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    Recommendations? Need new stove, secondary air.

    We're moving, and will be building a new home (i.e. we can design the spot for the stove). We've used a stove to heat our whole house in our last 3 homes/40 years (with backup propane furnace) - but bought the last stove 22 years ago and things have changed! The new house will be a bit...
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    Drolet Heat Commander secondary burn...

    Good day everyone, This is my second season of using my Drolet Heat Commander. I had a two story home with the unit in the basement (obviously), so, 3 levels all together. I am starting to think I am over-drafting as I rarely get good secondary burns out of the unit. The baffles are pushed...
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    Rais Visio 3 error on air vent and not getting secondary combustion

    Hey. My first post. I have a new Rais visio 3 (bought late 2020 in Norway) with a brand new 200 mm Shiedel steel chimney. At the top, I have an Exodraft fan since there is no draft without it (because of the placement of chimney and nearby buildings). The primary air is coming directly from...
  4. SudsJeff

    Smoke smell from wood stove when not burning

    Hello all. I just had a brand new Enerzone 1.6 wood stove installed in my basement rec room. The stove is vented through double wall pipe into a clay liner (6x6). The chimney was swept as part of the installation. The house is a 1970s build. I noticed a couple of days after having a fire there...
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