First flights of the Studio Dragon

We finished the Studio Dragon yesterday afternoon.
We gave her about an hour of burn time, and then let her go out for the  night.
For a first firing of a soaking wet / cold masonry build it did outstanding.
A few small smoke leaks and plenty of steam rising (that looks like smoke).

This morning at first light I went out and the chimney still had steam rising from it!  That means moisture has been venting all night!!
Today, she took right off, better/ faster than last night.
We have kept a smaller continuous burn going all day to dry her out.
We are up to 155F on the chimney.  
After about 10 hours, the outer skin of the bell is finally heating, almost up to 100F near the top but still 55 down on the floor.
The bricks are glistening  with water droplets, and the studio feels like a sauna!
There is a puddle on the floor by the outlet box.

Tomorrow I will light her off early, but then I will be gone all day returning Gerry home.
On Monday I will be home all day , and she will continue to dry out and heat up.

This  morning I lit her off early and then left town.
This evening upon returning I gave her a new load.
When I returned home I found the outer bricks starting to change color.
It  may take a week or two but a sure sign the drying process is well on the way.

This morning when I checked the room temperature in the uninsulated studio, it had only gone down three degrees overnight!  
To facilitate drying I have been leaving the intakes open all night.
This morning the static draft temperature in the chimney pipe was 140F,  very nice.
This stove is still wet and will be for a while, holding 140F as a draft temperature is a good indicator on how things are doing inside the bell.
Outside the bell things are also looking good, the concrete is drying, there are NO smoke leaks, and the bricks are turning white!