Well, fellas, after a few hours of nervous prep, checking, and re-checking, I lit my new DS1500WH at 4:05 pm today. :junmp:
As of now, after nearly 2 hours, she's burning fine. Started with a layer of wadded up newspaper and a layer of Matchlight charcoal, and I've since carefully loaded five shovelfuls of Blaschak nut through the door, in thin layers, alternating back and front to make sure some blues are still there to light the gases. I'm leaving the ash door cracked just a bit as I load …
As of now, after nearly 2 hours, she's burning fine. Started with a layer of wadded up newspaper and a layer of Matchlight charcoal, and I've since carefully loaded five shovelfuls of Blaschak nut through the door, in thin layers, alternating back and front to make sure some blues are still there to light the gases. I'm leaving the ash door cracked just a bit as I load …