home again between 4 and 530 depending on the job for the day. On a day like that the stove has a few coals that I can restart with some very small kindling and the stove is cool enough that the blower is shut off on its own.
I load the stove e/w. And start shutting the air done as soon as I start seeing temps around 500. The stove top temps (read with an ir gun) run 750-800 and the stack temps read the same after things even out(double wall pipe with probe thermometer)
Last night I loaded the stove around 230. Brought it up to temp and cut the air almost all the way back. Temps leveled off at 750 with good secondary's. Here's a short video
At 730 in the morning the stove was at 250 with coals . . Last nights load was a mix of hard maple hickory and a split or two of oak.
I load the stove e/w. And start shutting the air done as soon as I start seeing temps around 500. The stove top temps (read with an ir gun) run 750-800 and the stack temps read the same after things even out(double wall pipe with probe thermometer)
Last night I loaded the stove around 230. Brought it up to temp and cut the air almost all the way back. Temps leveled off at 750 with good secondary's. Here's a short video
At 730 in the morning the stove was at 250 with coals . . Last nights load was a mix of hard maple hickory and a split or two of oak.