Good day,
Looking for some opinions. I started buring my NC-30 last night. Its in the basement needed some nurse maiding although I am really new to EPA stoves (replaced a fisher grandpa bear with the 30).
Here is whats going on today:
42degrees outside
exterior chimney (unlined tile) 26ft
NC-30 is hooked up via 6in thimble in the basement wall
wood - 2yr old oak and last year split poplar
stove top - 450degrees
stack temp - 250-300
air - open 1qtr
Secondary burn - very little
smoke - little to no smoke
I can fully open the air and the stove still cruises about 450-500 w/no secodaries
shut down the air to half - secondaries start to fire
sht down the air to qtr - secondaries firing good but then die off but stove still runs about 400-450
The only way I can get the stove up to 600 or so is by cracking the door 1in.
Any recommendations. Sounding to me like it may be a draft issue. The outside temperature is supposed to drop to night so I am wondering if that will help. Maybe get down to 30-33degrees
Thanks for the help
Tony
Looking for some opinions. I started buring my NC-30 last night. Its in the basement needed some nurse maiding although I am really new to EPA stoves (replaced a fisher grandpa bear with the 30).
Here is whats going on today:
42degrees outside
exterior chimney (unlined tile) 26ft
NC-30 is hooked up via 6in thimble in the basement wall
wood - 2yr old oak and last year split poplar
stove top - 450degrees
stack temp - 250-300
air - open 1qtr
Secondary burn - very little
smoke - little to no smoke
I can fully open the air and the stove still cruises about 450-500 w/no secodaries
shut down the air to half - secondaries start to fire
sht down the air to qtr - secondaries firing good but then die off but stove still runs about 400-450
The only way I can get the stove up to 600 or so is by cracking the door 1in.
Any recommendations. Sounding to me like it may be a draft issue. The outside temperature is supposed to drop to night so I am wondering if that will help. Maybe get down to 30-33degrees
Thanks for the help
Tony