Congrats, a bigger stove should help in your situation. does this stove have a bypass?
Keep us posted, I bet you will find you can engage a little sooner than normal and the probe should help you fine tune your burn.
One other question, what is the N/S depth of that fire box?
I would think they are removable so they can be replaced if broken. What if you removed the bottom fire bricks first? Then maybe the soapstone can...
Thanks guys, that firebox looks like it could fit my little stove inside! :eek: Are those fire box stones removable? It would be nice to remove...
How thick is the steel on the IS? And how heavy is that beast? I know there is some soapstone panels on those leg thingys but is there some in...
Dirty glass use to really bug me and I tried to keep it clean weekly. Now I just let it go and don't worry about it. I only cleaned my glass once...
Good info, it's been awhile since I've done a cold start but yeah, you can definitely light off in 20 min with a STT under the recommended 250. I...
Another thing I was going to say that you hit on is you don't always need to stuff the stove full, 3/4 loads can give a good hot burn with less...
I think size of splits play a roll as well. I bet a lot of people figure the colder it is outside the larger the splits they should use. I find...
I bet a lot of people are thinking of going bigger after this Winter. What about a second stove upstairs?
My Condar was pretty sluggish as well but I think yours is much more accurate than the way I had mine installed down through the flue collar.
Sounds like your pretty in line with me. When it's cold I reload on a bigger bed of coals with cat temp around 600. When it's warmer out I can get...
That sounds about right. Where was your air setting? Last couple days I've been burning hot around 1.25 and I'm seeing cat temps in the 1300's...
It's nice there are so many options, I think I'd go with something similar to yours. Have any more pictures that show the whole stove from a side...
Thanks for sharing. The more I hear about this stove the more I like, just not too sure on the looks. I could see it in my basement some day.
Glad it's working out for you. 1200 is the max I saw with my Condar as well.
I like to use a vacuum hose with a soft brush attachment.
Now that you've had some time to play, what kind of temps are you seeing at different air settings?
I'd kill for that forecast right now!:(
