besides losing heat and burning up wood are there any drawbacks to burning with the doors open? does it make more creosote?
burning a vc vigilant as a fireplace?
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I have VC Encore and have not had good luck with the fireplace method. If there is a good bed of coals the fire gets going to fast. If there isn't enough coals the fire doesn't burn well and things start to get cold. We have done it a few times, but it takes some work.
It is much less efficient, easy to over fire the stove, stove pipe temps might be lower due to all the cold air. I would guess creosote increases with the high volume of air and moisture.
But some times it is nice to look at...or make smores.
It is much less efficient, easy to over fire the stove, stove pipe temps might be lower due to all the cold air. I would guess creosote increases with the high volume of air and moisture.
But some times it is nice to look at...or make smores.
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