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Brickmans fire tip of the day: when it gets to the right time of the eve...
dont let the fire get too cool, throw a layar of coal down on the grate, then place 2 or3 chunks of the slower burning (stuff with knots, lots of heavy dampish bark etc) on top, open stove wide for 5mins to ensure it will burn, then over the next 5 mins (this is important) knock it right back down to as closed as you dare (often means vents closed and flue damper down to a tiny slit). Then marvel at how your fire keeps a decent heat all night (9hrs+) and might even relight for breakfast :)
The brick logic of this is that the coals like to burn hot, and the slower burning wood effectively insulates the coal, keeping them just under their temp they like to burn atand there go, you get a long low-medium heat burn.