Anxiously awaiting tomorrow to fire this little bastard up. While waiting in anticipation I have thought of some things from my first test burn. I noticed it was harder to get this little guy up to temp than I expected. The top lid of the CC was leaky but it still seemed like it was struggling too much. I have since sealed the lid but not sure if it’s enough or if I have a different issue going on. I tried to run it the first time like a stick burner but on a scaled down version. Hot coals to start and instead of logs was adding fist size hickory chunks. Fire would not burn clean unless door was partially open. But when it’s open it almost “backdrafts” ( some flame and some smoke exiting the firebox the wrong way). I’m not expecting too much out of this little rig, but if all the calculations are correct on it then it should draft like a larger rig. Am I just overthinking this or is there something I’m missing? Any help is appreciated. I mentioned some of these things before and got a few replies. Im not disregarding that advice and I appreciate it,, mind is just racing.
