Seems to work just fine. I have been running on two to three splits all day by doing this. Stove runs at a stove top of 450 with cooler temps on the sides and front. Three medium splits will give me a 5+ hour burn on the Defiant.
2 splits gave me a 4+ hour burn.
Temps in the stove room are at 75° with outside temps at 30°.
This setup is a LOT more efficient than it is running the Heritage or the vigilant. I would guess I will cut my wood consumption down by two to three cords by running two Defiants as oppose to the Heritage and Vigilant setup I was running.
This winter the Heritage and Encore were the primary stoves with the Vigilant being the secondary stove for the colder days. I'm guessing a pair of defiants will be the primary stoves and the Encore will get second billing.
My season fuel consumption will probably be about 6-7 cords for an average winter, 8 for a bad winter. Better than the 10+ I had last winter with the Vig/Heritage/Intrepid combo.
2 splits gave me a 4+ hour burn.
Temps in the stove room are at 75° with outside temps at 30°.
This setup is a LOT more efficient than it is running the Heritage or the vigilant. I would guess I will cut my wood consumption down by two to three cords by running two Defiants as oppose to the Heritage and Vigilant setup I was running.
This winter the Heritage and Encore were the primary stoves with the Vigilant being the secondary stove for the colder days. I'm guessing a pair of defiants will be the primary stoves and the Encore will get second billing.
My season fuel consumption will probably be about 6-7 cords for an average winter, 8 for a bad winter. Better than the 10+ I had last winter with the Vig/Heritage/Intrepid combo.