DS 1600 Coal Stove Temp Questions
- ridgeracing
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When my stove is burning 350-450 I go threw 2 pails every 24hrs. I would say 30-40lbs in a 24hr burn. When I run it 450-600 I go threw 3 pails in 24hrs (45-60lbs). I shake and fill every 12hrs.
I have had my stove now for its 2nd season. Last week I made my first mistake with stove and let it burn out. I shook it down and loaded it as usuall at 6am, temps in teens outside and stove running 500-550deg. We got a snow storm that day and I got off work early to go snowmobiling, came home at 3:00pm shook stove down but decided to wait till my normal refill time of 6pm. Went sledding and came home at 10pm and went to bed.
Woke up at 6am and house was 65deg. , Stove was running at 200deg. and just a hint of some red coals left. Tried to get it going with no luck. Had to dump and re-establish.
Would not have been a problem at lower temp, but running wide open she burns coal (100lbs in 24hrs)
I have had my stove now for its 2nd season. Last week I made my first mistake with stove and let it burn out. I shook it down and loaded it as usuall at 6am, temps in teens outside and stove running 500-550deg. We got a snow storm that day and I got off work early to go snowmobiling, came home at 3:00pm shook stove down but decided to wait till my normal refill time of 6pm. Went sledding and came home at 10pm and went to bed.
Woke up at 6am and house was 65deg. , Stove was running at 200deg. and just a hint of some red coals left. Tried to get it going with no luck. Had to dump and re-establish.
Would not have been a problem at lower temp, but running wide open she burns coal (100lbs in 24hrs)
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if you can send me that app, that would be great.. [email protected]....
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My DSM 1300 is much smaller. Ash buildup at the back of the firebox is not a problem, but the front yes. I have to poke as described every day when the weather is really cold. Much less often in warmer weather. if you stir up the coal too much it really slows down the fire and takes 30 to 60 minutes to recover.I'm On Fire wrote:... poke down through the coal bed. I go all the way across the grate from both sides of the hopper. There is usually so much ash built up that the bed sinks and the hopper dumps out into the back side of the fire box. You should be good like that for about a week before you have to poke it again.