Hey guys
New to this forum, enjoy reading all the info on stoves but I am curious if anyone else is having the issues I am with my stove.
I Purchased a f 3500 about a month ago to replace my old lakewood stove. I was tired of loading the stove every few hours thru out the night to keep warm so I bit the bullet and decided to buy this new stove.
It's sits in the basement of our 1200 Sq ft home, I bought a new stainless double liner pipe for it, put a pipe probe to watch the Temps as the cat temp gauge just has active inactive.
Had a few small burns, cleaned the glass in between.. trying to break it in as they suggest. Christmas day I started to burn continuously loading the wood with 18" 1 year dry ash. 15-18 Mc, loading it with 4 to 5 splits full load basically, bring the pipe temp up to 600-700 give or take.. let it burn for 5-10 minute engage the cat then slowly bring slide the air lever to close.
The problem I have is if I close the air right off the pipe Temps drop 200 degrees roughly and after 20-30 min i start to loose cat Temps... ( heat drops off as well) the wood basically solders down but doesn't complety burn within 6 hours I have small coals and wood on the side of the box not burned. ( if I load Ew it helps but not that much)
If I run the stove with the air 3/4 closed I can maintain 600 pipe temp and the cat stays roughly the same, great heat but get roughly 4-5 hour and I'm ready to reload..
I've tried dryer wood with no difference
I bought the stove to conserve some wood and mainly only load it twice a day (12hr burn time was my goal)
Anyone have any have any advice I would greatly appreciate it
Thanks
New to this forum, enjoy reading all the info on stoves but I am curious if anyone else is having the issues I am with my stove.
I Purchased a f 3500 about a month ago to replace my old lakewood stove. I was tired of loading the stove every few hours thru out the night to keep warm so I bit the bullet and decided to buy this new stove.
It's sits in the basement of our 1200 Sq ft home, I bought a new stainless double liner pipe for it, put a pipe probe to watch the Temps as the cat temp gauge just has active inactive.
Had a few small burns, cleaned the glass in between.. trying to break it in as they suggest. Christmas day I started to burn continuously loading the wood with 18" 1 year dry ash. 15-18 Mc, loading it with 4 to 5 splits full load basically, bring the pipe temp up to 600-700 give or take.. let it burn for 5-10 minute engage the cat then slowly bring slide the air lever to close.
The problem I have is if I close the air right off the pipe Temps drop 200 degrees roughly and after 20-30 min i start to loose cat Temps... ( heat drops off as well) the wood basically solders down but doesn't complety burn within 6 hours I have small coals and wood on the side of the box not burned. ( if I load Ew it helps but not that much)
If I run the stove with the air 3/4 closed I can maintain 600 pipe temp and the cat stays roughly the same, great heat but get roughly 4-5 hour and I'm ready to reload..
I've tried dryer wood with no difference
I bought the stove to conserve some wood and mainly only load it twice a day (12hr burn time was my goal)
Anyone have any have any advice I would greatly appreciate it
Thanks
