New to EPA stoves. I am really amazed how efficient they are. Just installed a Drolet 1800i insert. For beginners this has to be one of the simplest stoves to operate with well seasoned wood. For a cold start I do a top down fire with well seasoned red oak. About 30 mins in I put the damper all the way in and the secondaries kick in. I get about 5-7 hours of tremendous heat through the entire burn. I was amazed looking at the chimney and seeing absolutely no smoke with just a slight smell of burning wood. Looking forward to my first burning season.
I bought a soot eater to clean the liner. I took the secondary tubes off and stone and was going to do a sweep bottom up but there was absolutely nothing in there about a month into burning. I will check down the road but wow do these burn efficient.
I bought a soot eater to clean the liner. I took the secondary tubes off and stone and was going to do a sweep bottom up but there was absolutely nothing in there about a month into burning. I will check down the road but wow do these burn efficient.
