Air Intake

[Tony garofalo]

How much air does a pellet stove need to burn ? After looking at the air baffle it is only opening less then a quarter of a in. Which makes me think it does not need very much air to burn.

 

[bostonfan49]

Tony, what kind of stove do you have? I have only been burning for a 3rd season.......1/4" doesn't sound right. My M55 has a 3 or 4" intake and pellets stoves need a lot of combustion air/and convection air....This is why a lot of folks stress an OAK, so that your not sucking in warm heated air and sending it out the exhaust vent....Bill

 

[Tony garofalo]

It is a new Harman Accentra .I just checked it again, only opens a little bit, but it burns great.

 

[nailed_nailer]

I think you are confusing the Intake air 3"-4" inlet (Pre-firebox) with the combustion path damper (Post-firebox).
The Damper is usually located just in front of the combustion blower in the combustion stream.
The Damper is used to tune the burn characteristics in the firebox with the fuel being burned.
It usually doesn't need much adjustment.
If properly installed, the damper is coarse adjusted by the installer based on the venting conditions installed using a magnehelic gage.

Hope that makes sense,
---Nailer---

 

[Tony garofalo]

Ok I am talking about the Air Intake flapper,on the back of the stove,Not the damper.