Running high for 15 minutes won't really do much if anything for you burn poorly the rest of the time. This is old school advice. Not a bad idea though.
In general 700-800 should be the max temp for a steel stove. Most of the Travis manuals mention glowing is a sign of overfire and voids the warranty. I found the parts in the baffle would glow almost every time it ran on high for any length of time.
In general 700-800 should be the max temp for a steel stove. Most of the Travis manuals mention glowing is a sign of overfire and voids the warranty. I found the parts in the baffle would glow almost every time it ran on high for any length of time.