I have to cut the draft back on my stove, after the fire is build, to keep the chimney from over heating. I try to maintain 4-500F single wall...
My instincts tell me ~500F stt is the best balance of complete combustion without flushing the heat out the chimney, transferring it to the house....
A good smoke dragon has its advantages. My last one (Sierra) needed nothing but door gaskets in ~40 years. Showed no signs of needing anything but...
Higher draft settings result in: hotter burns, cleaner glass, shorter burns. Lower draft settings result in: cooler burns, dirtier glass, longer...
And if it makes you feel any worse, this is a Cold sap for us. :p
Welcome to the hoard Jim1978 As others have said, an insert is a compromise designed to make an open fireplace more efficient. And they do a very...
How come you never hear of this? They must go bad eventually. MasterMech ?
Yes, locust. Good stuff. High BTU wood. I wouldn't be afraid to burn it straight, or any thing else. In 40 years I've never had a stove I didn't...
Before I installed a cat probe, I used the pipe thermometer more than the stove top thermometer to judge cat engagement temp. It reacts much...
I didn't realize they had a knob on the door. I haven't seen many posts about the 201. Most users have probably been burning them for years and...
Some use lumber wrap. Your local lumber yard should have tons of it, 8' up to 48' long. It's tough stuff, withstands trucking/railroading.
