I have been running pellet stoves since 1996 and i thought i had a good eye for what the flame characteristic looked like. well i finally bought a gauge and set my stove per the manufactures direction and what a difference it has made my ef3 is running like a champ glass is staying cleaner less pellet usage. And by looking at the flame i would have given more air so spend the the 45 bucks and get a nice digital meter and set the stove like it should be
Pellet stove vacuum importance
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This is my first year burning pellets so I'm certainly learning more and more each day about the process. What is this 45 dollar meter you speak of?
They are also called a magnehelic gauge its measures water column vacuum or h2oWC
tlc1976
Minister of Fire
We use a Dwyer Minihelic where I work. To monitor resistance across filters due to dust buildup. About the same price for someone who wants a simple analog display.
I have a Dywer Mark II manometer installed on my Harman P43.
It is nice to be able to just look and see what my vacuum ( inches of water column)is running at.
At start-up the vacuum is just shy of 1" water column.
During normal burn, it runs typically at .5" water column.
Regards,
Bill Pitman
It is nice to be able to just look and see what my vacuum ( inches of water column)is running at.
At start-up the vacuum is just shy of 1" water column.
During normal burn, it runs typically at .5" water column.
Regards,
Bill Pitman
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