smokee
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Man, I hate to post a question such as this but I'm a month into owning a firplace insert and I guess I have to learn somewhere.
With the colder air upon us here in Pennsylvania, I've been burning my new fireplace insert hotter. I've noticed that the amount of hot coals has been building as a result. If I don't put more wood in and try to burn them down the temp drops in the room, even with the air supply wide open - the blower fans wont kick on as much either. If I add more wood it seems like I'm just adding to coal buildup. Is there a "rule of thumb" on how much coals I should have? How deep of coals do you usually have under normal burning?
I do stir them up regularly - I find the bottom stuff to be black and not really burning.
With the colder air upon us here in Pennsylvania, I've been burning my new fireplace insert hotter. I've noticed that the amount of hot coals has been building as a result. If I don't put more wood in and try to burn them down the temp drops in the room, even with the air supply wide open - the blower fans wont kick on as much either. If I add more wood it seems like I'm just adding to coal buildup. Is there a "rule of thumb" on how much coals I should have? How deep of coals do you usually have under normal burning?
I do stir them up regularly - I find the bottom stuff to be black and not really burning.