Hey Gang,
So the title quote is from another thread that I was just reading (the one about the Coal pan usage), and that made me think about what happend last night and therefore I need you to wade in with some insight.
I run a VC Encore (CAT) 2550, 25' 6" flue coming from a 'T' out the back of the unit, and have been burning nightly for the last week. I have not poked the remainder ash through the grate and into the pan underneath the unit. I have only been empting what naturally falls through the grate. This fall through hasn't been much. Therefore I have had a hugh (ok 2.5-3.5", maybe more) ash build up. Last night I lit it with 4 splits, and 30minutes before I went to bed put another 4 splits on (of Ash the wood). The wood lit up, CAT engaged, choked air back to just less than a third (a couple of nights ago it was down so low the stove was producing muffled explosions and puffs of smoke would appear and I got to thinking about what I had read here and increased the airflow, problem solved) and went to sleep at 10pm. This morning 7.30 I come down stairs and the stove top thermometer said 250 and there was still small (real small) flames and a lot of hot glowing coals. This afternoon when I came home the temp was 150 on the stove top. I couldn't believe that it was still so hot. I confirmed it with the IR and my hand. Sure as eggs it was 150.
So here is my question. Does a 'long overnight burn' depend on the amount of ash at the bottom of the stove? (my theory being that the ash provides insulation) Admittedly, with all this ash at the bottom of the stove it takes a while to fire up.
Please, your thoughts and opinions
Thanks
Ray
Sorry, wrong forum, I don't know how to move it.
So the title quote is from another thread that I was just reading (the one about the Coal pan usage), and that made me think about what happend last night and therefore I need you to wade in with some insight.
I run a VC Encore (CAT) 2550, 25' 6" flue coming from a 'T' out the back of the unit, and have been burning nightly for the last week. I have not poked the remainder ash through the grate and into the pan underneath the unit. I have only been empting what naturally falls through the grate. This fall through hasn't been much. Therefore I have had a hugh (ok 2.5-3.5", maybe more) ash build up. Last night I lit it with 4 splits, and 30minutes before I went to bed put another 4 splits on (of Ash the wood). The wood lit up, CAT engaged, choked air back to just less than a third (a couple of nights ago it was down so low the stove was producing muffled explosions and puffs of smoke would appear and I got to thinking about what I had read here and increased the airflow, problem solved) and went to sleep at 10pm. This morning 7.30 I come down stairs and the stove top thermometer said 250 and there was still small (real small) flames and a lot of hot glowing coals. This afternoon when I came home the temp was 150 on the stove top. I couldn't believe that it was still so hot. I confirmed it with the IR and my hand. Sure as eggs it was 150.
So here is my question. Does a 'long overnight burn' depend on the amount of ash at the bottom of the stove? (my theory being that the ash provides insulation) Admittedly, with all this ash at the bottom of the stove it takes a while to fire up.
Please, your thoughts and opinions
Thanks
Ray
Sorry, wrong forum, I don't know how to move it.