Hey
@30WCF your posts and data are amazing. I'm dealing with the Aspen C3 taking off on me even on the break-in fires. Second break in fire it got to 825-850 F -- hoping I didn't break anything by getting it that hot on just the second fire. Yesterday, fire #5 or 6, it really took off and my laser thermometer that maxes out around 860 showed "OH"; I didn't get my IR gun to see exactly how hot it got. After maybe 30 min, it was back down to 850 or so. Last night I loaded it pretty full of oak, maybe 1-2 smaller branches of yellow poplar (oops).
I need to take a look at the intake flap and chain; I might change it by a link or two to see if that helps.
I wanted to ask if you feel confident about this being true? Do you still feel that too much air under the logs is a big part of what's happening when the stove temps run especially high?
