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[jamesbodeis]

Just wondering what everyone's recovery times are like. Seems like it takes a bit for my fire to get going. If i open the door it takes right off but with just the damper open it seems a little slow to get going.

[automan77]

In these temps it will take a little bit  to recover.  Mine takes a while . Are you burning good dry wood? Where are you located in the thumb?

[free heat]

Just try to keep a good bed of coals this time of year, and also super dry wood and you'll be just fine. Or for that matter you could shorten up your temp difference for your draft door to open to like 8-10 degrees instead of 15 degrees

[jamesbodeis]

My wood has been dry ash and oak with a little green box elder, mainly small stuff right now. I set the differential to 5 but was going through wood like crazy so i set it to 10 and we will see how that does. Got a cord and a half of seasoned maple today and the guy threw in a 1/2 cord or so of 2 year old pine. I'm in Mayville which is about smack dab in the middle between Caro and Lapeer.

[automan77]

I'm just east of imlay city near capac.

[golffanman]

Like freeheat said, concentrate on your coal bed. This time of year it's hard to keep a good one going. Won't be long and you will have a big bed of coals and that helps a lot.