I've noticed that my boiler burns a lot cleaner when the grates are clean and the ash pan has been emptied. Does it naturally follow that I'm getting better combustion efficiency as well?
Eric Johnson said:My question is: Does a clean-burning fire necessarily produce more btus per (let's say) cord of wood, in the firebox, than a smokey fire?
I apologize if I appear a little wood-headed here. It's possible that I don't really understand enough about the topic to pose an appropriate question, but I am talking just about "the fire."
Marty S said:Hey Eric:
I realize boiler plate is non-specific and sort of impersonal for which I send my apology. I'll try again.
It's my understanding water is a terrific heat storage meduim and heat transfer medium as well. But, if it had the (thermal) mass of firebrick or cast iron, these would float. ....
Aye,
Marty