Hello, new user here, and glad I found this, looks like some good information. I have a new Hearthstone (heritage) and I have had several break-in fires now, and a few hotter fires. At times when I first light the stove, I get terrible smoke pushing out the stove, like BAD down drafts! It pushes so hard back out the stove, that it comes out all the doors and even at the joints in the stove pipe. As soon as the chimney appears to get warm, the smoke goes away and the stoves works great. This is an outside, 8"flue chimney with excellent draft.
I was wondering if I installed a dampner in the stove pipe if that would help? Manufacturer said it wasn't neccessary, but I'm at a lost as how to stop this. Wife doesn't even want to use it as she just isn't sure if it's going to smoke when lit or not!
Thanks,
DRBOND
I was wondering if I installed a dampner in the stove pipe if that would help? Manufacturer said it wasn't neccessary, but I'm at a lost as how to stop this. Wife doesn't even want to use it as she just isn't sure if it's going to smoke when lit or not!
Thanks,
DRBOND