Hi All, have the jotul f45 v2. Normally, I dont have this issue, but it's been -20 at my house in AK. I'm burning white birch. Because I have to run the stove constantly (needing it to be above 300-350 degrees to warm the home), I'm running into an issue where my coal bed is getting massive and isn't allowing me to fill the firebox enough to get a fire super hot. Usually, letting everything die down in the coal phase and getting the stove below 300 isn't an issue and it'll easily warm the house with the coals for 8 hours. But not in this weather. So, do I go ahead and just remove coals into a metal can and cut my losses, or is there a good way to get that bed down rapidly? I've tried throwing in a bunch of spruce kindling to try to burn it down but it did pretty much nothing. I've kept the damper open all the way. I have been raking the coals to the front, which helps a LITTLE, but not in a meaningful way. Need to keep the stove at least at 350, so letting the coaling stage play out over hours and hours isn't an option. Thoughts? This is the first time I wished I got the f55. Stay warm everyone!
Jotul coaling issues
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When I had this stove and temps like that I found it better to burn half loads hot during the day then load it up for the overnight. This help reduce coaling and kept the stove hot to keep my cabin temps up.
I wanted a more radiant stove for my open floor plan high ceiling log cabin. Found an old Woodstock Fireview and did a total rebuild and replaced the F45 with it.
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get some spruce pine or fur for next year or the year after. Burns fast coals fast very little ash. You may be reloading more frequently but your BTUs per day will probably be higher.
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