I've searched quite a bit, and there isn't much out there on how to use a wood stove (just how to buy it, or cleaning).
I have a Yankee Bay wood pellet stove.
I understand that turning the heat knob changes the auger feed rate, and basically how large the fire is.
What I don't understand, is the fan, and the Air restrictor. What does the fan do? Does it change how much the air blows out the heat exchanger (the tubes that are heated by the flame and which air is run out of, hopefully heated)? I can't tell.
And the air restrictor, the sort of knob i pull in and out. I know it somehow deals with how much air is fed in, but where do i set it? Does it have to be a different setting according to the heat and fan levels? From what I read, i want the pellets to 'slightly dance' at the bottom of the heater but they always do even when it's at 0. Why not just have it at 5.
Thanks.
I have a Yankee Bay wood pellet stove.
I understand that turning the heat knob changes the auger feed rate, and basically how large the fire is.
What I don't understand, is the fan, and the Air restrictor. What does the fan do? Does it change how much the air blows out the heat exchanger (the tubes that are heated by the flame and which air is run out of, hopefully heated)? I can't tell.
And the air restrictor, the sort of knob i pull in and out. I know it somehow deals with how much air is fed in, but where do i set it? Does it have to be a different setting according to the heat and fan levels? From what I read, i want the pellets to 'slightly dance' at the bottom of the heater but they always do even when it's at 0. Why not just have it at 5.
Thanks.