well, the first three were not impressive. used wood from the same source, and todays fire actually got the flue temp up to 600f!
now for the interesting part-the last 2 fires have been while the stove was set up in a temporary position...middle of room with 4-5 extra feet of single wall pipe, and the 2 slightly offset elbows are now offset to almost a 90 degree! go figure?? i have more single wall pipe; absolutely none of the joints are sealed; and i have 2 almost 90 degree joints...than it goes into the 8" metalbestos.
not looking for advice, just sayin...
the reason the stove is "temporary", i am halfway through building a hearth for the bugger. than i will set the stove, straighten the 90 degree elbows to just a slight offset, and seal all the joints with hi-temp. then we'll see if i need that extension on the metalbestos or not.
the first fire i built in the stove while in the temp position was also miserable. the second one was good!
should be able to lay some tile tomorrow
now for the interesting part-the last 2 fires have been while the stove was set up in a temporary position...middle of room with 4-5 extra feet of single wall pipe, and the 2 slightly offset elbows are now offset to almost a 90 degree! go figure?? i have more single wall pipe; absolutely none of the joints are sealed; and i have 2 almost 90 degree joints...than it goes into the 8" metalbestos.
not looking for advice, just sayin...
the reason the stove is "temporary", i am halfway through building a hearth for the bugger. than i will set the stove, straighten the 90 degree elbows to just a slight offset, and seal all the joints with hi-temp. then we'll see if i need that extension on the metalbestos or not.
the first fire i built in the stove while in the temp position was also miserable. the second one was good!
should be able to lay some tile tomorrow