I have an EPA stove (cheap Vogelzang Defender from Tractor Supply). It's in the basement with an exterior class A chimney -25-30ft- that is enclosed and insulated.
Had a nice lazy burn going today but was cooler than where I normally like to see it. Maybe in the 300-350 F area (single wall pipe temp about 18" above stove). At this temp I did not see the secondary tubes lighting. I went outside to check the chimney and could see heat but no smoke.
My question is what is the best indicator of a good clean burn? Looking for smoke (or lack there of) at chimney, pipe temp, secondaries, something else I should be looking for?
I typically shoot for 400-475 with secondaries going and believe those are all burning pretty clean (albeit hot on a warm day like today).
Thanks for any input you may have.
Had a nice lazy burn going today but was cooler than where I normally like to see it. Maybe in the 300-350 F area (single wall pipe temp about 18" above stove). At this temp I did not see the secondary tubes lighting. I went outside to check the chimney and could see heat but no smoke.
My question is what is the best indicator of a good clean burn? Looking for smoke (or lack there of) at chimney, pipe temp, secondaries, something else I should be looking for?
I typically shoot for 400-475 with secondaries going and believe those are all burning pretty clean (albeit hot on a warm day like today).
Thanks for any input you may have.