I've had to wrestle with the issue of burning clean vs. extended burn time and comfort ever since I got my Buck 81. The reason I heat my house is for my comfort, I put a tremendous amount of effort into this comfort. If I run my stove to burn clean, my home overheats and becomes extremely uncomfortable, defeating the purpose. I then have to open doors and windows, wasting the heat I have put so much effort into acquiring. Extended burn times are part of the same equation, stable temperature = comfort. I have to throttle the stove down in order to achieve the purpose for which I purchased it. My wife and I are frequently gone for 10 hours per day while working. Coming home to a dead stove and a house in the low 60s (or 50s), which then takes several hours to re-heat, is not acceptable. Waking up at 2:00 am and lying awake sweating is not acceptable.
I burn wood to be comfortable. I have an EPA approved smoke-dragon. I clean my stack several times per season.
Flame on!