I am a new member here and I have owned a used Magnum Baby Countryside for a few years. It is located in my shop which is 40'x40' with insulated walls and 11' tall insulated ceiling & concrete floor. To say that I am a novice even after 3 yrs of using the stove is an understatement, but I have learned quite bit about my stove from reading the pages of previous posts on this forum. I have experimented with cleanup methods, various burn pot modifications, damper control experiments, etc.... and I still find myself "babysitting" this stove every winter. I am merely wanting to keep the temperature in my shop between 45-55 degrees and I can't seem to get it to happen during cold snaps (right now it is on setting #3 and it won't get the shop to 40 degrees. It is 10 degrees outside). I live in Salina, KS. Are there any Baby Countryside experts in my area that would be able to help ???
I am burning pellet fuel. When on setting #2 or #3, the pellets burn as fast as they are augered in which creates a very small fire and thus very little heat. If I go to setting #4, it will burn a larger flame, but will eventually buildup after only 6-8 hrs and I will have to dump it out and start all over. I have toyed around with the fresh air damper, plugging and opening holes in the burn pot, among everything else I can think of. I have not measured the heat coming out of the stove, but I can tell you that I can place my hand actually on the stove where the heat comes out without burning my hand. If on #2 or #3 it is lukewarm to the touch and on #4 it becomes a little uncomfortable, but not too hot to burn me.
So, in short..... I am looking for more heat and a consistent burn that won't require me to "check on" the stove every few hours (my shop where the stove is located is several hundred yards from my house). If you are a Baby owner that has the magic touch with your stove, I would love to talk with you and pick your brain. Right now, I feel like I am throwing $$$ out the door just to keep my shop at 35 degrees inside. Comment here or message me a phone number and I will call you.
As a footnote, my stove is one of the older models and I will be looking into the horseshoe cleanup method as well as the drilling the hole method for cleanup behind the ash pan (although I would like to get a little more precise instructions on the best way to do this).....
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You
I am burning pellet fuel. When on setting #2 or #3, the pellets burn as fast as they are augered in which creates a very small fire and thus very little heat. If I go to setting #4, it will burn a larger flame, but will eventually buildup after only 6-8 hrs and I will have to dump it out and start all over. I have toyed around with the fresh air damper, plugging and opening holes in the burn pot, among everything else I can think of. I have not measured the heat coming out of the stove, but I can tell you that I can place my hand actually on the stove where the heat comes out without burning my hand. If on #2 or #3 it is lukewarm to the touch and on #4 it becomes a little uncomfortable, but not too hot to burn me.
So, in short..... I am looking for more heat and a consistent burn that won't require me to "check on" the stove every few hours (my shop where the stove is located is several hundred yards from my house). If you are a Baby owner that has the magic touch with your stove, I would love to talk with you and pick your brain. Right now, I feel like I am throwing $$$ out the door just to keep my shop at 35 degrees inside. Comment here or message me a phone number and I will call you.
As a footnote, my stove is one of the older models and I will be looking into the horseshoe cleanup method as well as the drilling the hole method for cleanup behind the ash pan (although I would like to get a little more precise instructions on the best way to do this).....
Any help would be appreciated
Thank You
