I am still in the learning stage but getting better every day. My question is: how much flame should I have when I close the damper in the secondary burn mode? I close the damper after I have a hot bed of coals and the griddle temp. is usually around 700 deg. F. Do I open the damper if I see no flames? Thanks
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You should still see flames if the damper is closed and the air is wide open, when you start to reduce the air you will see less flame, it's ok if you don't see flames as long as you can't see smoke out the chimney. Your stove is designed to be able to burn low with the damper closed because you get a secondary burn in the back of stove which you can't see.
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