Do any of you guys hear a slight humming vibrating noise in the background while running your stoves? It doesn't sound like any of the fans or anything, just a hum sound sometimes. Also, what is better for overall heat distribution- normal or quiet?
Mt. Vernon AE Question
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Freestanding stove. I'm wondering if that slight hum is air making its way into the unit via my OAK.
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I have a freestanding with my fan on normal to put out as much heat as possible. As for the hum, I do not hear any other than the few seconds at start-up.
It doesn't sound like it is related to the fans. By the way, when you guys use the normal setting for the fan, is it pretty loud? Could it disrupt watching tv? For me, it is pretty loud. The quiet setting is ok though.
I hear that every once in a while, but I think it has to do with the amount of additional air being pulled through the unit due to large flame at start up. If you can relate, it is a lot like a sail boat when you get strong winds and the sails at a perfect angle the boat starts humming, (of course only a sailor will relate to this sorry in advance). All in all, I would guess it is hydrodynamics involving the cast iron baffles and exhaust tubing (any bends that would create vibrations). I just turn the flame level down and it goes away.
have not turned mine to normal yet, it's too close to the tv. and it's doing fine on quiet, we'll see what happens when the cold weather comes.Drew1024 said:
I hear this hum from time to time, not sure what it is, but it doesn't happen that often. This unit has many things going on so i would suspect from time to time you would hear strange sounds.
I believe the noise you are hearing may be the auto-clean system. I hear the noise every now and then on my Mt. Vernon AE. The auto-clean system will occur during shutdown or at a predetermined burn time. This noise is normal.
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