Another Jotul Rockport 550 thread

[jadm]

Other thread has gotten quite long so I decided to start another one.

Any of you have your secondary flames shut off about an hour into a burn?

I can load up. Top temp. with IR about 650-700*. Air shut 75% of the way. Secondaries burn nicely - rolling along the top of the wood. About 1 to 1 1/2 hours I suddenly will loose the flame on the bottom that is feeding the air tubes and all flaming stops in the firebox and smoke starts coming out chimney. I have to open it up 1/2 way to finish off the burn.

No fans are on in the house. No dryer or other things requiring combustible air - I checked that after someone suggested that may be the problem.

So now I come to you since you are all burning with the 550.

My chimney in internal masonary and is 15ft. straight up. Wood is 20% or less hard wood.

 

[gibson]

Not getting long burns right now. Can start off after coals after 5-6 hrs. Not loading enough in the stove I think.

 

[jadm]

Not getting long burns right now. Can start off after coals after 5-6 hrs. Not loading enough in the stove I think.

That sounds like what I get too.

I am home during the day and like to keep temps. in mid 70's. I get active flame for about 1 1/2 hours then go into coaling. Depending on outside temps. I may add more wood after about 4 hours or if it is warm the heat from the coals keeps things warm until mid-afternoon when I will reload and start all over again.

We do not keep a fire going during the night unless it is below 20*. House stays around 58* -60* at night. Heats up pretty quickly once fire gets going in the A.M.