Last night I decided to have a fire for no other reason than I could. I got her going and then put some logs on and let it go. I didn't mess with it much except when I damped it down too far, I like some flamage to watch, but other than that I just let her run on her own. I didn't watch the thermometer, didn't touch the damper, not a thing. I eventually got up to check and found that she was hovering nicely at 500F.
Until this point the highest I could get her was 450F but that wasn't every time. Yes, my wood is extremely dry actually grey 1/2" into the wood. It's a mix of stuff but I've been using a mix so far this year.
I think it's because I was messing with it too much instead of letting it run like she knows how to. As a rookie I am learning to trust my guts and let it go!
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Until this point the highest I could get her was 450F but that wasn't every time. Yes, my wood is extremely dry actually grey 1/2" into the wood. It's a mix of stuff but I've been using a mix so far this year.
I think it's because I was messing with it too much instead of letting it run like she knows how to. As a rookie I am learning to trust my guts and let it go!
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