Hello all,
First post introduction...I bought my first house in 1993 which came with a Federal Airtight stove. Got rather addicted to wood heat, so I refinished by basement and bought a Jotul Firelight (the catalytic model), which i ran 24/7 in the winter here in WI. Both of those stoves were very controllable and I was able to snuff the fire down to nothing. I did need a flue damper for the Jotul. I got used to being able to turn the stove down until the logs were just smoldering.
Fast forward to now, I just had a new Encore 2040 cat-c installed. It seems to have either an air leak or too strong of a draft, or I have the wrong expectations of much more modern stove standards. Below is a link to my fire this morning, restarted from coals. This was taken with the air control on low and the cat engaged. It seems far too much flames, although it does not run away.
Does this look like this stove should run at low? This is the first question I would like to answer. If not, then I was planning to test per this message: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/encore-2040-cat-c-burns-too-fast.205794/post-2753548 unless anyone has a better starting point.
Attached is a Pic of my installation. It is about 18 feet from the floor to the ceiling at the chimney adapter. There is about 8-10 feet of class A chimney on my roof, and the connector pipe inside the house is double wall. The total flue length then is about 24-26 feet.
I am burning seasoned hardwood mix right now, purchased from a local reputable dealer. I don't have a moisture meter, but they season it about 2 years and random logs whacked together passed the ring tone test. Super hi-tech test there, I realize
Thanks
First post introduction...I bought my first house in 1993 which came with a Federal Airtight stove. Got rather addicted to wood heat, so I refinished by basement and bought a Jotul Firelight (the catalytic model), which i ran 24/7 in the winter here in WI. Both of those stoves were very controllable and I was able to snuff the fire down to nothing. I did need a flue damper for the Jotul. I got used to being able to turn the stove down until the logs were just smoldering.
Fast forward to now, I just had a new Encore 2040 cat-c installed. It seems to have either an air leak or too strong of a draft, or I have the wrong expectations of much more modern stove standards. Below is a link to my fire this morning, restarted from coals. This was taken with the air control on low and the cat engaged. It seems far too much flames, although it does not run away.
Does this look like this stove should run at low? This is the first question I would like to answer. If not, then I was planning to test per this message: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/encore-2040-cat-c-burns-too-fast.205794/post-2753548 unless anyone has a better starting point.
Attached is a Pic of my installation. It is about 18 feet from the floor to the ceiling at the chimney adapter. There is about 8-10 feet of class A chimney on my roof, and the connector pipe inside the house is double wall. The total flue length then is about 24-26 feet.
I am burning seasoned hardwood mix right now, purchased from a local reputable dealer. I don't have a moisture meter, but they season it about 2 years and random logs whacked together passed the ring tone test. Super hi-tech test there, I realize
Thanks
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