It hit the mid 20's here and I said enough is enough, were firing up the stove!
Brand new EPA stove, first fire in it tonight, first wood stove in the home, and a question . . .
Got everything up and running, let the flue get up too about 400 and started closing things down after about 45 min or so. Flue temp stays at about 250. In the fire box I see no smoke, red hot coals and wood is burning. If I crack the door it really gets rolling again and flue temp goes up, heres what I'm confused about the air damper is all the way open. Just wondering if I would get a diff. stove pipe thermometer if it would read different, also do you guys see a problem with this? Now if I had smoke in the fire box and the glass would smoke up I could see but zero smoke in the fire box but still can't get the temp over 300 with the door shut?
I'm used to deer camps wood insert, load it up and shut the door with a bit of air and not even caring about the temp, am I looking into things too much because its the first fire?
Thanks guys!
Brand new EPA stove, first fire in it tonight, first wood stove in the home, and a question . . .
Got everything up and running, let the flue get up too about 400 and started closing things down after about 45 min or so. Flue temp stays at about 250. In the fire box I see no smoke, red hot coals and wood is burning. If I crack the door it really gets rolling again and flue temp goes up, heres what I'm confused about the air damper is all the way open. Just wondering if I would get a diff. stove pipe thermometer if it would read different, also do you guys see a problem with this? Now if I had smoke in the fire box and the glass would smoke up I could see but zero smoke in the fire box but still can't get the temp over 300 with the door shut?
I'm used to deer camps wood insert, load it up and shut the door with a bit of air and not even caring about the temp, am I looking into things too much because its the first fire?
Thanks guys!