shutting down air

[joop]

just wondering,if i close air fully on my two stoves it smolders.could it be that new stove owners are doing the same and thinking somethings wrong?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I bet they do!

Generally smouldering is a less than desirable result!

 

[dafattkidd]

When you say “shouldering “ is it producing a lot of smoke yo the chimney? What kind of stove are you burning in?

 

[joop]

i was just noticing people saying there shutting down their air and fire going out.my stove can't be closed all the way fire dies

 

[Todd]

Are you watching your flue temps while reducing air? This is a great way along with watching the flames to fine tune your burn. Takes some trial and error.

 

[joop]

ur not getting the question.i'm talking about the people who buy new stoves and say the fire goes out.

 

[ShaneMac]

The tricky thing I find with EPA stoves is if running proper you shouldn't be able to snuff it out with a full load like you could old stoves. Where I find it can lead to issues is when people don't know their stove to recognize they have an air leak and stove can start to run away.

 

[gthomas785]

Sounds like you're one of those people. I can shut the air all the way and my fire doesn't go out. How dry is your wood?

 

[brenndatomu]

ur not getting the question.i'm talking about the people who buy new stoves and say the fire goes out.

Sounds like they are burning wet wood...

 

[joop]

wow

 

[gthomas785]

wow

Lol this is about the worst breakdown of communication I've seen in a while.

Do you mean

• that smoldering fire is ok
• that beginner wood burners think their fire is out when it's really smoldering
• That it's normal for the fire to go out when you close the air
• ???

 

[Itslay90]

Lol this is about the worst breakdown of communication I've seen in a while.

Do you mean

• that smoldering fire is ok
• that beginner wood burners think their fire is out when it's really smoldering
• That it's normal for the fire to go out when you close the air
• ???

😂😂😂😂😂

 

[joop]

lol,i was just pointing out that maybe the newbies were shutting stove down completly killing fire