I'll "finally" be getting mine installed on wednesday, and have a few questions. I need to do the pre burns of course.. 1. Those of you who burn 24/7 how many hours do you typically get with a full load? 2. What makes a full load? Log size maximum, e/w, or n/s for a better longer burn. 4. What temp will the secondaries kick in. 5. What temp should be considered cruising? Thanks (any other tips you can think of with be helpful. :smirk:
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1. 4 to 5 hours full load depending on woods spicies.Backwoods said:
2. I usually load 3 large splits 18" long, 6"wide. e-w . two on bottom,
one over the two for my average (non_overnight ) load,.
3.? didn't see your 3rd?.
4. Secounddaries kick in around 450 *
5. I like to cruise her around 550.
HOpe this helps a bit. TY
So is the 8 hour burn time as advertised untrue in your opinion? I don't know where the#3 went, thanks for your inputadrpga498 said:
How much heat will just hot coals pump out? Obviously not enough to continue to heat the entire area, but probably the room the stove is in right? Thx
Backwoods said:
Just like everything else wood heat related....it depends.
I typically get the fireworks out of my castine for a couple to three hours at best. By hour 4-5 the stove is back down to 300 or so and ready for a reload.
I loaded mine up with oak last night at 9:00 PM. It almost blew us out of the house. (2100 sq. ft) Still had coals at 7:00 the next morning and the temperature in the stove room was 70. It was quite cold here as well, around 15. I typically put my overnight load in at around 8:30. It always leaves us enough coals to start the fire right up in the morning with the house having cooled, but not cold.
By the way, I re-gasketed the front door this year. Made a big difference with being able to control the burn.
By the way, I re-gasketed the front door this year. Made a big difference with being able to control the burn.
An overnight burn for me is out of the question...unless I load it at Midnight and call 5am getting up for the day. I only have softwoods to burn. As for loading, forget north/south unless you cut half your wood 6" long. The firebox isn't near deep enough for north/south loads. Too, 3 medium splits is all you're gonna get in it with the way the secondary chamber overhead is.
Its a great stove. But it isn't a Blaze King for long burns, or any of the more square stoves that allow a north/south load.
My next stove is certainly going to have a larger firebox.
Its a great stove. But it isn't a Blaze King for long burns, or any of the more square stoves that allow a north/south load.
My next stove is certainly going to have a larger firebox.
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