E-classic gasifyiing time

[hockeyguy]

I'm happy with the performance from my 2300. My water is always at the correct temp. and my fires burn well.

However, I do question just how much time this thing spends gasifying as advertised. When I load I always check the r.c. to make sure I have that blowtorch like flame before I walk away. When I come back to check a few hours later, I usually find a good strong fire going but no gassing going on. After stirring the firebox up a bit, it starts gassing again. Usually seems to be a piece of wood or coals blocking the bottom grate.

This has me wondering what goes on all night and when I'm at work and not checking on things.

I just installed a new door gasket and know the deal on keeping the bypass door, firebox etc. maintained. I'm thinking my efficiency is suffering when it's not gassin.

Anybody else notice this?

[doctorb]

Hockeyguy

Man you are one compulsive guy to check the RC with every load of wood!  My feeling about the e-2300 is that when it's running well, don't mess with it. 

I check gasidfication indirectly, not by direct observation as you do.  I do this two ways:
1). I like to load the stove when its toward the lower end of it's temp range. The fan kicks on at these temps, and, while I am loading I use a piece of wood to depress the little door switch button.  You will then understand what sound the low burn and the high burn fans make in the firebox.  As the fire increases, you hear a gradually increasing roar, like a blowtorch, which equals gasification.

2). The prettiest site an e2300 owner can see is the wafts of heat out of the stack with no, and I mean, no smoke.  If the unit is well maintained as you describe (and I know from your other posts you know what you're doing), and pure smokeless heat waves are coming out of the stack, and the time for the overall cycle of low burn, high burn, and rest is not crazy, you're gasifying just fine.  My advise is to enjoy the time you have been spending peeking into the RC by doing something else.

[upsnake]

I just went out and loaded my 1400 up for the night, (loaded it up at 13 hours ago with about a half firebox of random wood that is prob way to wet for it but using that on the weekends) any way

It had one log left in there and coals, the temp was 183 (run it at 193). With in 2 minutes it was on high burn. I went inside after i heard it click to high burn so not sure how hot it got but, it should be in gassification for the whole heat cycle and that was with new wood.