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You guys ever seen this video - De-constructed how a wood stove works...

Post in 'The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces' started by FyreBug, Oct 3, 2011.

  1. FyreBug Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 6, 2010
    717 posts
    Kitchener, Ontario
    Nice professional video showing how secondary burn works...

    FyreBug, Oct 3, 2011
    #1

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  2. mhrischuk Member

    joined: Jul 3, 2011
    581 posts
    SE PA
    Good video. Thanks.
    mhrischuk, Oct 3, 2011
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  3. stejus Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 29, 2008
    1,175 posts
    Central MA
    Nice find! This makes it easier to understand and explain to my kids!
    stejus, Oct 3, 2011
    #3

  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,457 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    begreen, Oct 3, 2011
    #4

  5. Pagey Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 2, 2008
    2,419 posts
    Middle TN
    Pagey, Oct 3, 2011
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  6. tickbitty Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 21, 2008
    1,486 posts
    VA
    Wow, what a great video, perhaps our mods will find it deserving of a sticky!
    Wish there was a similar video for a Cat stove. (or maybe there is?)
    and one comparing the two methods, for that matter, comparing the two types against an older stove type. Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

    Edit: sorry, I posted my reply after this sat on my screen for a while and before there were several new replies I had not seen!
    tickbitty, Oct 3, 2011
    #6

  7. raybonz Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 5, 2008
    6,033 posts
    Carver, MA.
    BG is that 2nd video yours? The name is essential the same as your name here b3gr33n... I know you have a T-6 but thought you may have had a Jotul at one time..

    Ray
    raybonz, Oct 3, 2011
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  8. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,457 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Yes, the Castine was predecessor to the T6.
    begreen, Oct 3, 2011
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  9. samhoff2 New Member

    joined: Aug 12, 2011
    60 posts
    Wyoming
    So I just bought and installed an RSF Delta 2. I'm assuming that it will do secondary burn, but I'm not sure... I sure didn't see anything about this when I bought it!

    Thoughts?

    Thanks,

    Sam
    samhoff2, Oct 4, 2011
    #9

  10. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    22,199 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Before he came over to The Dark Side of The Force. Steel.

    In a pretty overcoat. ;-)
    BrotherBart, Oct 4, 2011
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  11. pharmsaler New Member

    joined: Dec 12, 2010
    67 posts
    Western PA
    What am I doing wrong if I am not getting secondary burns like that?

    It seems like I will get them early on, but when my box is heated up, maybe 4-5 hours into the burn, they are not that crazy like in the video.
    pharmsaler, Oct 4, 2011
    #11

  12. nate379 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 21, 2010
    4,055 posts
    Palmer, Alaska
    All I heard was blah blah blah blah blah... and my ADD kicked in after a minute or so.
    nate379, Oct 4, 2011
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  13. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,457 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    You are not doing anything wrong. Strong visual secondary combustion only occurs while the wood is rapidly outgassing and being reburned as secondary combustion. This only lasts a short while, maybe 30 min in a small firebox and 60-90 minutes in a large one. At 4 hrs into the burn the wood has completely outgassed and only charcoal is burning.
    begreen, Oct 4, 2011
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  14. REM505 New Member

    joined: Mar 14, 2011
    98 posts
    Chester/Lancaster county area PA
    Gee I didn't know I had a High Performance Combustion Machine Awesome!
    REM505, Oct 4, 2011
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  15. WES999 Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 12, 2008
    769 posts
    Mass north of Boston
    That was a pretty cool video. Now if you will excuse me I have to go add some combustible cellulose cylinders to my high Performance Combustion Machine. ;-)
    WES999, Oct 4, 2011
    #15

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