Cooling a hot stove

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OK. Didn't read every post in the thread but here it is. If it takes off and goes to the moon open the door wide open. Gotta have good hearth protection if something pops out. But the in rush of cold air will cool the stove and the flue. It takes guts to do it because that sucker is rocking. But it will bring it back down. I have had to do it twice with the 30. It ain't fun but it works.

It breaks the vacuum from the flue that is pulling in primary and secondary air and floods the firebox with cool air. And turns the thing into a fireplace.



Wear gloves. Have a drink and change your underwear afterward.

That's what we wanted to read! Now would baking soda be the second consideration? Heck...I'm bringing in the hose next. Thanx. Jeff. PS...used to changing the underwear thing lol
 
And to add. What I say every year. If you load a full load of fresh dry wood on top of a coal bed in a stove with a stove top temp over 400 degrees things are going to be real interesting in your house for the next two hours or so. It WILL give you pause to reflect.
 
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That's what we wanted to read! Now would baking soda be the second consideration? Heck...I'm bringing in the hose next. Thanx. Jeff. PS...used to changing the underwear thing lol

I think keeping a cool head is the primary consideration. Once the fire settles down it becomes a non-event and time for a stiff shot.
 
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I see my insurance rates going down every time I talk to you guys lol. Thanx.
 
That's what we wanted to read! Now would baking soda be the second consideration? Heck...I'm bringing in the hose next. Thanx. Jeff. PS...used to changing the underwear thing lol

The right answer is to reload a stove at 400 degrees stove top or under and then cut down the air in steps starting at 400, again at 500 and then at 600. Toss a fresh load on hot coals and all hell is gonna break loose. (For Gamma: You will get pause to reflect). Don't do it and you can leave the baking soda in the cabinet. Never used it so I don't know if it works. But have to admit that I have it and a Chimfex close to both stoves.
 
Ok... Will get some chimfex. So meaning throwing new load on hot coals...and hot meaning...a Stove top above 400. See what's interesting is part 7b in the front section of this site on How to Start a fire. It says...put a load on before the flame gets too low.
 
I've got some fresh cut alder (wet as a sponge) that looks like it would suppress any fire...;lol
 
I've got some fresh cut alder that looks like it would suppress any fire...;lol

That's funny...just finished my room in knotty Alder...is it that hard to get burning?
 
I've always worried that blocking the secondary intake would cause backpuffing. Is that concern real or imagined?
 
Sounds like this chimfex is the cats meow...well worth the 15 dollars it costs. Looks like every wood burner should have it standing by. I wonder what it's shelf life is?
 
Sounds like this chimfex is the cats meow...well worth the 15 dollars it costs. Looks like every wood burner should have it standing by. I wonder what it's shelf life is?

Holy crap, we pay close to $35 for them up here...figure that one out when our dollar is either at par or above yours!
 
Holy crap, we pay close to $35 for them up here...figure that one out when our dollar is either at par or above yours!

Yeah...well I mispoke...a little soon. Going price is 35 in OKC area also...that was an old price...sorry!
 
OK. Didn't read every post in the thread but here it is. If it takes off and goes to the moon open the door wide open. Gotta have good hearth protection if something pops out. But the in rush of cold air will cool the stove and the flue. It takes guts to do it because that sucker is rocking. But it will bring it back down. I have had to do it twice with the 30. It ain't fun but it works.

It breaks the vacuum from the flue that is pulling in primary and secondary air and floods the firebox with cool air. And turns the thing into a fireplace.

Wear gloves. Have a drink and change your underwear afterward.

This did not make sense to me the first time I heard this, but it does now. Shuts down the secondaries and turns it into a fireplace. A fireplace rarely overheats like that, although they are masonry and not squeezing the heat into such a small space, but I hear you.
 
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