. Time for action.
Yes - BUT - that is based off of your thermo being somewhat accurate to begin with. To clarify - if you have an accurate thermo - it doesn't matter if you stick it to your stove top or pipe - it will still give an accurate reading. WHAT you are reading makes the difference. Seeing 650F on a stove top - no biggie. Seeing 650F as a surface reading of your stove pipe...
700-750 don't scare me a bit, but I ain't skeered of 'nuthin.
Not that I would recommend continuous operation at that range, but I regularly hit those numbers as a peak temp.
No! Not true. I am often cruising with the "logs" glowing and the flickering secondaries with little wispy, slow dancing, lightly rolling flames. Nothing that I would call "active", I would describe it as more "gentle" or even "mesmerizing". Like liquid fire cascading down.....errrr...you get the idea.
No! Not true. I am often cruising with the "logs" glowing and the flickering secondaries with little wispy, slow dancing, lightly rolling flames. Nothing that I would call "active", I would describe it as more "gentle" or even "mesmerizing". Like liquid fire cascading down.....errrr...you get the idea.
Look at your chimney - no smoke = good burn.
Ahhhh....the learning curve. There is no ONE answer. Every stove, every install will have something unique to it. That is where a little time under your wings will prove out the real answer. The first year with a stove will almost inevitable be the year that wastes the most wood.
But I guess that was the point of the thread. People posting to help people.
yes it disappears after about 10 feet--but wow there is a lot. Is this like seeing your breath on a cold day? And if so, then this is not any indication of seriously adding to creosote build up since it if not real smoke?
