Neversink said:My damper is maybe about 1/16" from closed. Even with the damper completely closed the flame isn't lazy. I have an insert.
Neversink said:Thanks for the help. I did the smoke test. Inside the stove almost all the smoke was sucked out. Out side the stove I put the smoke near the 12" pipe. A decent amount of smoke was sucked up here which I would think isn't good. I'm thinking of pulling the the stove out a bit and stuffing insulation in the gap between the 12" and 8" pipe. Insulation is fire proof correct? Of course given that the paper is removed.
Neversink said:Pete:
Do you habe an insert or freestanding? How warm does it keep your house?
pete324rocket said:Neversink said:Pete:
Do you habe an insert or freestanding? How warm does it keep your house?
A freestanding stove.The basement is insulated on the inside,foam board on the wall with 2x4 framing against it so eliminate thermal bridging to the wall with batts in the frame. Plastic over,acoustic sealed and tight,and headers insulated and sealed. We run 24/7 with the pellets and stay very warm,letting natural convection work mostly,there are lots of furnace ducts that return cold air,and we block 1 upstairs room with the option of two others in the day that aren't always used(we just close the door-thats all). Pellets ,at least a bag a day,sometimes more, and 100 bucks for electricity a month,I suspect the water heater gets most of it,and a pre-heater is in my thoughts. I was going to mention about the incredible draft,which was the topic. Since the basement is heated in my case,warm air wants to rush up the pipe (stack effect) so it is a factor when evaluating what is happening when you light that paper on fire. Long and short of it tho, if you can't get enough control to get a "lazy flame", you will never know if you are doing the best you can when adjusting your draft. Do you know what kind of a draft set-up you have(description)?
Neversink said:pete324rocket said:Neversink said:Pete:
Do you habe an insert or freestanding? How warm does it keep your house?
A freestanding stove.The basement is insulated on the inside,foam board on the wall with 2x4 framing against it so eliminate thermal bridging to the wall with batts in the frame. Plastic over,acoustic sealed and tight,and headers insulated and sealed. We run 24/7 with the pellets and stay very warm,letting natural convection work mostly,there are lots of furnace ducts that return cold air,and we block 1 upstairs room with the option of two others in the day that aren't always used(we just close the door-thats all). Pellets ,at least a bag a day,sometimes more, and 100 bucks for electricity a month,I suspect the water heater gets most of it,and a pre-heater is in my thoughts. I was going to mention about the incredible draft,which was the topic. Since the basement is heated in my case,warm air wants to rush up the pipe (stack effect) so it is a factor when evaluating what is happening when you light that paper on fire. Long and short of it tho, if you can't get enough control to get a "lazy flame", you will never know if you are doing the best you can when adjusting your draft. Do you know what kind of a draft set-up you have(description)?
Pete,
Even with my damper completely closed and still having a very active flame, what could that mean? How can I reduce the amount of O2 the stoves getting w/ the damper completely closed? My stove's adjustment for the damper is just a simple dial, all the way left is fully open, all the way right is supposedly completely closed.
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