bogydave
Minister of Fire
Temperature down to 400f. Im only heating 600sq ft, 300 sq ft is closed off for now.
the following pic depicts the defective red wood and what i called birch. might be cottonwood or something.
Definitely birch. Easy to get a fire going eh? bark is the best nature made kindling
Looks like the birch here:
If the cedar is all roughly that size,
be like burning kindling, burn hot & fast.
Should get hot & clean the pipes though.
Have read about over fires, not sure if small pieces cause it or not.
Not reason for severe creosote problems unless it's wet & burned slow.