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Hi Everyone,
New member here but a long time OWB user. This fall will start my 13th year with my Classic 5648 and Ive been considering updating to a gasifier.   
One question I have, however, is how do these stoves perform with 24 hour burn times?
From what Ive read, airflow and a good coal bed are key to good performance, and most seem to go with a 12 hour burn to achieve this. 
I leave for work at 4:30 AM and would prefer to just load at night and not have to mess with it until I get home in the afternoon.  Am I asking for trouble?

Anyone run these gasifiers on longer burn times with good results?

 

[yotehunter66]

Welcome. From what I've read the performance  much better as far as burn times compared to a conventional.  Moisture content of the wood and cleaning of the tube seems to be the key to proper operation.

[slimjim]

I think most who run gassers will agree that for efficiency a 12 hour burn is beneficial, some can give you a longer burn time but efficiency as well as emissions will suffer.  Remember smoke means unburned fuel, in order to create a clean burn, air must be allowed to mix with the smoke and this is harder to accomplish with a stuffed firebox