New jotul f55 v2 questions

[Flashback87]

My bet is that with each fire operation and knowledge will improve. By the end of the season you will be a pro. At this point, I can not recommend a damper. I think experience and working with only one variable (boost air) is a better plan for at least the first season.

Yeah, im leaving that magnet on the boost air always now... lol.

Just wild how much different this is from my other stove. I piece of metal you throw wood in takes such finesse. Sometimes I think im just over analyzing and panicking. I'm a sales rep for a logistics company and some of the companies I meet with have amish working there. Most have wood stoves and when I ask about temps their stoves run at they have no idea... lol.

Since the pipe above my stove turned red/glowed I went and checked out the chimney. Pipe seemed to just have fly ash (pic below) but I found some flaky creosote on the chimney cap. I took it off and cleaned with my brush but this is the first I have seen it.

I say this because it seems im shutting air down too soon and creosote is forming on cap. Old stove i wait till stt was over 400° or flue where I could reach with Ir gun read 250° with air wide open. But so far on this stove, im afraid to leave air open that long.

I appreciate all the advice and wisdom from everyone! Keep it coming!

Hoping it is just a learning curve I'll nail soon.

Thanks again!

 

[begreen]

When I went from the F3CB to the F400 I had a few fires that got away from me as I was learning the stove. A bigger fuel load has more potential power. If I get distracted and space out turning down the air on the larger T6 things can get lively. That's a pretty rare occurence now, but I'd be lying if I said it never happened.

 

[Todd]

Where are you taking your stt? You need to shut it down sooner. I believe the manual states once the stove hits 400 adjust air down to desired output. I’d probably try adjusting the air down at 300 and see what happens and stick to N/S loading.

 

[Flashback87]

Where are you taking your stt? You need to shut it down sooner. I believe the manual states once the stove hits 400 adjust air down to desired output. I’d probably try adjusting the air down at 300 and see what happens and stick to N/S loading.

Taking temps in the corners of the top plate. I have a magnet placed there and I use IR gun. Magnet is slow and never really goes over 700 so don't really pay attention to that.

I did read about 400° in manual. I was shutting down all the way at that temp or leaving open just a little. This time was the latter.

I thought the e/w 9n top would slow the burn down but i was way off with that