Many stove have rear heat shields to reduce the Clearance to combustibles. These stoves also often have a blower available that moves the air between the heat shield and the stove into the room. However, if you don't have a blower attachment, where is the heat going? I can put my hand on the rear heat shield of the stove when the stove is running at 600. Is this hot air simply going back into the stove through the OAK port? (when an OAK is not connected)
My stove sits in an old masonry fireplace, so CTC is not an issue. Without the blower, I'm considering removing the heat shield to either get some more heat into the room or to radiate more heat into the masonry thermal mass behind the stove.
Any Isle Royale owners run their stove without the rear heat shield?
My stove sits in an old masonry fireplace, so CTC is not an issue. Without the blower, I'm considering removing the heat shield to either get some more heat into the room or to radiate more heat into the masonry thermal mass behind the stove.
Any Isle Royale owners run their stove without the rear heat shield?