I purchased my first wood stove back in November, a Sirocco 30, and have a question regarding smoke/vapor. Somewhere I read that you know the cat is working properly if there's no smoke coming out the chimney. Aside from a glowing cat at times, I also noticed there was no smoke exiting the chimney when the temperature was around freezing. (This was when the stat was about halfway). However now, with temperatures at -30 to -40 C, I notice smoke exiting the chimney (stat is at about 75%). Or is this just water vapor? Obviously there will be some heat escaping the chimney, which would explain it, but curious as to how much smoke the cat cleans up.
Question about smoke exiting chimney with BK stove
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Is it smoke or water vapor? With my Princess there is water vapor from the chimney for the first part of the burn cycle. Depending on the temp outside and how full I load the stove. The “smoke” from the chimney also smells different during this phase.
I’m burning wood with <18% Mc.
They also talk about it some in this thread
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I’m burning wood with <18% Mc.
They also talk about it some in this thread
BK Ashford Insert small amount of smoke
Hi all, I have a BK Ashford 25 insert. The unit performs beautifully. I would recommend it to anyone. I am very happy with it. One question: I regularly have small amounts of smoke coming from the chimney even when the cat is fully engaged and well above necessary temps (540°-580°). The...
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I just installed an Ashford 25 and when the cat is on with the bypass closed there is 0 smoke - above or below freezing. I purchased my stove for heat and went with a cat for efficiency. While I did do research and I'm happy, I'm a bit disappointed that there is not a constant exit of smoke out of the chimney - it just looks nice. Wish it could be both ways, but turning the smoke into heat is more efficient.
