Looking for some advice on new Alderlea T6

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Mines been running pretty well. Covering the boost air hole and running smaller loads (3-4 splits) has been the key to success for me. I added a flue damper as my first step last year but it wasn’t as effective as what I mentioned above. Only really use the flue damper when it’s super cold/windy and I get too much of a draft going. Still odd to me that most users of the PE stoves experience this but yet PE considers it normal. I’d guess it gets them to pass EPA standards vs an optimally running stove but who knows.

Most users don't experience this. Most are able to run the stove with full loads daily. Our stove is burning through one now.

 

[SkidKid]

Mines been running pretty well. Covering the boost air hole and running smaller loads (3-4 splits) has been the key to success for me. I added a flue damper as my first step last year but it wasn’t as effective as what I mentioned above. Only really use the flue damper when it’s super cold/windy and I get too much of a draft going. Still odd to me that most users of the PE stoves experience this but yet PE considers it normal. I’d guess it gets them to pass EPA standards vs an optimally running stove but who knows.

I feel like running smaller loads defeats the purpose. Maybe my thought process is wrong, but I want to be able to load the thing full and not worry that its gonna be an uncontrollable bomb. For an expensive stove I kinda wish I went a different route as I cannot figure this thing out. From what I can gather it seems like the newer 2020 models are what people are complaining are way too hot.

 

[SkidKid]

Most users don't experience this. Most are able to run the stove with full loads daily. Our stove is burning through one now.

Maybe I am wrong, but I am thinking the newer models are different than the old ones and run way hotter because of having to meet epa stuff. Probably more air being forced in or something by design.

 

[SkidKid]

Interesting. That’s my next step if covering the boost hole doesn’t cut it for my stove is to half/fully cover the fixed air hole for the primary. Just concerned doing that would make the stove glass fully black with no primary air flow.

Does your stove have the 3 holes underneath? Main hole which the lever shuts or opens, boost air hole, and another identical hole next to it. I am wondering where that hole next to the boost air feeds in at. Maybe its the same as the hole that the lever connects to but is always open.

Also I wonder if the previous models of that hole. Or if its new to meet epa stuff.

 

[SkidKid]

Woohoo! Thought I had read all the threads on overfiring, then found this one, about covering the boost hole. I’m about to cover it with metal tape. And then start ‘er up. The Alderlea 6 sounds so impressive when it operates properly, that I hope (and pray) this will enable me to get safer temps and longer burn times.

This forum is SUCH a great resource. I appreciate how folks take time to help others!

How did it work for you covering the hole?

 

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Maybe I am wrong, but I am thinking the newer models are different than the old ones and run way hotter because of having to meet epa stuff. Probably more air being forced in or something by design.

The older ones also had to meet EPA regs. We have a neighbor with a new 2020 T6. I've seen it run and it's well behaved. They burn the same wood that we burn, mostly Doug fir.