Now that I have the stove back and installed, I'm still having a little bit of an issue with controlling the air. I can control the fire better than pre-fixed stove, but not as well I'd like. I have some stove glass gasket on order to seal the air control plate, but I'm unsure if that will last.
My question is, will a damper help control the air and burn, or do I need to better control the incoming air first (as planned)? Seems like that might be obvious, but I'd like to hear opinions.
The flue drafts fine, even though I built the hearth up 12", but I'm also thinking I may add another 12-18" of class a. Total length is 13-14' from the top of the stove, straight up. I also went from 8" stove pipe, to 6" from the stove, to an increaser at the ceiling into the existing 8" class a.
I don't want to change too much at the same time, so that I know what works, and what doesn't, and really don't want to just throw money at it in hopes of finding a solution.
I know the real and more long term solution is a new stove, but that isn't happening right now.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
My question is, will a damper help control the air and burn, or do I need to better control the incoming air first (as planned)? Seems like that might be obvious, but I'd like to hear opinions.
The flue drafts fine, even though I built the hearth up 12", but I'm also thinking I may add another 12-18" of class a. Total length is 13-14' from the top of the stove, straight up. I also went from 8" stove pipe, to 6" from the stove, to an increaser at the ceiling into the existing 8" class a.
I don't want to change too much at the same time, so that I know what works, and what doesn't, and really don't want to just throw money at it in hopes of finding a solution.
I know the real and more long term solution is a new stove, but that isn't happening right now.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.