Can anyone please give their experience feedback here.
Blaze King Ashford 30, installed brand new, running for three months now, elevation about 3000ft, chimney liner double wall going up a wood chimney chase to spec, floor to chimney liner top height 17 - 18ft, 1 elbow, 1 "T", 32" horizontal run, split wood moisture 15 - 19%, Kiln dried wood 8%, split wood also at 12%. Never mix the wood by experiment. I have tried placement of wood in NSEW directions, smaller loading, full loading.
Have to always operate the stove at about 3/4 - 7/8 open otherwise the unit will cool off too quick. Get a lot of creosote on the glass and burning on high only removes the surface creosote. Keeping it on high will cook the house (1750sq.ft) upper level.
Does anyone have an experienced opinion that increasing the flue height by even 3ft would give me a better draft, and therefore result in better damper control and perhaps less creosote on the glass. My guess is a little more draft will help to keep the glass cleaner to some extent.
By the way, I inspected the flue and it is absolutely clean, NO creosote at all, only a light dusting of grey ash.
Many thanks guys
Andy
Blaze King Ashford 30, installed brand new, running for three months now, elevation about 3000ft, chimney liner double wall going up a wood chimney chase to spec, floor to chimney liner top height 17 - 18ft, 1 elbow, 1 "T", 32" horizontal run, split wood moisture 15 - 19%, Kiln dried wood 8%, split wood also at 12%. Never mix the wood by experiment. I have tried placement of wood in NSEW directions, smaller loading, full loading.
Have to always operate the stove at about 3/4 - 7/8 open otherwise the unit will cool off too quick. Get a lot of creosote on the glass and burning on high only removes the surface creosote. Keeping it on high will cook the house (1750sq.ft) upper level.
Does anyone have an experienced opinion that increasing the flue height by even 3ft would give me a better draft, and therefore result in better damper control and perhaps less creosote on the glass. My guess is a little more draft will help to keep the glass cleaner to some extent.
By the way, I inspected the flue and it is absolutely clean, NO creosote at all, only a light dusting of grey ash.
Many thanks guys
Andy