Earth Stove startup and baffle?

[beav]

I am about to start a fire in an old Earth stove that I have installed in a new home. I bought this unit used and am wondering about whether or not there should be some sort of plate/shield below the entrance of the flu pipe. Or, is it designed to have a direct entrance from the flame? Please see picture.

 

[begreen]

Sure looks like it needs a baffle. Without it, the efficiency will be very low and it will be a wood pig. Here's an old thread on the topic.

W

Thread 'The baffle for my old Earth Stove is totally missing and the part is NLA'

Feb 19, 2020

Would you guys please take pity on me and tell me how to construct a baffle for my old Earth Stove model 105?

As I'm sure you recall, the Earth Stove 100 series was a BIG strapper! And without a baffle it's a wood-hog "squared". It's too wide for any of the fiber baffles that are available. Maybe I should weld up a support structure out of steel strap and use two of the fiber-type baffles?

Or can I make the baffle out of a single piece of steel plate? If so, how thick should it be?

Whether I make it out of steel or fiber, what shape should it be and how far should it extend toward...

• William Crowell
• Replies: 8
• Forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums (prior to approx. 1993)

 

[beav]

Sure looks like it needs a baffle. Without it, the efficiency will be very low and it will be a wood pig. Here's an old thread on the topic.

W

Thread 'The baffle for my old Earth Stove is totally missing and the part is NLA'

Feb 19, 2020

Would you guys please take pity on me and tell me how to construct a baffle for my old Earth Stove model 105?

As I'm sure you recall, the Earth Stove 100 series was a BIG strapper! And without a baffle it's a wood-hog "squared". It's too wide for any of the fiber baffles that are available. Maybe I should weld up a support structure out of steel strap and use two of the fiber-type baffles?

Or can I make the baffle out of a single piece of steel plate? If so, how thick should it be?

Whether I make it out of steel or fiber, what shape should it be and how far should it extend toward...

• William Crowell
• Replies: 8
• Forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums (prior to approx. 1993)

Thanks much - perfect!

 

[jeffoc]

Having flashbacks from my childhood in the 80's. I grew up with that exact stove. I do remember a baffle that had to be removed when it was cleaned.

 

[beav]

Any chance you have pics of the baffle from those days? 😁

 

[jeffoc]

LOL, sorry I can't remember much about it. Except that it was extremely light. Currently I have a Napoleon and I would imagine that it's the same or similar material that it uses. Someone on here surely knows what it's called.
It slid all the way to the back and that left an opening at the front of at least a couple inches.
By your pics it looks like maybe there's a bulge that supported it. That thing did heat well.

 

[jeffoc]

I just read the linked thread. Ours wasn't steel it was a fiber board that you could remove easily. It weighed ounces.

 

[begreen]

I just read the linked thread. Ours wasn't steel it was a fiber board that you could remove easily. It weighed ounces.

That sounds like a replacement fashioned out of ceramic fiberboard.

 

[jeffoc]

Anything's possible. It's been a really long time.
It worked really well though. We lived in NW Montana and ran it all winter full bore.

 

[beav]

Sorry, just catching up...

Now, this is interesting. I do have 2 pieces of fiberboard that I thought came out of that stove when we picked it up. I was thinking that I had removed it before transport, but when I started the install, I could not for the life of me figure out how they installed since there is only a lip on the rear of the stove and nothing on the front. So, I assumed it went to something else.

So, it they do go to this stove, I have no idea how they would install.

It would be great to see pics if anyone has some. I have tried finding one on Google, but no luck. I am pretty sure mine is a model 100, but may be a 105?

 

[3650]

Originally that model did not have a baffle. It did have a pipe that came from the back wall of the stove ran about 4' up the stove pipe. This was an attempt to introduce secondary air in hopes it would burn the gasses in the flue. Most people removed it and plugged the whole with a pipe plug.

Newer models of Earthstove had a baffle with secondary air tube's pretty much like epa stoves of today. They also had catalytic stoves and even a hybrid. These newer stoves look much different. They don't have any of the ornamental scroll work or the scallops.

I have the same model you have and have considered putting in a baffle. Maybe next year. I made a grill attachment for mine so I can swing a grill in it to cook on. If I have a baffle I may not have room for my grill and I'm not sure I want to give that up...😆

 

[beav]

Thanks for the info. I think I'll still put in a baffle as well.

Would love to see pics of your grill attachment!

 

[3650]

 

[beav]

Well now that's cool!