shoulder burning

[edyit]

when you guys with tube stoves burn this time of year and go with small hot fires do you give it more air than normal or choke it down like you would in winter? i'm noticing that since i moved the stove upstairs from the basement i dont load it full and with smaller loads i dont get the same temps, so to compensate for this i give it more air than normal to keep flue temps up. anyone else do the same or have any handy tips?

 

[jatoxico]

If I don't have a good shoulder season wood (like this year) I use small splits and make an airy fire.

 

[Ash]

I burn small hot fires during the shoulder season. Usually one in the morning and one at night. I don't choke my stove down all the way with smaller loads same as you. I get a fire going, get it up to 600 stove top temp and the air is closed about 3/4 of the way by then. As soon as it burns down a bit I open the air wide open and let it go. Stove holds and puts out heat long after the fire goes out and the house stays plenty warm.

 

[edyit]

yeah i'm using smaller splits 2"-3" across at the widest part, not stacking them in there tight either, good wood all css more than 1 year, but with a small load in the stove i dont get the 500*+ stove top temps so i open up the air control a little more than normal to get and keep the flue temps up around 300*F

 

[Warm_in_NH]

You'll get less draft then in winter so, like mentioned above, smaller splits, more air, etc. I burn a lot of kiln dried lumber scraps this time of year, they burn great, mid winter they'd go up twice as quick.
What's going on outside is almost as important as fuel when it comes to running your stove. Adapt and adjust accordingly.

 

[edge-of-the-woods]

You'll get less draft then in winter so, like mentioned above, smaller splits, more air, etc. I burn a lot of kiln dried lumber scraps this time of year, they burn great, mid winter they'd go up twice as quick.
What's going on outside is almost as important as fuel when it comes to running your stove. Adapt and adjust accordingly.

Yeah I filled the stove up the other night, and it was intolerably hot

 

[jatoxico]

Yeah I filled the stove up the other night, and it was intolerably hot

My wood supply is Oak, hophorn and locust. Smattering of maple and sass but it's all mixed in. Every fire is a hot fire!

 

[HisTreeNut]

I am still learning my stove [Buck 94NC] and right now, small and hot works well. If I dial the air back too much, the wood does not burn well & I have large chunks of black charcoal in the morning. She seems to like small stacks of wood but not tightly stacked together.
Side note: In the morning, I open the air wide open and stir the coals every 45 minutes or so. Fan stills blows warm air until early afternoon and it burns down to a very fine ash.