Lopi liberty. Stove pipe temps vs stove top temps

[Sprinter]

Sorry, your links are broken for some reason. The best way to post pics is directly using the "upload a file" option.

 

[MagKarl]

I also have a Liberty. My "default" position for the air control is most of the way closed. Probably 1/8-14" in most of the time. The two exceptions are first thing in the morning (wide open for ~15 minutes) and overnight (fully closed). During the day we keep adding wood when it needs it and just leave the air control alone. I have ~20 feet of pipe and my wood is 2-3 years seasoned.

 

[Sprinter]

I also have a Liberty. My "default" position for the air control is most of the way closed. Probably 1/8-14" in most of the time. The two exceptions are first thing in the morning (wide open for ~15 minutes) and overnight (fully closed). During the day we keep adding wood when it needs it and just leave the air control alone. I have ~20 feet of pipe and my wood is 2-3 years seasoned.

That's me. I'm thinking that it has a lot to do with climate and house conditions. We're pretty mild here and I rarely give any thought to the coal situation. To me, here, coals are a good thing and if I need to add wood, I'll rake forward and add. If not, I'll let them go. Under more severe conditions, I'd probably do things a bit different. With moderate conditions around here, I usually let the fire go out overnight and start a new one in the morning. If temps are going into the teens or singles, I'm more likely to keep a fire overnight. Lately, it's been going into the teens at night, so I adjust accordingly.

 

[kversch]

I've been running the stove the past few days like you guys suggested cutting the air back much sooner. The stove top and stack temps are staying a bit lower now. The secondary's seem to take longer to get full burn going though. Running it like you guys have suggested I can ever keep small to medium loads of the smaller splits I have under control.

 

[begreen]

Good deal. Are the burn times improving?