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Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by Huntindog1, Jan 30, 2014.

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    Once the thermal mass of my home got cold as in a couple times the stove burned out early before I got home which happens to everyone once in a while, then try to reverse the thermal mass of your home being cold while its Zero out side and minus wind chills. I got a good experience trying to heat the house back up, one night from 4pm to 11pm I reloaded the stove 3 times and each time letting the stove burn at really high temps. I was splitting my splits down small to get the stove to burn hotter. But it also burned faster. I think I only got the house back up to 66 deg but I like it at 70. Or should I say the wife likes it at 70, I was perfectly fine with 66.
     
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    I just upgraded in December from a 1.8 to the 3.0... It was the best maneuver that I could have made. The NC30 is a beast. I was routinely pushing my NC13 to heat my house and coaling up. Cleaning out ashes and coals like everyday to every other day in cold streaks. Now I can just her purr at 550 to 600 degrees. Plus clean out ashes maybe 1 1/2 to 2 weeks.
     
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    Been there done that........ Came downstairs to my door standing wide open at -11 outside..... My first floor was 35 degrees
     
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    Yes that refreshes my memory on the NC30, one that people dont talk about the nc30 has a deep bottom for lots of coals. Dont have to empty it very often. Plus another aspect is you can load east west or north south an option I would like to have.
     
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    Having a stove that keeps the house comfortable in "normal" temps is great, but when you need heat.........well, you need heat.
    I say get the stove needed for abby-normal cold, then burn it with less wood or lower air settings when needed.
    If you have a leaky house and don't have plans to seal and insulate, this is even more important.
    Chvymn99, so you're saying you can control the NC30 to run @ 500-600 on a regular basis?
     
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    Yes, it's usually runs around the 550 to 600. If it's gets beyond 650. It almost heats is out of the living room. So I try to settle it sound 550 to 600. Then burn out the coals at the end of the cycle. That are at the back of the stove.

    I also keep the fan on low. That helps tremendously to spread the heat.
     
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    Yes, the deep bottom helps to keep the ashes and coals in check. There was only one time where I couldn't keep up in the house that's when we dropped below zero for over 72 hrs. So I'm really happy with it. Because we don't do that very often.
     
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