using stove since I've joined, tonight I packed it with seasoned oak and maple, packed like Jenga, same as previous Eve's. I've been able to keep enough coal alive to run this intrepid 1 24/7 if I wanted too.
Ran it full until red coals below the last horizontal bar, then packed it tight with oak logs and cut offs I had to fit tiny fire box.
For fun, I shut air down via thermostat once it was all a fire. Minute later, snap crackle, loud! Ran outside, nothing! Not even smoke. Cracklings getting scary at this point, so I open air to half, via the mirror I placed behind my intrepid just to see what thermostat did. Quiet now , minus the occasional pop from wood. It's quiet now, skittle 600 as per my hf ir thermometer, running happily.
Was snap crackle sound liner shrinking from temps going up and down?
Scary, was about to get everyone out of house, solution seemed to be run stove hotter?! Liner brand new and although it's 1983 vintage it's dirtier now then when I purchased it. I believe I have a VC at its peak!
Ran it full until red coals below the last horizontal bar, then packed it tight with oak logs and cut offs I had to fit tiny fire box.
For fun, I shut air down via thermostat once it was all a fire. Minute later, snap crackle, loud! Ran outside, nothing! Not even smoke. Cracklings getting scary at this point, so I open air to half, via the mirror I placed behind my intrepid just to see what thermostat did. Quiet now , minus the occasional pop from wood. It's quiet now, skittle 600 as per my hf ir thermometer, running happily.
Was snap crackle sound liner shrinking from temps going up and down?
Scary, was about to get everyone out of house, solution seemed to be run stove hotter?! Liner brand new and although it's 1983 vintage it's dirtier now then when I purchased it. I believe I have a VC at its peak!