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Running my ideal steel with a full load of Ash I'm around 200 after 10 hours. I need to graph my stove temps but I think on a typical load it's at...

Mine is in the basement with more horizontal pipe than ideal going into the chimney. I have 30 feet of chimney after the thimble though so it...

I don't think I've cleaned mine with anything other than a hot fire since last season. Ideal steel doesn't seem to leave much on the glass running...

I 100% agree. I have a very similar setup and the first night it hit single digits here running the Ideal steel it nearly scared me. Thankfully I...

I've been wondering about this myself but have the same problem. The intake on the stove is about 8' below grade, in the corner of the basement...

I haven't had a big one but I've had a few where a hint of smoke came through the gaskets. I would blame all the times I've gotten it on turning...

I'm deep in 40v Greenworks batteries. I have their original 16" saw, 2 of the newer 14" saws, and their 10" top handle saw. I also have the M18...

Front cover is the fireplace, it's a dummy. Rear stainless one is off the Ideal Steel.

Same as everyone else. Rent and be done in a day. The smallest chipper I'd consider using is one of the ~25 hp 6" rigs. Anything smaller and your...

With my Ideal Steel I find anything to get the top of the pile burning faster saves time. It isn't ready to cruise till the fire has migrated to...

I find that from a cold stove it's significantly faster to start a top down fire. I fill the stove just like I normally would and put kindling on...

Being in the basement I don't have much care for what it looks like. The probes I've been using and like are these: 3M K-Type Thermocouple 100mm...

Really shouldn't matter. Will just get more differential the further you are from the stove. Mine is about 2" from the wall, about 4 feet from the...

I have a probe in my flue pipe where it enters the wall about 4 feet from my ideal steel. If I wait till it reads 350 before closing the bypass,...

I had the same problem with my Ideal Steel and 30' chimney. Added a damper above the stove and now have excellent control. When the flue gets hot...

I asked the same about my Ideal Steel a few weeks ago. They should probably put a note in the manual about it.

Barometric damper sounds like an inefficient solution for stove heat. All that extra draft pulling in outside air sounds awful. I closed the...

Yeah, the one I picked up has a couple 1.5-2" holes in it. I would guess under super cold windy conditions all the way closed might be reasonable.

I hear you on the steep roof. My roof is between 11-12:12 pitch. I can't clean my chimney from the bottom because the tee is about a foot deep in...