I am new to wood burning as this will be my first winter with my Lopi Endeavor. I built a fire today today to burn off the new smell and knock the chill out of the air. What stovetop temp should I run at to prevent chimney buildup?
sixman said:Will it create a problem it I fill the stove in the mornings before work, let it blaze up good with the bypass open to get the wood going and then completely close the bypass and air inlet so that I will have a good bed of coals to stoke up when I get home from work or should I let it run around 650 and relight when I get home? I think this stove has an air inlet that allows a small amount of air in even with the rod in the front pushed all the way in, part of the EPA stuff.
sixman said:I noticed today that when I had the air barely open, the stove would puff every now and then. I have read several posts on the problem and will wait till colder weather and see if it remains a problem. Puff = gasses in stove combusting intermittantly causing exess pressure in stove and flue and small amounts of smoke leaking from where stove pipe sits on stove.
Todd I listed two different ways of burning and not sure which way you are saying should be fine.
Thats why I have a temp gauge on the stove pipe, it seems like some things have changed in the last 30 years but I still feel safer keeping an eye on the stack temp, you can smell it and feel it when it get too hot but I like to see it coming. If you forget to keep an eye on the stove it makes no difference any way. :bug:Pagey said:It will take a little while, but you will get a feel for your particular stove. For example, 99% of the time, I can't fully close the primary air on my Endeavor, or I will smolder the fire. Other EPA stove users can fully closer their primary air and still maintain secondary combustion. It will vary for you and your setup, I'm sure. Another thing you'll learn is timing. If I have an established coal bed, I can have a fresh charge settled to where I want it running it 15-30 minutes, depending on the size of the load/species/weather/etc. If I am starting from a cold stove, it might take a little longer. One thing I would encourage you NOT to do: load the stove full, open the bypass damper and primary air full, then walk away for 20 minutes to go take a shower. You'll come back to be greeted by that "oh, it reached a new high temp level" smell.
rdust said:My Endeavor likes to run in the 600-700 range. I close the air down in three or four stages depending on what it's burning like. When it's cold(teens or lower) I can usually close the air all the way down and still worry that it's going to run away for a little bit. To adjust the air I look down on the air lever and use the front of the ash lip to judge where I'm at on the handle. For the final adjustment I usually push the handle all the way in and pull it out one coil on the handle.
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