Last night I got the fire lit in 5 minutes from a fire 16 hours earlier! Have to say this is impressive! Got fire going at 4AM before work maybe 1/2 load then relit fire at 8PM from coals from the 4AM fire and only took 5 minutes.. The T-5 never ceases to amaze me.. Of course the wife couldn't care less but I thought you guys could appreciate this Ray
There's some truth to that too Dave.. I have been burning hard maple mixed with some red oak which is a good coaling wood, maple not so much.. Around here we have lots of good wood so I'm fortunate.. Ray
The T-5 employs a S/S baffle rather than tubes maybe that has something to do with the efficiency? I heat 1600+ square feet with a 2.0 cu. ft. firebox very well and the stove is not working hard gives plenty of heat and long burn times..
Don't all modern stoves do that? Hot coals after 16 hours enough to re-start. I have only used two fire starters the whole year so far.
That it impressive, Ray. My Endeavor will do that on rare occasion with it having to be a full load to start. Usually, I can consistently get 10 hours and sometimes 12.
Yep, that's impressive. 10-12 is ideal on a full load for my NC30, so far. Any more than that I'm grabbing a firestarter, to jump start it.
Weather has crazy so far here but even when cold which would be warm for you I generally run the stove with very low air..
Now you know what I mean about the weather here Dave.. Harder to run the stove when it's just cool out.. Have it running right now to take the chill off and the challenge is not getting the house too warm..
+1 I have had to open window to keep the temp inside livable Wife gets mad , but if above 75 I have to cool it down some. We are forecast for mid 20s day, mid teens at night. Constant mild temps that are easier to burn for 72° Temps. Unless the winds pick up.
The PE Super Series stoves have a linked primary and secondary air control. As the primary air is cut back, so is the secondary air, to a point of course. Makes for good control, and some looong burns. My stove seems to breathe really well. From a cold start on Friday (by cold, I mean below freezing INSIDE ), I was turning the air back within ten minutes, and had a 400° stove top in less than twenty. That's with a top down start and really dry white ash. I blew threw that load in about six hours, but the next load of oak went for over twelve, with air wide open for the last 2.5-3 hours to burn the coals down. I find that I can burn ash with the air closed all the way, but a full load of oak needs just a bit more. Otherwise I lose secondary burn and get smoke. It could just be that the oak isn't as dry as the ash. That extra little bit of air does make for some 650-700° temps, though
I'd love to try out a T-5, great stove! -20 tomorrow morning and it looks like the next couple days won't break 0! I'm pretty confident my little Keystone will do just fine for my 1200 sq ft.
