I have been noticing that the flames in my insert are going up and over the baffle very fast even when I have the primary air almost completely closed. I am wondering if I should, or even need to, put a damper in my flue above my insert so I could shut the draw down a bit. I get a lot of heat from the stove but can't help but wonder how much heat I am losing up the chimney. The stove wasn't designed to be used with a flue damper that I am aware of. If I close the primary air completely, the flames will eventually die down but if left open very much, it goes up and out. This chimney draws like crazy as I can open the primary air all the way and feel the air being pulled towards the stove at floor level, even without a fire going. Is this good, bad, normal? Anyway, let's hear your opinions and ideas if you don't mind.
Thanks,
Rob
Thanks,
Rob