I just measured the damper/draft on my M55 insert after the stove ran for 3-4 hours on setting 5. She was good and hot. I assume that's not a problem, the manual just said wait one hr, not "only 1 hr", so I assume they just wanted to be sure it was hot enough inside to get a good measurement.
Anyway, it was pretty close to where it should be (between neg 0.15-0.17 WC), I tweaked it just a bit, and it's hovering right around the middle of the range, at 0.16. By the way, whoever recommended just using a ball inflation needle on the end of the hose as the best way to access the vent access hole is genius! That worked fantastic.
Anyway, I got it dialed in, and then turned the stove down right after. Within only a minute or so of turning it down the flame had quickly died off, so I took another measurement, and now was seeing WC of around 0.19-0.20. So does that mean draft is weaker when the flame is smaller? I'm not sure I understand how this works, and I'm curious to learn. Why measure only at high heat? Is that always the best measurement?
I also assume that the fact that the WC did in fact change once the stove was turned down, is totally to be expected.
Anyway, thanks for the lesson ion advance. I like learning new stuff!
Anyway, it was pretty close to where it should be (between neg 0.15-0.17 WC), I tweaked it just a bit, and it's hovering right around the middle of the range, at 0.16. By the way, whoever recommended just using a ball inflation needle on the end of the hose as the best way to access the vent access hole is genius! That worked fantastic.
Anyway, I got it dialed in, and then turned the stove down right after. Within only a minute or so of turning it down the flame had quickly died off, so I took another measurement, and now was seeing WC of around 0.19-0.20. So does that mean draft is weaker when the flame is smaller? I'm not sure I understand how this works, and I'm curious to learn. Why measure only at high heat? Is that always the best measurement?
I also assume that the fact that the WC did in fact change once the stove was turned down, is totally to be expected.
Anyway, thanks for the lesson ion advance. I like learning new stuff!