30 with a mind of its own tonight.

All non-cat stoves operate relatively the same way. Load it up, it reaches a peak temp while you decrease the air and then it slowly climbs back down until you need to reload the stove. You can not get a more controllable burn on a 30 than you can on any other non-cat stove.

With good fuel, you should have the air nearly closed while achieving peak temps. If you expect to throw wood into the 30 and have it cruise at 400-500, you're gonna have a bad time.

 

Ok, well that's better. I have Selkirk too with the "deluxe" cap.
I generally cut the air all the way once the flue temp is up around 300 or a bit more and the STT is about 350-400.
Fuel is 3 year dry Oak, Pine, Maple, and some Poplar.

 

Well, I don't have any expectation for that. More hope, I guess.
Since you're telling me that's not possible, my hope is dashed.
I was curious, because chris is saying something a little different.
I've been reconsidering my Ashford/Sirocco purchase for a couple years when the finances ease, by getting the 30, then moving to the cat stove.
When the taxes get done, I'll have a much better idea which way I should jump.

 

My experience is that if you are burning a load in the 30 and you are trying to stay no higher than 400-500 in your burn cycle, you're smoking from the pipe/chimney.

 

Depends too on how long your flue is mine is, only about 16 ft or a little less.

 

In the end, if it turns out you budget will not allow for an Ashford or a Sirocco (and I can relate to that), you might want to give the 30 a try since it is so affordable. It probably won't be much different than your Ashley in terms of heat output, but you will get longer burn times and the blower will allow you to stretch out the burn cycles even longer.

 

You would think yours would have the tendency to smoke more at those temps.

 

Pent up Energy = BTU's

 

BowningBar there is a another NC30 guy we all know (BB), he closes his dog house air off. Especially when loading North/South in a Englander NC30.

If you want to try it I use metal foil tape to stick over the hole which on my stove is on the bottom front of the stove right under the dog house air location front center of the stove. I am not sure on the NC30 where the dog house air inlet hole is.

 

Just to add the dog house air inlet comes from two hole behind the two front legs. If you have it on a pedestal you can not each them.

 

All okay I tried to see them with a light but I will try again and look harder and let you know.

 

I'm thinking something doesn't jive here isn't the dog house fed from the main intake on the back and the two up front for the airwash? Secondaries being located on back also but smaller of the two intakes.? as the dog house is controlled others are not.

 

Mine must be wierd then cause when I shove in the control the dog house dies out. Oh well when the season ends I will bring in the small compressor and see whats what on mine. Control below ash lip all the way out dog house feed wide open, all the way in dog dies but air wash still kicking as well as seconds. This is my observation with a pile of coals in front of dog or when I create jet stream tunnel with the splits. at any rate it gets nice and hot.