Burning with the doors open

[Bill]

When I talked to a few dealers about my Morso they had a spark screen, so you could burn it with the doors open. So when I bought mine from another dealer, they didn't have a screen, and tried but couldn't order one. Bottom line is Morso doesn't make one. So I called Morso and they said the stove is not tested to run with the doors open.

My question is, would it hurt to run the stove with the doors open? Using two thermometers, watching the temps, and using very small loads of wood, with the screen on.

Kind of like the open fire on warmer days, reminds me of the old Franklin Fireplace.

 

[Gooserider]

Two potential issues - either can be a problem, don't know if either one would be.

1. Can the flue deal with the smoke put out by an open fire? You are going to be making at least as much smoke, and introducing more combustion air, while offering an alternative smoke exit... As an example, my Encore is listed to run with a screen if using an 8" flue, but not with a 6" flue.

2. Will the stove overfire if getting fed that much air?

If you can get an OK answer to both questions, then it may be worth doing, though it will get Elk all upset if you use the stove in a non-listed manner... :lol:

Since the only thing the screen actually does is protect you from sparks, I'd be tempted to try it, using woods that weren't real "spark prone" and a very small fire to start, while watching it closely.

Gooserider