So this has been my first year burning wood. And i love it! So much heat with less $. Anyway a couple questions. I have a Century wood stove. Its a non EPA. It doesnt have a control mechanism for controlling intake, and the way that the flue damper is mounting in the collar on top of the stove, the damper can only be closed about 66% of the way. Now this stove puts out the heat, but it also burns a load fast. So what i end up with is a roaring fire with lots of heat, then its done and im left with coals and the temp starts to drop in the house. I would like control it a little more and get a more steady slower burning fire out of a load. I bought the stove from Norther Tool Company, and i was recently on their site and saw a review on my stove by a customer. The customer said exactly what i did, that the flue damper only closes about 66% of the way, and that the customer ended up installing a second fllue damper about a foot up from the factory one. Thus having 2 dampers allowed them to slow down their fire and maintain longer burns. I was thinking about doing this but wanted to see what you guy thought first. This would be a easy mod, and i would probably just do it for next year. But i was really thinking if i could slow my burn and get a more consistant longer heat i would be very happy, (well happier than i already am with this stove).
Second question, firebricks. Is there any advantage to having thicker firebricks over thinner ones? My stove has thin firebricks in it and i was wondering if putting thicker ones in does anything for holding heat longer or anything like that.
Thanks guys! I love this site!
Second question, firebricks. Is there any advantage to having thicker firebricks over thinner ones? My stove has thin firebricks in it and i was wondering if putting thicker ones in does anything for holding heat longer or anything like that.
Thanks guys! I love this site!