So I have a question.
I have a flue damper, not that I need one, but one was installed when the stove was installed. So I was thinking, when my load reaches the coaling stage, no flame, just a big pile of Red coal goodness, I then open up the stove main air inlet some more. This in turn feeds the coals and produces some nice heat for this stage of the burn. BUT> by opening up the air I am pushing more hot air up the flue. SO ....... If I close down the flue damper this would keep more of the heat in the stove, and not really have an affect on creo build up since most if not all of the gasses are already expelled. This just seems logical to me, but I have not really attempted to use the flue damper for this purpose.
Am I wrong here? Wouldn't opening the intake and closing down the flue make better use of the coals when reaching this stage by keeping the big rock hotter longer ?
If so, well then there is a good reason to have a flue damper when you don't have any over draft situations.
So what do you think ?
I have a flue damper, not that I need one, but one was installed when the stove was installed. So I was thinking, when my load reaches the coaling stage, no flame, just a big pile of Red coal goodness, I then open up the stove main air inlet some more. This in turn feeds the coals and produces some nice heat for this stage of the burn. BUT> by opening up the air I am pushing more hot air up the flue. SO ....... If I close down the flue damper this would keep more of the heat in the stove, and not really have an affect on creo build up since most if not all of the gasses are already expelled. This just seems logical to me, but I have not really attempted to use the flue damper for this purpose.
Am I wrong here? Wouldn't opening the intake and closing down the flue make better use of the coals when reaching this stage by keeping the big rock hotter longer ?
If so, well then there is a good reason to have a flue damper when you don't have any over draft situations.
So what do you think ?