I got a really nice fire going last night. It was so hot that when I went to pour a little extra water into the little steam pot I have on the top, that some spilled and boiled & evaporated in a couple seconds. All it left behind was the calcium from the well water, which cleans up easily. ALSO, the drywall behind my stove was VERY hot to the touch. I believe I am in specs here as I had a stove company put everything in for me. My Shelburn states with rear heat shield and double wall pipe, I can be 6" from drywall. I'm actually about 8.5" away. I don't have a base to know what is "normal." I'm going to call around tomorrow to find a magnetic thermostat for double wall pipe and a humidity thingamabober for measuring moisture content in wood.
I piled the wood in my stove and let er rip wide open. Then after the fire was going real good, I closed the flue half way and went to bed. I had some decent coals in the morning. I had to leave the door open an inch to get the fire going real good (O2 flow) but only do that when I'm right there to watch it. The wood is DRY. I bought some cord wood for bonfires last summer, and it's been in my shed ever since. When I split it down smaller, you heard the "CRACK" when it split, so I know it's dry. Plus, it's hollow sounding.
I want to avoid cherrying out my stove, or over-burn as I believe it's called in here. I just would like to know what not to do so I can avoid it. Thanks in advance.
I piled the wood in my stove and let er rip wide open. Then after the fire was going real good, I closed the flue half way and went to bed. I had some decent coals in the morning. I had to leave the door open an inch to get the fire going real good (O2 flow) but only do that when I'm right there to watch it. The wood is DRY. I bought some cord wood for bonfires last summer, and it's been in my shed ever since. When I split it down smaller, you heard the "CRACK" when it split, so I know it's dry. Plus, it's hollow sounding.
I want to avoid cherrying out my stove, or over-burn as I believe it's called in here. I just would like to know what not to do so I can avoid it. Thanks in advance.