We have a new Lopi Republic 1750 stove in our basement. Unfortunately, we purchased the home in August, installed the stove in September and purchased wood in October (awful!). Told by 3 different suppliers that their wood was "dry". yeah, right. We are desperately trying to burn what we have, but have to take multiple steps (store in the cold side of the basement, move to the warm side to "dry out", move in front of the stove to dry further). We have a screen door on the entrance from the upstairs to the basement, plus a fan in the upper corner to pull the warm air upstairs. The stove also has a blower. House had 2 grates in the floor already (kitchen and hallway). It's a small ranch. I am constantly wiping up sooty dust in the upstairs (off my kitchen counters). I assume its from the wet wood, but am not positive. Will this stop happening when we are able to get wood and dry it over the summer? Does this type of stove always create so much dust? (I used to have a Hearthstone in my former home - great stove - no dust!!) I'm at the end of my rope.