We have a BIS Nova ( now Lennox, I understand), installed 3 years ago- and we seem to a much more noticeable smell of smoke than the previous 2 winters. We open the door ajar, to get smoke moving up chimney before re-loading with wood, but that doesn't always prevent smoke from billowing out into the living room. We have a fan, and a couple of ducts to spread heat to another room. The other room sometimes has a coat of ash on the furniture right below the grate...is that to be expected? Or could that be a symptom?
Too smokey...from the BIS Nova
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Doc C
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Things I would check:
1. Is your chimney clean?
2. Does opening a window solve it?
3. Try shutting your fans down before reloading.
Let us know about these 3 questions and that might help narrow it down.
Also I see your in BC, I’m just south of you depending on where you are and we have an inversion settled in on us and air stagnation advisory. I’m just sound of the Canadian border in Idaho. When we get the inversions it makes it hard for the the stoves to draft and if your chimney is questionable on height or size then that might be a contributing factor.
1. Is your chimney clean?
2. Does opening a window solve it?
3. Try shutting your fans down before reloading.
Let us know about these 3 questions and that might help narrow it down.
Also I see your in BC, I’m just south of you depending on where you are and we have an inversion settled in on us and air stagnation advisory. I’m just sound of the Canadian border in Idaho. When we get the inversions it makes it hard for the the stoves to draft and if your chimney is questionable on height or size then that might be a contributing factor.
Doc C
Minister of Fire
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/breaking-in-new-bis-nova-questions.39061/
The link above is not exactly your problem but it has some good info worth reading about your stove when you get time.
The link above is not exactly your problem but it has some good info worth reading about your stove when you get time.
Thanks, we wondered about chimney, and are having it cleaned this week. Will try the fan.
And, you’re right, we had an inversion for a few days.
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