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Looks very good and the pipe temp isn't to high but it will probably climb. When I was running a tube stoves the the furthest I ever ran it open was about 1/4 open. But it was usually closed all the way
Not only that, the greyed stove top suggests that the stove has been overfiring.
The heat got better, but it’s still not getting to the other side of the basement
Keep playing with it, you’re on the right track. Focus on getting the secondaries going strong so you’re burning every bit of fuel you can. It’ll take a few tries to figure it all out.
Insulate the basement walls. I’ve seen estimates stating 30% of the heat goes into the concrete and into the ground. I bet you’d like to keep that heat in the house!
Insulate the basement walls. I’ve seen estimates stating 30% of the heat goes into the concrete and into the ground. I bet you’d like to keep that heat in the house!
kennyp2339
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20% and it just seems like it used all the air in the house, will a outside air kit be good? And yes, I tried everything and nothing works
Should I add a outside air kit to the stove , seems like all the coals doesn’t burn down will that help with the secondary burn
Basement install? No outside air. It could act like a chimney under the right conditions. Open a window
I just put an outside air kit on it and I’m going to see how it does. Wbu should I open a window won’t that let cold air in ?
May want to have a look at your owners manual for outside air line installation guidance. Pages 17-19. The intake end of the outdoor air supply line cannot be higher than the stove connection point. As pictured in the manual PE wants the intake end of the air supply line to be lower than the stove connection. Tough in most basements.
How are you running your line?
If you are having problems with excessive coaling (leftover coals) you can try a couple different approaches.
One method is to add a single small dry split to the coal pile and run the stove with full primary air until that split is consumed. This will normally eat up your coal pile to a great degree.
You can also simply open the primary air supply wide open an hour prior to needing to reload. This works well also.
Good luck!
I just realized when I ran my this stove for 12hours it made my house to have negative pressure now
Anything is possible i suppose. Does your outside air line comply as directed in the manual? It's a safety concern.
Can you provide the make and model of interior home pressure tester that gave you this data. Ive not acquired one. Yet. Curious. Good luck!
Since it’s in the basement I can’t go thru the wall, so this is it right here
and how I got that is “google” With the house operating at what you suspect is a negative pressure, go to a door and open it just a bit. If you stand inside and put your face near the crack in the door, you'll feel the air blowing on you if there's a negative pressure.
“And what is the safety concern ? “
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