Hi guys and gals,
I haven't posted in a really long time just lurking for a spell. I installed a nc-15 a few years back. Last year I had some great wood. Dry 2 years split and stacked, then moved to the garage and sat another 3 months before burning. Fuel is not a problem. Stove was inspected no damage or gaps, and chimney 16-17ft straight up 2ft higher than ridge in good working order, all is safe and sound, plus new gaskets last fall. But I still can't really load her up without babysitting all night. Once she gets hot 550-600 I back down the air and all is good for a short time, minutes. then she starts climbing in temp and runs away. I then have to close the air from 1/4-3/8in open to fully closed and she dies and the temp drops, flames go out, I open back up just a hair and off to the races again!! Anyone have any suggestions? I've read all the threads I can and tried every known trick with no success.
Now I'm leaning on my geographic location as the problem. Superdraft even from a short stack? My house sits at the bottom a hill/"mountain" a change of several hundred feet in elevation. Stack is open to a generally steady west wind with large pine around the house in the other directions. I live very close (with in a mile) to an imaginary line where the weather changes severely from one side to the other, talking 2-3in on my side, of snow to 6-12in on the other side.
Oh ya a damper did nothing for this problem either. My plan for this year is to limit the amount of intake air. I plan to plumb the 2" intake down and under the stove in the middle right under the control lever. Then put a ball valve on the end and slowly play with closing it and leaving the air lever open about 3/4in.
Has anyone over done something like this or have another possible solution?
Thanks,
Charlie
I haven't posted in a really long time just lurking for a spell. I installed a nc-15 a few years back. Last year I had some great wood. Dry 2 years split and stacked, then moved to the garage and sat another 3 months before burning. Fuel is not a problem. Stove was inspected no damage or gaps, and chimney 16-17ft straight up 2ft higher than ridge in good working order, all is safe and sound, plus new gaskets last fall. But I still can't really load her up without babysitting all night. Once she gets hot 550-600 I back down the air and all is good for a short time, minutes. then she starts climbing in temp and runs away. I then have to close the air from 1/4-3/8in open to fully closed and she dies and the temp drops, flames go out, I open back up just a hair and off to the races again!! Anyone have any suggestions? I've read all the threads I can and tried every known trick with no success.
Now I'm leaning on my geographic location as the problem. Superdraft even from a short stack? My house sits at the bottom a hill/"mountain" a change of several hundred feet in elevation. Stack is open to a generally steady west wind with large pine around the house in the other directions. I live very close (with in a mile) to an imaginary line where the weather changes severely from one side to the other, talking 2-3in on my side, of snow to 6-12in on the other side.
Oh ya a damper did nothing for this problem either. My plan for this year is to limit the amount of intake air. I plan to plumb the 2" intake down and under the stove in the middle right under the control lever. Then put a ball valve on the end and slowly play with closing it and leaving the air lever open about 3/4in.
Has anyone over done something like this or have another possible solution?
Thanks,
Charlie