Draft blower on door

[herbert]

My Taylor OWB ,like most all OWB's i would guess, has a blower motor on the door that activates when the water temp gets down to a pre-selected temp. My question is , and there is no reference to it in the manual, the blower motor has an adjustable plate that can restrict or increase the amount of outside air the moter can get.
Should this plate be wide open or ?

 

[cricco]

That plate controls the amount of air that you're introducing into the firebox. If you want to run your boiler full blast, then open it all the way. I usually run mine open for the first fire of the day. I will close it down about half way at night. this gives you a smaller fire, but a longer burn time. I'm not sure about yours, but I cannot fully close mine, or it will choke the fire out, or cause a smoldering creosote factory.

 

[herbert]

You hit the nail on the head about the cresote factory when shut down. I never really have a "first fire" of the day as we add wood in the Am and in the evening (about 12 hour intervals) and there is usually 1/2 of wood from previous filling left. I am running with the plate about 1/2 way open.

 

[dairyfarmer]

Herbert I have also found that the dryer the wood you can cut the draft down even more. I have also found the dryer the air and the the more wind you have you can also close the draft a little. I usually run mine about 1/4 open. Unless it is shut down alot in warm weather I will open it wide open to burn the creasote out of the flues.
I have found if the draft is open to far you push a lot of heat out the chimney and waste a lot of wood. My two cents good luck