Heck, I'm still trying to get the technique of getting to the upper end of the efficient burn range without tipping over into the overfire range. Because of that, we are always cooler than we want to be.
When I had a similar stove all the dampening had to be done on the chimney, I do not miss that. If I remember, yours has a control on the primary which should help. Once you get into that seasoned wood it will help a bit more..
You'll have to walk me through what your talking about sometime. How I usually do it is set the flue for the draft conditions to try and get the most out of the wood and use the draft plate to control the amount of air which controls the amount of burn rate. (open on start then gradually dampering down) The problem I generally have is putting on too many splits and then having to open everything to calm down the beast, then being timid about the splits after that.
Whuu, 92° I'm getting black in mind when I get up from the sofa. When we're at 75-80° it feels very warm for us. When I need a boost, I get a schnapps !
Sinngetreu, I am not familiar with your set up but I am always a bit taken back when people try to control with a damper in the flue. In the old days we always had them but with the new stoves, if you have good wood, it should not be needed except the most extreme case and then only if wind is a problem.
Wow, better check to see if any of the drywall screws popped...............LOL Shades of the 3rd week in July in the kitchen...................
As most of you know, we keep our house around 80 all winter long and that is how we are most comfortable. For sure if we have some work to do in the house then we let it cool down but if not up and about, why not have it comfortable? In addition, a physical problem causes me to have very cold feet and legs and that is where I suffer. My wife walks around with no shoes all year long. I won't even go barefoot unless I'm going swimming and I haven't been swimming for over 10 years now. I'm afraid if folks saw me in a bathing suit they'd die from laughter.
Our damper sits mostly untouched, is there to keep it closed in the summer and in case of chimney fire. Also can be nice for slowing the heat rising when you have a nice bed of coals.
Funny I did that last night too.. Problem was the temp started rising overnight.. Was 76 on outside wall of room so interior was around 80 which is way too hot for me..
I did that last week ,got up to 84 ,opened the back door for a while , still had to go to sleep with no blankets
Is good. I hear ya on the bathing suit issue Dennis, I'd even scare my self if I looked in a mirror.............
We peaked at 79 last night on a small load of oak limbs - one of those pure secondary burns when you think things might be over-firing, then I remember this stove has yet to crack in 5 years of hot azz fires. Small load this evening, draft was horrible this late afternoon - relight smoke dropping into the front yard, I hate to be that guy but I was today
