Hi all. All has been going really well with the new insert (make - Flame by SBI, 2.3cu.ft. firebox, non-cat ). But it seems to me that upon re-load, the fire does not 'tamp down' as much as you (I) would think it should. The splits continue to blaze, and the secondary burn tubes are shooting off like a flamethrower. There is only one air control,and I will usually burn with it completely open for about 15 minutes, then close it halfway and wait 5 more minutes, then close all the way. My wood is fairly well-seasoned red oak (18-22%mc) that takes off like a shot in the stove. I would think that lowering the air should slow down the burn faster than it does. Within about an hour, the fire will slow down, but by that time I think that most of the 'meat' of the wood has been burned, and the secondaries stop. Don't get me wrong, there is still mass left in the box, its not just coals and ash. But after about an hour and a half, there is no more 'fire' in the stove. My house is plenty warm (upper 70's 1st floor, lower/mid 70s 2nd floor,30s daytime 20s nite outside), and the house temp hasnt gotten down below 70 before an 8 hour burn time. I should mention that there is never any smoke coming out of my chimney, except on reload, and my glass is always clean. Im just thinking that the 'main burn' during the burning secondaries should last longer. Does this sound familiar? Do you guys have similar burn cycles? Or does is sound like my air-control isnt closing enough? Maybe I'm just nuts.