T5 pipe damper

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Open the door and place a dollar bill over the gasket and close the door on it. If you can pull out the dollar bill without any resistance, the gasket is not sealing well at that location. Try this at several location around the stove door perimeter. It should take a definite tug to pull out the dollar in all locations.

Or, you can do this once with a hundred dollar bill and send it to me for inspection. I will send you a full report in return. :coolsmile:
 
ok. ill use the $100. but should the stove be lit??!! gonna need ur address too. hahahahaha
 
No problem. But do this with a cold stove. I wouldn't want you to get 'burned'. LOL
 
i did the dollar bill test. it was a tight fit ware as i couldnt pull the bill out. but there was one spot ware i could pull it out with some effort.
 
With 550 stove temps and a tight door gasket, it sounds like all is good. Don't be worried if some loads take the stove temp up 100 deg. warmer when the outdoor temps are much colder. 650F is a normal cruising temperature for this stove.
 
Keep playing with it, may take some trial and error. How long are you burning on high til you turn it down? Maybe you need to turn it down sooner.
 
I have the same stove and loaded it up this morning with coals left over from last nights burn, at 6:30 am. I got home at 5:30 this evening and still had barely enough coals to get the stove going with some kindling and normal splits. I too sometimes catch myself wondering about the t6 or the summit. I am also getting 550 temps with out the fan and about 500 or so temps with the fan on low. It did take a little trials and error with loading style, and time I waited to turn down the air in stages. Hope it gets better.
 
marreque said:
btw. my stove temps were around 500-550.


In another thread you mentioned your temps were high and your burn times were short.

500-550 is not high unless you are measuring from an odd spot.

7 hours is on the shorter end of normal for this stove and firebox.

How many splits are you using?
Post some pics of how your firebox looks on a reload.
At what temps are you reloading?
Does the stove heat your home well or do you need to burn at the upper temps to maintain comfort?
 
sorry for delay on answer Browning. measuring from stove top, tonite i loaded up with 5 splits around 5-530pm, and i raked coals and reloaded at 950pm. reload temp was around 350-400
 
marreque said:
sorry for delay on answer Browning. measuring from stove top, tonite i loaded up with 5 splits around 5-530pm, and i raked coals and reloaded at 950pm. reload temp was around 350-400


Is the stove meeting your heating needs or is it a little undersized? The reloading on those temps seem a little high for this time of year.
 
its heating fine. my true issue is the burn times. and my rate of wood burn when set all the way down to low. starting to wonder if the front air control stop was welded in wrong position, not letting it close enough.
 
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