Howdy.
I've been burning wood for while now. 3 years ago I purchased a new Harmon Oakwood to replace my older VC Vigilant. I was happy to find such a simlar stove with top load and basically the same controls. I've been burning between 5-6 cords a year the last 2 years in the oakwood without any major issues. There was a learning curve with the oakwood but nothing serious.
I cleaned my chimmney out 3 weeks ago and started up the stove this year's heating season.
And I have an issue.
With the damper shut I'm getting a strong smoke odor in the house. With the damper open no problems. I figured it was maybe due to the fact its only 40ish outside at night. So I've heated the chimmney up more before closing the damper, but it didn't help.
I have a strong draft with the damper open.
The dealer that I bought the stove from is no longer a harman dealer. Not that I would have gone back since the customer service was lousy. So I figured I'd turn here for advice. Thanks
I've been burning wood for while now. 3 years ago I purchased a new Harmon Oakwood to replace my older VC Vigilant. I was happy to find such a simlar stove with top load and basically the same controls. I've been burning between 5-6 cords a year the last 2 years in the oakwood without any major issues. There was a learning curve with the oakwood but nothing serious.
I cleaned my chimmney out 3 weeks ago and started up the stove this year's heating season.
And I have an issue.
With the damper shut I'm getting a strong smoke odor in the house. With the damper open no problems. I figured it was maybe due to the fact its only 40ish outside at night. So I've heated the chimmney up more before closing the damper, but it didn't help.
I have a strong draft with the damper open.
The dealer that I bought the stove from is no longer a harman dealer. Not that I would have gone back since the customer service was lousy. So I figured I'd turn here for advice. Thanks