Air control on your wood burning stove.

[Itslay90]

Where does everyone run their air control on your stove when it’s really cold out @begreen
this is for you. Put a mark on the photo and send it back to me please because me and you have the same stove

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

I still run pretty low just add more wood so the total BTUS is greater. But with work I am always a batch burner I rarely get a re light.

 

[Burnin Since 1991]

if you put @ in front of the username, it will tag him.

@begreen

 

[Itslay90]

if you put @ in front of the username, it will tag him.

@begreen

I’ll do that now

 

[begreen]

Usually it runs around 95% closed once cruising. Depends on outside air temp, the wood loads, and whether the flue damper is open or closed. This is burning softwood. Hardwood may or may not need more air relative to the aforementioned dependencies.

 

[Itslay90]

Usually it runs around 95% closed once cruising. Depends on outside air temp, the wood loads, and whether the flue damper is open or closed. This is burning softwood. Hardwood may or may not need more air relative to the aforementioned dependencies.

And doing it like that heats your house ? Right now the outside temperatures is 13 so I should do it like you. Run the air control 95 close and close the damper ?

 

[begreen]

As stated, it depends on several factors. The flue damper is not always needed. I mainly go by probe flue temps on double-walled stove pipe. If I want 550º stove top temp then I shoot for about a 600º flue temp. Your readings will be different due to single wall surface flue temp.

 

[Itslay90]

As stated, it depends on several factors. The flue damper is not always needed. I mainly go by probe flue temps on double-walled stove pipe. If I want 550º stove top temp then I shoot for about a 600º flue temp. Your readings will be different due to single wall surface flue temp.

Thank you

 

[begreen]

Our setup, house, and temperatures are not similar. At 13º I would be pushing our stove harder to a 650º stove top temp. Fortunately 13º is a really rare temp here. Another difference besides warmer outside temps here is that our stove is on the main floor.

 

[Itslay90]

Our setup, house, and temperatures are not similar. At 13º I would be pushing our stove harder to a 650º stove top temp. Fortunately 13º is a really rare temp here. Another difference besides warmer outside temps here is that our stove is on the main floor.

Yes that’s true, well my stove is doing better now I just wish I can get the stove top at 650 degrees but it stays at 620 degrees