I started at 10 am. Their are three of us....Me, myself and I. I had my doubts about the hand cart I had bought when I picked up the stove, but it was very useful. I had the cart in the four wheel position when moving up the ramps, then switched the handle on the hearth and got the stove down very easy. Then I put some sliders under the legs and positioned it. I had put some rags on top of the baffle plates, gotta remember to remove them. I also painted the bottom of the stove. So far the worst part was removing the pedestal. All the clearances have been exceeded. Is the stove pipe all right the way I have it? Or should I just come out the wall and use a 90 then drop into the top of the stove? I didn't screw or seal any of the pipe yet, figured I wait and ask about it.
Looks good man, I know you are going to burn less wood with that. I have a cart like that I've had for a long time, I used it to haul the old stove out but I just used a different approach with the new one coming in. I think its better the way you have rather than just one 90 degree bend
Thanks guys. I got a fire going in it, I got it holding around 400, got the windows open with a fan in the stove room. Seems like it's taking forever to burn a couple splits down. (just kindling in the pic.)
the EPA stove is going to be a whole new experience for you, quite a bit different running it from what you had. I assume you have done some homework on how to run an EPA stove
Once it gets cooler out, take it up to 500-600 and you'll burn it in even more. I can close the primary most of the way once the STT hits about 400 (sometimes less when it's cold), and watch the secondaries kick in. Very cool once you see it.
It's a breeze learning a newer stove. I think it does take a little time refining technique and learning what is most efficient for you though. The best part is that you can see the fire and that helps a lot. In my old stove, the only way I could tell what was going on inside was the stove temp and I hated it when I'd open the doors and find out the burn cycle wasn't complete.
I got it running to get the chill out, got the upstairs in the low 70's now....that's with the STT 400 I placed the stove top thermometer on the just above the bend on the upper deck...is that a good spot for it? I been wondering when I'm gonna get to see the secondaries. I do find myself watching the flames...I keep reading the manual when running the stove. I just got the hang of the last stove, now it's back to square one LOL.
Where you have the gauge is the hottest spot on the stove. If you got the stove to 400, close the air down so the handle is just under the ash lip or a bit further. You'll see secondaries. Stove temp should climb a little too.
