Woodstock Seasoning Fires Question

This is what I did with my Keystone.
1st fire was just a load of kindling in bypass mode, let it get ripping, then burn completely out. Stove got up to about 250.
2nd fire was kindling with 3 small splits, I got her up to temp, engaged the cat at about #1.5 and let her burn out. I think I got stove up to about 400.
3rd fire was a little larger than second, started with a pile of kindling, burned til coal bed was established then added 4 small/med splits, engaged the cat after about 15 minutes, burned it a little over #1, think I reached 550 stove top and let it burn out.

Basically I like the first fire to just be kindling, you may see some sweat on the side or sizzling mortar joints as the moisture is driven out. Then just a couple small to medium fires to cure the stove and you should be good to go.

We need to see pictures!

First fire was kindling only. Not a lot; probably either six or a half dozen pieces of kindling. We lit the fire, let it burn and just burn itself out.

Second fire. Kindling and a couple small splits. Light the fire, let it burn itself out.

Third fire. Kindling and three splits. We may have added another split but don't remember for sure. My memory banks are running low on juice.

Fourth fire: Take the temperature up at least to 500 degree stove top or you can go higher as now you should be all set with the burn-in task.

Fifth fire: Wonder why it took you so long to get this stove because you love it and the heat it provides.

I actually called Woodstock when I was seasoning my Fireview. They told me first fire around 250 degrees and let it burn out and return to room temp. Second fire a bit hotter - maybe 350 - and cool down again. After that they said to just use it. It says "several" seasoning fires in my manual - so being neurotic, I had a third and fourth smaller fire - up to about 400 to 450 each time and since then have just been letting it do its thing. Not sure if the same applies to the Keystone - but give the guys and gals over at Woodstock a call - they will let you know exactly what to do with your particular model. Enjoy!

My fireview sat in the garage for six months and then in my basement for two before I had my first break in fire. That was in 2009 and in my microclimate off the lake, the humidity was around 100% all summer. I had two or three small fires without engaging the cat and let the temp get to 200-250. I then had two small fires and engaged the cat and she went to 450 or so before she started to drop. Each fire I let her completely cool for 24 hours. The one point I want to stress is the stove itself didn't produce that bad of a smell when curing. I bought the painted pipe from Woodstock and that stunk up the house to the point that I had to open the windows. Every fire I had cured a little more of the pipe until the first ripping fire that finished the job.