About 3-4 years ago we had a FPX Medium Flush Wood installed at our old house. I could easily go for days without needing a lighter to get it going again. I could load up at night before bed and in the morning toss a small piece of pine fire starter in theee with some normal logs and within a minute or two I’d have a roaring fire again.
We just moved two months ago and had a VC Encore installed. It really does a great job keeping the house warm but it just doesn’t seem to last anywhere near as long as the insert. I can load at night and in the morning I never have glowing embers. I have to use a pine fire starter and lit it up since it won’t catch on its own. With that said, it does still take a lot less time to get back to a roaring fire then if I was completely starting a new fire.
I also can’t help but notice the flames still dance a lot quicker on the Encore then they did with the insert even with the air turned down low.
Is this to be expected?
We just moved two months ago and had a VC Encore installed. It really does a great job keeping the house warm but it just doesn’t seem to last anywhere near as long as the insert. I can load at night and in the morning I never have glowing embers. I have to use a pine fire starter and lit it up since it won’t catch on its own. With that said, it does still take a lot less time to get back to a roaring fire then if I was completely starting a new fire.
I also can’t help but notice the flames still dance a lot quicker on the Encore then they did with the insert even with the air turned down low.
Is this to be expected?
