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[tinfoilhat2020]

anyone one here just take that restrictor tube out??? I have been contemplating it but havent pulled the trigger yet. Also, Heat i 100% agree about keeping that hole free and clear of build up. I empty ashes every saturday or every other saturday and i also talk my air gun and blow whole out. I also stack my wood about 8 inches in front on the air box in front so it never get clogged and the ashes dont fall thru and plug the inlet hole up under the grates

[heat550]

Only thing scare me about Taking it out is what is it going to do at -20f because drafting changes alot at colder temps. The old 200 hole in ash box was smaller then restricted hole in new 400 and that old 200 would get pretty crazy. ( draw pretty hard ) enough to make 1/8 steel 4 foot extention turn blue on one side. Old extensions where alot thicker then stainless ones of today.
That was polar vortex of 2014 . I don't know if these thin stainless extensions are up for polar vortex  abuse. guess I'll find out.

Heat550

[heat550]

Ok burning 1/2 dry .

[tinfoilhat2020]

nice heat.....SO i took my restrictor tube out this morning.....holy crap its a hole different kinda fire!!!! still gets plenty of air out of the air box, but much much more from under the grates....it took off like a rocket. Seemed to be getting much more air to the back of the firebox, i only watched it for about 5 min before i took off for work. I will let you know how it works out.....restrictor tube popped out real easy...i just pushed it out with a long screwdriver.....will be simple to pop back in if i need too

[tinfoilhat2020]

heat, what kind of burn times have you been seeing??? i know you have much more of a load on your stove that i do on mine....just curious?

only reason i tried taking the restrictor tube out is i wasnt getting much air to that back of the firebox at all....i clean out ash weekly and also check tube for build up. also i check and clean grates almost daily.

[heat550]

heat, what kind of burn times have you been seeing??? i know you have much more of a load on your stove that i do on mine....just curious?

only reason i tried taking the restrictor tube out is i wasnt getting much air to that back of the firebox at all....i clean out ash weekly and also check tube for build up. also i check and clean grates almost daily.

My burn times are about 12 hours with wheel barrow of wood . I can measure it closer . but these warm temps its all over the place .
If I burn it heavy Im wasting wood .  If I fill it  go easy a day 24 hours . seems to me below 32f it does burn alot better with my 1/2 dry wood . Its taking enough wood but houses are running warm 70-75f  shop, garage 55f  here  catch though boilers only set at 150f  I will set up higher when outside temps drop .  Im just watching for leaks and issues before I set it up but I probably set to 170f max  . I do notice comparing to 200css the 400 dcss  the 400dcss does burn less wood If your there to feed stove and keep water temp above 120f .. if you let it drop to say 80f it really burns that wood out fast to get up to temp .  It really hasn't been cold enough to start the serious feeding the stove . but I bet I went throw about 1 1/2 cord sense starting it . I will keep closer track and get back to ya .    ( its  like im not burning it hard enough but if i do Im wasting wood  its the warm weather )
one of the cooler nights I fired it and 10 mins it was up to temp I was like  that was fast .  It will be interesting once we do get the cold weather . Because I think it burn pretty crazy 10f and colder . old 200css liked it 10f and colder also . that's crazy part about heatmors they like it cold . or this could be my location also stove in middle of 100 year old oaks and it might be the way it draws air . yes Im still in the learning how stack wood in it . right now Im just piling in middle 25-30 inch pieces . 400 dont like the 200 style of wood loading v to start dont work you need keep bottom 2 parallel cross pieces on top . this just my findings on start up . already at 10 gallons of ash ( its telecom powder ash ) 

Heat550

[tinfoilhat2020]

i took restrictor out and have been loading to the back, keeping the front 8-12 inches of the firebox open ( i found that getting the fire in the back under the back blower is the way to go) I have mine set at 175-185. No creosote issues at all. I have burnt thru 2 cord of junk wood mostly since October first heating 4000-5000 square feet. Right now in these really warm conditions im just burning mill scraps, mostly pine and cottonwood. I too have noticed that the few times that it has gotten "cold"...only in the 20's so far, the stove seems to do much much better. Still very efficient and a big step up from what i was used too.

[heat550]

Yes 21 f tonight and my cycle times are way faster on heat up . Its a totally different stove compared to the 200css.
But 6600sqft is a lot of space to. I looked how heatmor figures sp ft . There thinking is 10,000 sqft max well that's
figuring a 8ft ceiling . So if we want to compare there thinking  you need to add crawl spaces and vaulted ceilings also .
my garage has 10 ft ceiling and shops 12ft ceiling . So I figured it there way . It comes up to 6600 sq ft Im heating.
but if I don't include high ceilings and crawel spaces and vaults . Mines at like 5490 sq ft  How I did it was figured it all
into square feet Im heating . So in heatmors world I'm at 6600sqft . This just so we compare our heat loads .
Have to let me know how it acts with restrict or out when it gets colder should act like angry dragons for sure .

Heat550 

[heat550]

Video small fire. https://youtu.be/MP1g5RqyJkw. 400dcss

Heat550

[tinfoilhat2020]

Nice

[heat550]

Got one more small coal bed.https://youtu.be/N-siYfuoKk8
Fans off fans on . filled it half full tonight first time. And set temp to 160f  now. 

Heat550

[tinfoilhat2020]

heat u have ur high limit SP at 150??

[heat550]

Yes just for now . It's at 160f now with the 5f night.I set it up. It really a burning monster at 5f . bit like wood Vaporizer. It's crazy.
Nice warm house though. Here's a picture with fan off.

[heat550]

heat u have ur high limit SP at 150??

 With restrict or out does it draw pretty hard at colder temps ?  Mines draws way better at 5f makes my 1/2 dry wood burn likes it 20% dry wood .  Burning great here restrictor still in there on mine .

Heat550

[tinfoilhat2020]

heat,

we are just getting some colder temps. Getting down to the low 20s at night and 30s during the day....thats about as cold as we have gotten. Just for fun i took the restrictor tube and boarded out the 1inch whole to 1 1/4 inch.....I put restrictor tube back in and it has been working even better...perfect mix of over/under fire now...it has been drawing pretty good, but i still havent had cold enough temps to really put it to the test yet. I am hoping i get some colder temps on the way!!!!!! I will play around with the tube in and out when the colder temps come. As for now ive been putting 6-8 splits in morning and night and getting 12 hours easy