After years of complaining here and to anyone who would listen about the uneven, inefficient burn from my Jotul 3 and after lots of free advice including from the Jotul folks, I installed a cast-iron disc damper in my double-lined flue pipe about 5" above the stove
Once it is fired up and going, I close the disc damper completely and the difference is significant. The burn is slower, much more even and cyclical, predictable and consistant, with nice blue flames and even secondary burns that had been very few and far between previously The stovetop temp. is not that much hotter, maybe 50-70 degrees, criusing at @475, but the stove itself radiates significantly more heat and fuel burns much longer and more evenly. I use the primary air intake for what contol I feel I need and it is responsive. Magnetic stove pipe temps read between 150-200 degrees consistantly- though pipe is double walled. When I shut both dampers down for the night, the next morning nothing but ashes and clear glass.
Have I finally stumbled upon a solution to my problem or is there something lurking here about which I should beware? Thoughts here always helpful. Thanks
Once it is fired up and going, I close the disc damper completely and the difference is significant. The burn is slower, much more even and cyclical, predictable and consistant, with nice blue flames and even secondary burns that had been very few and far between previously The stovetop temp. is not that much hotter, maybe 50-70 degrees, criusing at @475, but the stove itself radiates significantly more heat and fuel burns much longer and more evenly. I use the primary air intake for what contol I feel I need and it is responsive. Magnetic stove pipe temps read between 150-200 degrees consistantly- though pipe is double walled. When I shut both dampers down for the night, the next morning nothing but ashes and clear glass.
Have I finally stumbled upon a solution to my problem or is there something lurking here about which I should beware? Thoughts here always helpful. Thanks
