I've put my short burn times off to a severe lack of insulation in the walls but some here scoff at that so here's what just went down: About six P.M. I loaded up the stove on top of a good bed of coals. After about 15 minutes, the logs were pretty well charred, the flue was reading 600 degrees, and I shut down the bypass. At seven P.M. the stove top actually hit 650 degrees and I shut down the primary in a couple of steps. The secondary show lasted about one minute and I increased air slightly to maintain flame. I turned on blower at this time about 50%. At 7:30, 525 degrees. 8:00, 400. 9:00, 350 degrees and the last log was broken down into coals for a refill.
Open to ideas!
Open to ideas!