I do it once in a while out of curiosity. It doesn't hurt if its just a couple inches for a few seconds.
Chaz if you want to see your IS cat glowing, pop the lid up a bit and you should see it glowing if your burning hot enough. It won't always glow...
Just a side note, you can always change the color. Woodstock sells spray cans of their colors if you change your mind down the road. You can also...
I pretty much load it 3/4 full to packed running east/west with a north/south stack on the left side since all my wood was cut to 16-17". Like...
I haven't used the andirons other than a couple of the first loads. I would get the stove all loaded up and couldn't tip them back in do to a...
15 this morning and still 72 inside. Feels good compared to the 68 and the furnace running a bit. Probably let the stove sit idle as we should get...
I'm torn between the two directions. I typically load like this: [ATTACH] And sometimes even like this if i dont mind the window getting dirty:...
I've noticed I get more coals because my loads are fuller (more wood to create coals) and packed tighter (less air flow around the logs) in the...
It was exactly -20 this morning as I thought it would be. -11 now. Reloaded about an hour ago and the house is warming back up, at 71. Went down...
Never cleared -1 today. Headed for a predicted -17 but we've hit -20 the last 2 nights. Will be the last below zero except one night for the next...
I would let it ride. These stoves were built for heat. I would do what beardley reccomended. Crack the bypass open a bit and you should get almost...
-15 headed for a whopping 3. Sunny today so that temds to help in keeping the house a touch warmer with some solar help. Pretty much the same for...
Call them. They are very helpful! They have all thier colors in an aerosol can and only charge 10 bucks for them. I think they are so busy they...
-17 out again. Furnace is running a bit this morning while coals burn down. And a little help from the sun is nice too. Just to much oak through...
[ATTACH] Another cold day. I thought it was New Years not April fools Mother Nature? Gonn keep choochin with oak and let the sun in again today....
-10 now. Almost to our high for the day at -7. Looks like I shouldn't be complaining looking at Rope's temps! House is a cozy 74 in the main...
I agree!
-15 now headed for -17 around sun up. Looking at -6 for the high. Furnace is doing a little work while coals are burning down this am. Will load...
This is my first full year with the stove. I'm glad to say I haven't really needed it much warmer than the 450ish mark but like the idea I can go...
Made it up to 0 today from -19 this morning. Thank goodness for the sun for some solar help! House is at 73 right now. Only down to -6 tonight....
