Another Drolet question

[Smokepole]

I am looking at buying an escape 1800. I have read the manual and watched several videos on this model. What is not clear to me is the primary air supply. Is all the primary air supplied through the air wash? Or, is there also an air supply in front of and at the bottom of the firebox similar to my 13-NC. I do like the design of my stove, it just has too many other problems.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Woodcutter Tom]

Smokepole, As you know I have the Escape 1500. I am sure the primary air flow is similar to the 1800. Most of the primary air comes from the air wash system. Air enters below the stove, travels east and west to the sides of the stove, then up . It then gets directed across the top of the glass and down over the glass. There are also three holes into the bottom front of the firebox that provide primary air to the base of the fire. The inlet to these three holes is a small hole near the primary air inlet. This hole is usually covered, but gets uncovered as the primary air control is moved past 3/4 shut. These three holes are not mentioned at all in the user manual. Which to me is stupid. The manual states to pull ashes forward when reloading the stove. Where do the ashes end up? In the three holes. I never knew they were there until someone on this forum asked about them. I would not have found them without his help as they were filled with ash. Now I rake ash forward, but keep the 'hump' that contains the three holes clear. I stick a small rod in the holes to make sure they are clear. I have seen flames shooting out of these holes, sometimes 3 -4 inches long. The air ignites unburned gas. Hope this helps.

 

[Smokepole]

Smokepole, As you know I have the Escape 1500. I am sure the primary air flow is similar to the 1800. Most of the primary air comes from the air wash system. Air enters below the stove, travels east and west to the sides of the stove, then up . It then gets directed across the top of the glass and down over the glass. There are also three holes into the bottom front of the firebox that provide primary air to the base of the fire. The inlet to these three holes is a small hole near the primary air inlet. This hole is usually covered, but gets uncovered as the primary air control is moved past 3/4 shut. These three holes are not mentioned at all in the user manual. Which to me is stupid. The manual states to pull ashes forward when reloading the stove. Where do the ashes end up? In the three holes. I never knew they were there until someone on this forum asked about them. I would not have found them without his help as they were filled with ash. Now I rake ash forward, but keep the 'hump' that contains the three holes clear. I stick a small rod in the holes to make sure they are clear. I have seen flames shooting out of these holes, sometimes 3 -4 inches long. The air ignites unburned gas. Hope this helps.

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Tom, thanks for your reply. That hump and the holes look to serve the same purpose as the dog house on my
current stove. I'll contact the manufacturer and see if the 1800 is made the same way. Thanks to you I can now
describe it to them. Thanks again.

 

[Woodcutter Tom]

Tom, thanks for your reply. That hump and the holes look to serve the same purpose as the dog house on my
current stove. I'll contact the manufacturer and see if the 1800 is made the same way. Thanks to you I can now
describe it to them. Thanks again.

I'm sure it is made the same. Read this:

Drolet Escape 1800 air problem

Recently I have been having lower stove top temperatures along with lack of rolling flames. With the primary on full it is struggling to get a decent flame going. With the fan off it gets to 450 (top surface temp near the front), then closing the primary, the secondary burn then kicks in but...

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[marty319]

My osburn 2300 is exactly the same as pictures above