Congrates on your purchase of a great stove! You have purchased one of the very few stoves that shuts both primary and secondary air down when you shut that draft lever, a wonderful design. I heat my home with the PE27, I burn 24/7 all winter. After tweaking a few things with my excel chimney (suffering from over draft) I now have proper stove and pipe probe temps and life is good thanks to my dealer. Im almost approaching burn times of a 3 cubic foot firebox with good seasoned hardwoods. Like the T5 cast iron model (same firebox) i can easly get 11+ hours with plenty of coals and a toasty warm house. Not too shabby for a 2 cubic foot stove. I also burn pine, hemlock, poplar, cherry, ash, maple, birch, beach, oak and pretty much anything in my area. I get it for free, in the stove it goes. I hate to see things wasted. You will enjoy burning wood i bet, it actually becomes a hobby. Other than reloads, there is zero smoke from my chimney. Actually, my neighbor never even knew i burned wood until I told her. Which is the way it should be done with a new EPA stove properly operating. Welcome to the forums!
