Hampton HI300 Insert Install (pics)
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Try closing it down sooner, before it's roaring. This sounds counterintuitive but doing so will promote stronger secondary burn, earlier. That will raise the firebox and the insert temperature. Leaving the air open too long just overheats the liner and wastes fuel.
darktower007
Feeling the Heat
Do you have access to larger half splits? Or large pieces to fit in?
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darktower007
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Post up a pic of the stove loaded up. Experts on here may be able to advise.
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baysideburner
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Matt93eg
Burning Hunk
Might sound stupid but how is your attic insulation? My previous house I couldn’t heat. Thought it was the crappy layout. My attic insulation was shot. I re insulted it with R30 and a HUGE difference. The layout still sucked and it was challenge with many fans to heat the house but was possible after new attic insulation.
velvetfoot
Minister of Fire
These are the threads from my journey: tall high draft chimney, not enough factory air adjustment.
I'd try living everything else first, as suggested.
Caveat: This is just what I did. I'm no genius. You're on your own. I'm not responsible for your actions, blah, blah, blah.
I am writing this in front of a stove that's cruising at 680 with wonderful dancing secondaries, burning really dry hard wood.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-a-hampton-regency-hi300.165555/#post-2240651
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/stove-top-temperature-what-to-shoot-for.166988/#post-2239952
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...controlled-blower-switch.165703/#post-2240274
I'd try living everything else first, as suggested.
Caveat: This is just what I did. I'm no genius. You're on your own. I'm not responsible for your actions, blah, blah, blah.
I am writing this in front of a stove that's cruising at 680 with wonderful dancing secondaries, burning really dry hard wood.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-a-hampton-regency-hi300.165555/#post-2240651
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/stove-top-temperature-what-to-shoot-for.166988/#post-2239952
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...controlled-blower-switch.165703/#post-2240274
Reversed ceiling fan so that it’s pushing air upward instead of down. Got the room up to 71 degrees. That is it. Rest of the house is still using oil heat because temps were dropping into the 50’s without it.
For those of you having success with this unit... what are your optimum operating temps? And where are you measuring from? I have an IR gun and at window shooting directly into stove I am at 780-800. At air outlet it is hard to read, but somewhere around 575.
For those of you having success with this unit... what are your optimum operating temps? And where are you measuring from? I have an IR gun and at window shooting directly into stove I am at 780-800. At air outlet it is hard to read, but somewhere around 575.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Shooting into the stove or on the door etc isn't of much use. Try to get a stove top reading (STT). I have a flush insert and have a thermometer in the vent about 4" back. Not the easiest to read but once you get used to it, it only takes a glance. Also have IR to read vent/outlet temp and other stuff but don't use that much anymore.
When heating STT should be 450-750 depending on what point in the burn cycle you are. I typically peak at 600+ (700 plus is rare) and cruise around 450- 550 or so.
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