F3500 burning really well but..

[tjdressel]

We had our F3500 installed the week before Christmas, which was great because the first night we could burn it, it was -42C with windchill down to -50C. Burning seasoned pine, in the 7% - 13% range. At those temperatures it could make the house about 21C, nice and toasty!

It's warmed up to about -16C at night now, and quite frankly, even with the cat on, large fat non split round logs, air fully closed, it's pouring off too much heat. I'm filling the box that way, say 4-5 large pieces. I'm doing this to get long burns, which right now I can get at least 8 hours, not uncommon to get 10.


Short of opening a window, any suggestions to burn it even lower and slower? Would loading fewer pieces of wood make much of a difference? Assuming that might not burn all night though.

Tim

 

[Mirco22]

We had our F3500 installed the week before Christmas, which was great because the first night we could burn it, it was -42C with windchill down to -50C. Burning seasoned pine, in the 7% - 13% range. At those temperatures it could make the house about 21C, nice and toasty!

It's warmed up to about -16C at night now, and quite frankly, even with the cat on, large fat non split round logs, air fully closed, it's pouring off too much heat. I'm filling the box that way, say 4-5 large pieces. I'm doing this to get long burns, which right now I can get at least 8 hours, not uncommon to get 10.


Short of opening a window, any suggestions to burn it even lower and slower? Would loading fewer pieces of wood make much of a difference? Assuming that might not burn all night though.

Tim

put a video how it burns normally, could someone suggest reducing draft if it is the case

 

[farmwithjunk]

Have you tried racking the coals forward and loading N to S? I have the F5200 which is about the same and loading this way slows the burn way down and makes much less heat. Since the air comes in the front and then up to the cat up front it only burns the tip of the logs.

I have a bolt and washer sitting in the slot for the draft control to block a little more air when its way down.

 

[arro222]

We had our F3500 installed the week before Christmas, which was great because the first night we could burn it, it was -42C with windchill down to -50C. Burning seasoned pine, in the 7% - 13% range. At those temperatures it could make the house about 21C, nice and toasty!

It's warmed up to about -16C at night now, and quite frankly, even with the cat on, large fat non split round logs, air fully closed, it's pouring off too much heat. I'm filling the box that way, say 4-5 large pieces. I'm doing this to get long burns, which right now I can get at least 8 hours, not uncommon to get 10.


Short of opening a window, any suggestions to burn it even lower and slower? Would loading fewer pieces of wood make much of a difference? Assuming that might not burn all night though.

Tim

Considering this stove myself.
Brochure states up to 24 hr burns. Your burns are not any longer than my Quad 5700 tube but pine burns almost twice as fast as the red oak I'm using so your times with pine I should consider exemplary.
Have you tried using a stove pipe damper to slow your stove up?
Pine burns really hot.
If you don't mine me asking, what did this stove cost?