I am working at loading the stove with about a half load, 1 round and 4 splits, and dialing it down to see how it burns so that eventually I can load it full and back it down for an overnight burn. What I found was that I need to back my air all the way off to get the flue temp (magnetic thermometer) to stay below 400.
I loaded the wood on a nice coal bed and with full air and flue temp at 300. I turned air down to half when the flue hit 400 in about 4 minutes. Flue temp continued up to 500 in about 4-5 minutes. Turned air to L which is below 1/4 of the way open. Flue temp slowly came down to 400 but then after a while began to creep back up. Got back up to about 450 on the flue so I shut the air all the way down and the flue dropped to 375 or so and the stovetop was up to about 475 with the fan on.
My main concern was the flue temp was creeping up above 400 with the air about 1/4 open. and still had lots of flames going on. I want the flue temp to come down and stay down. This may have been a function of the EBT opening and letting more air in. The stove is responsive to air adjustment but I am thinking my flue temps are hotter than they should be, outside temp was 39. Stove has 20' of 6 inch liner. Will flue temps remain high on EPA stoves even when the air is down?
Thanks for any input.
I loaded the wood on a nice coal bed and with full air and flue temp at 300. I turned air down to half when the flue hit 400 in about 4 minutes. Flue temp continued up to 500 in about 4-5 minutes. Turned air to L which is below 1/4 of the way open. Flue temp slowly came down to 400 but then after a while began to creep back up. Got back up to about 450 on the flue so I shut the air all the way down and the flue dropped to 375 or so and the stovetop was up to about 475 with the fan on.
My main concern was the flue temp was creeping up above 400 with the air about 1/4 open. and still had lots of flames going on. I want the flue temp to come down and stay down. This may have been a function of the EBT opening and letting more air in. The stove is responsive to air adjustment but I am thinking my flue temps are hotter than they should be, outside temp was 39. Stove has 20' of 6 inch liner. Will flue temps remain high on EPA stoves even when the air is down?
Thanks for any input.