Hi All,
I have been burning with my Hearthstone Craftsbury now for 2 years and I feel there has to be a way to accomplish a longer burn. Right now I am averaging about 4-5.5 hrs a burn, with a packed stove. I only use the stove damper(no flue damper)and have recently replaced the door gasket and window gasket. I was wondering if it would help if I fabricated a small damper to damp down the air inlet even further than the stock damper does(basically a small steel duct adapter with a wing type damper, nothing fancy.) I heat the house with wood and wood only(have had the same 100 gallons of oil since October 2008) but if my wife and four kids keep waking up to a 60-62'f house, i'll quickly lose the battle and will be burning oil again. I apprecite any help you all can offer.
Happy Holidays!
I have been burning with my Hearthstone Craftsbury now for 2 years and I feel there has to be a way to accomplish a longer burn. Right now I am averaging about 4-5.5 hrs a burn, with a packed stove. I only use the stove damper(no flue damper)and have recently replaced the door gasket and window gasket. I was wondering if it would help if I fabricated a small damper to damp down the air inlet even further than the stock damper does(basically a small steel duct adapter with a wing type damper, nothing fancy.) I heat the house with wood and wood only(have had the same 100 gallons of oil since October 2008) but if my wife and four kids keep waking up to a 60-62'f house, i'll quickly lose the battle and will be burning oil again. I apprecite any help you all can offer.
Happy Holidays!