New stove. First burn.

[Kman2478]

After burning the VC Defiant for 10 years that was in the house when we bought it, here I am running my first break in burn on our new Jotul F55. I'm super excited for what I hope is a much longer burn time on this stove. This system of only having air control to manage the burn is new to me, since the VC had a damper to shut down. Im used to burning the VC hot, keeping creosote to a minimum due to a tall chimney. My question is at what temperature are you folks choking down the air? And how much? I know it's going to be some trial and error. Just looking for feedback and tips from anyone running the same stove.
Cheers to a new heating season! 🍻
Ken

 

[Todd]

With my F45 I use to monitor the internal flue temps about 20” above the stove. With a full load I would run full air til the temp is just over 500 then I turned down the air to about a little less than half. I’d wait and see what the temp would do from there usually it would drop slightly as would the flames. After a few minutes the temp would start to rise again and once over 500 I’d bring down the air to my desired setting. This was usually fully shut or just a tad open. After awhile she would settle in at about 450-550 and the stove top temp would cruise 550-650.