Thanks in advance of any feed back I can get. Trying to hone my technique on T5 which I have been using since April installation. Free standing, Straight up pipe 10' single wall. N/S loading. Read quite a number of threads/posts going back to 2-3 years and would like to be sure I have some things correct. Would love quick answers to the following bunch of questions.
1. Secondaries kick in when stove/box is hot enough and air is turned down when wood charred but still burning.
2. No smoke from chimney means secondaries are working.
3. Pipe temperature (on magnetic external) goes up faster than stove at beginning of burn (more so from cold start), when pipe temp reduces more heat is staying in stove.
4. Flue temp will shoot up even on small sticks and paper so Stove temp probably better indicator of heat management that flue temp.
5. If flue temp shoots up to 650 for a short time, this is not a big problem--
6. ONE MORE--on N/S loading front of splits get more air--what techniques work to get front and back of splits to char fairly evenly---I assume plenty of small starting stuff to rear of box.
1. Secondaries kick in when stove/box is hot enough and air is turned down when wood charred but still burning.
2. No smoke from chimney means secondaries are working.
3. Pipe temperature (on magnetic external) goes up faster than stove at beginning of burn (more so from cold start), when pipe temp reduces more heat is staying in stove.
4. Flue temp will shoot up even on small sticks and paper so Stove temp probably better indicator of heat management that flue temp.
5. If flue temp shoots up to 650 for a short time, this is not a big problem--
6. ONE MORE--on N/S loading front of splits get more air--what techniques work to get front and back of splits to char fairly evenly---I assume plenty of small starting stuff to rear of box.