I'm only getting about 2.5 hours of burn on my VC Encore 2040 CatC. I'm getting tired (literally) of setting my alarm 3x every night just so I don't wake up to a cold house. I'm hoping the oracles here can tell me what's going on with my stove. Someday, I'd like a good night's sleep. Here's the bullet:
Before bed, I make sure I have a stable stovetop temp between 450 and 600. That requires the bypass handle forward (Cat activated) and the damper set at about 3/4 closed. I top off the box to full with another log or two of seasoned hardwood and traipse off to la-la land. By the time my alarm goes off 2.5 hours later, the wood is already reduced to embers and the stovetop temp is down to 300. I add more wood and go back to bed. Second verse, same as the first until morning.
I replaced the combustor this week, and am now getting 4 hours on a full load, but I'm hearing all these claims that I should be getting 8-12 hours. What gives?
By the way, the cat thermometer behind the stove above the fan that has a range reading "Activate Catalyst" never budges even when the stovetop temp is at 700. The probe inside below the combustor looks okay. I just activate the combustor whenever the stovetop hits 400 or so.
Before bed, I make sure I have a stable stovetop temp between 450 and 600. That requires the bypass handle forward (Cat activated) and the damper set at about 3/4 closed. I top off the box to full with another log or two of seasoned hardwood and traipse off to la-la land. By the time my alarm goes off 2.5 hours later, the wood is already reduced to embers and the stovetop temp is down to 300. I add more wood and go back to bed. Second verse, same as the first until morning.
I replaced the combustor this week, and am now getting 4 hours on a full load, but I'm hearing all these claims that I should be getting 8-12 hours. What gives?
By the way, the cat thermometer behind the stove above the fan that has a range reading "Activate Catalyst" never budges even when the stovetop temp is at 700. The probe inside below the combustor looks okay. I just activate the combustor whenever the stovetop hits 400 or so.
