I just purchased my Country Hearth 2000 and so far I am enjoying it... I have a friend who keeps insisting that I need to put a damper in the stove pipe. The instructions say this is not recommended. Why not? I could use very specific information since she will not leave me alone about it. Thanks
Additional damper not recommended...
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You may need one you may not. It depends how strong your draft is
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I installed one against recommendations and I'm glad I did. 20+ MPH winds aren't uncommon here, so the damper helps to control the draft on the windy days.
As mentioned it really depends on your draft. I would guess that in general most folks here most often run their stoves without needing a damper . . . the new stoves are set up more or less to run efficiently without one. In ten years of running my woodstove I find maybe three or four times in a burning season when I think it would be handy to have one . . . but normally it is a non-issue and the stove runs fine.
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