Montpelier on low burn?

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Do the flames seem a tad fast for burning on low?

I've done the dollar bill test and it passes. The outside temp was in the single digits when this was taken

OK. So the embed didn't work.

I'll try linking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMUC3qFSJC8

Yeah, I've got a two-story house so the chimney is tall indeed.

I guess I'm comparing it to my Quadrafire I had in my previous home. I recall the flames were slower with that one. Maybe that's just the difference between stoves.

What is meant by "on the water"?

Well, I don't live on the water, but I do have a large school playground just across the street. So we are exposed to west and northwest winds. There are times when I wonder if I have a chimney fire when I open the door the draft just roars.

I added the wood a while before taking the video.

No, no temperature taken.

This year we're burning oak that I cut last spring so it had all summer to dry. I'm talking already dead oak though, so it had been drying in the forest for who knows how many years. The glass clarity has been absolutely fantastic.

However, I'm afraid I may have grossly underestimated my wood consumption. It's looking like 4 face-cords for the month of December. I was figuring about 12 face-cords for the season! Oh well maybe spring will come early.