So much for a small 2nd break-in burn!

With the first break-in under my belt running the stove around 300-400*, I decided to get the 2nd done last night. This time, I was planning on running it at 400-500*. After the fire got going good, I loaded it up, had the air intake fully open and went to the garage for about 10 minutes to finish making a batch of biodiesel. I have been trying to burn up some of the punky wood I got early on so that a piece of the junk didn't make it into the fire in January.

After 10 minutes, I come back in the house and the place was roasting! Looked at the stove and it was FULL of flames. I grabbed the laser temp gauge and scanned the stove, 950* F! I quickly reduced the intake and got it down to around 650-700*.

Thoughts:
1. Didn't expect that much heat from old punky wood!
2. 10-15 wait time on turning down the intake is a general guideline, not a RULE!
3. Least I know the paint smell should be gone from now on!

I also took some measurements of the wall temp behind the stove. The stove is 14 3/4" from the wall (supposed to be 15"...).

Stove at:
300-400* -> Wall temp at 100*
500-700* -> Wall temp at 125*
700-950* -> Wall temp at 150*

Are those temps too high? The stove is basically installed to code but that seems a little high. The wall is drywall/plaster -> styrofoam insulation -> cinder block.

Any reason for concern?

It was dry and very crumbly. So much so that after awhile, the stove wasn't very warm but it looked like it was still full of wood. I opened the door to poke the logs and they crumbled into ashes.

Maybe I should save a few of those for new fire starters!

Also think the draft played into the burn. The first burn was with outside temps around 60F. Last night, it was around 40F.

Looks like I have a winner for the setup. The 24" of horizontal pipe and 15' of vertical class A outside the house was a little concerning. There was no smoke coming from the chimney during the burns. Maybe I don't need a chase!

Winds were around 10-15mph though. tough to see smoke with those speeds I would assume.

I hope so too. I know this winter I will fight some season wood issues but I hope it isn't too bad.

My house is 2200 SQ FT so I need to get a couple fans to kick the heat around. 40* outside last night, downstairs was 85* :0 and the upstairs was 70-75*. That is with no fans.

I think I will be good!