- Oct 30, 2009
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Installed my 2100 Insert on Saturday (pics on the way, forgot the camera this morning).
Ran it 24 hours yesterday into this morning and I am starting to learn the air control schedule. This morning I had a hard time getting everything restart. I had a full bed of coals (woke up at 3AM and threw two big splits in because I wasnt sure what the burn times and sched was going to be). I loaded the box up (probably 8 good sized splits) and left the door cracked open to give it air. Took a shower, got dressed for work, and come out to a dead coal bed, one piece half lite and a lot of smoke outside.
I live in a 1360 sqft Ranch, 15'x0.014" thick 6" chimney liner insulated with 1/2" insulation kit. Top plate but no bottom insulation or block off plate.
How do you reload a larger insert efficiently and be able to shut down the air in 30+/- minutes before an 8 hour day of work for an efficient and long lasting burn. Worried I am choking it, burning really inefficiently (stove temp dropped significantly during the reloading), and leaving a lot of buildup in the chimney line.
Thanks,
Kevin
Ran it 24 hours yesterday into this morning and I am starting to learn the air control schedule. This morning I had a hard time getting everything restart. I had a full bed of coals (woke up at 3AM and threw two big splits in because I wasnt sure what the burn times and sched was going to be). I loaded the box up (probably 8 good sized splits) and left the door cracked open to give it air. Took a shower, got dressed for work, and come out to a dead coal bed, one piece half lite and a lot of smoke outside.
I live in a 1360 sqft Ranch, 15'x0.014" thick 6" chimney liner insulated with 1/2" insulation kit. Top plate but no bottom insulation or block off plate.
How do you reload a larger insert efficiently and be able to shut down the air in 30+/- minutes before an 8 hour day of work for an efficient and long lasting burn. Worried I am choking it, burning really inefficiently (stove temp dropped significantly during the reloading), and leaving a lot of buildup in the chimney line.
Thanks,
Kevin