- Nov 11, 2012
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Hey guys, as I'm reading from others, I too am getting a full load of coals by end of day which prevents me from loading up the an overnight burn. I'm trying to figure out on how to minimize this throughout the day so I won't have such a problem come nighttime.
I know it's not my wood, it happens from any wood I burn, even the bundled bone dry wood you get at the grocery store. Which leads me to believe it's my way of operating that's to cause.
Here are a few questions in no particular order...
Does raking the coals forward help? I saw some pics from Huntindog1, and while I have raked my coals forward in the past, not to the extreme like in his pics where there's barely a bed left in the back. Will this help with the coaling?
Another question, am I closing my air control too much? I have a Regency i2400 and the manual says it must stay open at least 1/2" (or maybe a 1/4, I don't remember). I usually close it down as much as I can to get a longer burn once I get a good fire going. Should I keep it open more?
Thanks for helping, if you know of anything else that could help I would appreciate it!
MP
I know it's not my wood, it happens from any wood I burn, even the bundled bone dry wood you get at the grocery store. Which leads me to believe it's my way of operating that's to cause.
Here are a few questions in no particular order...
Does raking the coals forward help? I saw some pics from Huntindog1, and while I have raked my coals forward in the past, not to the extreme like in his pics where there's barely a bed left in the back. Will this help with the coaling?
Another question, am I closing my air control too much? I have a Regency i2400 and the manual says it must stay open at least 1/2" (or maybe a 1/4, I don't remember). I usually close it down as much as I can to get a longer burn once I get a good fire going. Should I keep it open more?
Thanks for helping, if you know of anything else that could help I would appreciate it!
MP