vertical tornado of fire in the napoleon insert!!

[jerseykat1]

Cross posted, I modified my response. Keep us posted, you are the one of the first here with this insert. It's good to know that it is off to a great start for you. How deep is the firebox? Can you load exclusively N/S if you want to?

short answer yes. long answer see below.

first row of n/s splits need to be 14" or less if you want it to fit below the lip, if you want it to rest on the lip you can probably get away with 16" on the first row of a n/s load. you can do 1 to 3 rows of exclusive n/s loading if the splits are not too large in diameter. The fire box is 1.9 cu ft. For me i like to load n/s small splits on the first row and e/w large splits on the top row.

The specs claim a 8 hour burn time is achievable, i have not been able to achieve this (but i guess it depends on what your definition of burn time is) usually when i load at say 12am and i wake around 7am the stove is about 300 degrees from the coals and maybe a small blue flame here and there. Overall i am satisfied with it, but if i had to do it again i think i would go with something with a bigger firebox. I purchased it from woodlanddirect here is the link with the specs below if anyone is interested.

http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Firep...lf-TI-2201-Economizer-EPA-Wood-Burning-Insert