Energy Harvesters stove

[JthNH]

I have had this stove installed in my uninsulated screen porch for a couple months now. It throws off great heat but it can be challenging to get going with the door closed, it drafts great and I never get smoke in the house but I have noticed that when I have the fire going good and shut the door it starts to smolder and smoke pretty heavy out the chimney. There is an internal baffle that either pulls towards the door or pushes towards the back, when it’s pulled toward the door the fire definitely runs better but I’m pretty sure the owner’s manual says the leave it pushed back. Just curious if anyone has any experience with these stoves?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

No direct experience, but there are a few stove fundamentals that can help here. Leave the baffle pushed all the way back.


The smoldering is probably caused by a too short of a chimney or more likely wood that is too wet. Do you have a moisture meter that you can use to check your wood?

 

[JthNH]

No direct experience, but there are a few stove fundamentals that can help here. Leave the baffle pushed all the way back.


The smoldering is probably caused by a too short of a chimney or more likely wood that is too wet. Do you have a moisture meter that you can use to check your wood?

Yes the wood is around 16 to 18 % which I’m thinking is fine? And the chimney is 12 feet, all double wall pipe, probably could be taller but at times with the baffle pulled forward it runs with no smoke at all

 

[EatenByLimestone]

17-18 is ideal if you’re testing correctly. Room temperature piece of cordwood split in half and tested with grain on the freshly split face…

Your chimney is a bit short. Try it at around 15 feet.

You’ll get more heat out of the stove if the baffle is pushed back. The baffle holds the heat in the stove longer, letting the stove radiate it into the room. The smoke from a fire in the back of the stove will have to travel to the front of the stove, and then all the way to the back before it can leave.

If the baffle is pulled forward the smoke goes right up the chimney.