Longer Burn Times

jeeper2021 · Post by **jeeper2021** » Thu. Jan. 23, 2014 10:17 pm

Hey, im new to coal stoves, I just bought my first house and it has a coal stove. I love the heat it gives off and it keeps the house very warm.(if I don't keep an eye on it too warm, -15 outside, 76 inside

). anyway im off topic, I cant seem to get to to burn and still keep the house at a comfy temp for more then 4.5hours befor I have to shake the ash out. I fill the fire box up to the shoot, I cut the air flow back and still it just builds up with ash and is choked out. any help would be appreciated thanks guys

2001Sierra · Post by **2001Sierra** » Thu. Jan. 23, 2014 10:22 pm

What model is your stove?

Post by **Lightning** » Fri. Jan. 24, 2014 3:31 am

Its possible you aren't shaking down enough. Shake that baby till red embers are falling and an orange glow is radiating downward thru the grates into the ash pan..

2001Sierra wrote:What model is your stove?

We need this too...

Welcome to the forum...

jeeper2021 · Post by **jeeper2021** » Fri. Jan. 24, 2014 10:41 pm

I have a DC Machine New Style Champion 1

Lightning wrote: Shake that baby till red embers are falling and an orange glow is radiating downward thru the grates into the ash pan..

Thats how im shakein it now. I think im running her too hot to get a longer burn, when I have it set for a "long burn" it runs between 240-280* pipe temp (i only a have a magnetic thermometer) and when I run it hot its between 325-350*. if I run it cooler then 240 the house cools down enough for the furnace kicks. the stove it in my basement. thanks again

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Fri. Jan. 24, 2014 11:39 pm

In basement, that can be some of the heat problem.
And coal quality can be the higher ash problem.

Those can be two serious drawbacks when stove performace really counts...like these temp. we're having now.