Video So the after reading some recommendations on operation here I decided to run my lopi evergreen on the low air intake setting for "low slow burn" and got a really neat result I didn't expect. In the video the secondaries are dominant and it has created a very defined line of soot about half way up the glass.
My method was to start the fire with smaller logs to get up to about 650 as measured on the top plate with wide open air intake. By the time that load burned down to mostly coals, I then packed the box with medium large splits, and every 5 or so minutes I would incrementally close the air intake a bit more. After 15 minutes of that I would say the intake was 30% open, and I got beautiful secondary flames. The the bottom of the glass started to soot up below the secondaries. I checked the chimney for smoke and it was crystal clear. Top plate was about 725 and holding stable. (manufacturer says anything over 800 is over firing.) I usually just run the stove with a wide open air setting to prioritize fast heat and clean burn. So this was a first for low/slow and I want to improve that technique.
Question, was hoping to get those temps a little lower and admittedly could have by closing the air intake all the way, but was also thinking that would make more soot. Any recommendations to get a lower slower clean burn. I know it's not a catalyst stove but thought I would ask the experts nevertheless.
Thanks!
My method was to start the fire with smaller logs to get up to about 650 as measured on the top plate with wide open air intake. By the time that load burned down to mostly coals, I then packed the box with medium large splits, and every 5 or so minutes I would incrementally close the air intake a bit more. After 15 minutes of that I would say the intake was 30% open, and I got beautiful secondary flames. The the bottom of the glass started to soot up below the secondaries. I checked the chimney for smoke and it was crystal clear. Top plate was about 725 and holding stable. (manufacturer says anything over 800 is over firing.) I usually just run the stove with a wide open air setting to prioritize fast heat and clean burn. So this was a first for low/slow and I want to improve that technique.
Question, was hoping to get those temps a little lower and admittedly could have by closing the air intake all the way, but was also thinking that would make more soot. Any recommendations to get a lower slower clean burn. I know it's not a catalyst stove but thought I would ask the experts nevertheless.
Thanks!