Fireview: How low setting ?

[Lakeside]

Hi,

How are you all doing ? My question: How low an air setting are Woodstock fireview owners using this time of the year ?

My set-up is a 22 foot chimney (exterior wall) with an isolated stainless liner. I am running the stove with it set around 3/4 without back buffing with outside temps avg. in the teens. The temps this weekend should be lower near zero.

So how low a setting are you all using for similar conditions and zero outside temps?

Thanks of your input.

 

[hiites]

I'm running mine at about .5-.6 and the stove top is cruising at 550. I'm burning a mix of ash and apple with moisture content of 16% on the apple and 18% on the ash. The outside temp right now is 22*.

 

[huauqui]

I seem to cruise well around .75 but as it is warmer outside today (about 40) she is all tucked in for bed at .5 right now. I should get 8+ hours before it comes all the way back close to 250 for a reload on 5 splits of 12-14% junk elm and cottonwood.

 

[Woody Stover]

I am running the stove with it set around 3/4

Just checking, but you're saying .75 out of a possible 4, not with lever 3/4 open, right? I was running the Fireview on a 16' stack (6" SS with tee.) It was plenty of stove for the space, so a lot of times I'd run with about .3 air or less, even if lows were in upper 20s. Stove seldom acted like it wanted to back-puff...

 

[Lakeside]

"you're saying .75 out of a possible 4, not with lever 3/4 open, right?" Yes

I had a few back buffs in the past so I maybe a little gun shy of going to the lower settings.

My reloading method is add some splits, let them fire / char for about 10 minutes, then drop the air down to 1 or less.
It seems that I get back buffs if I drop the air down to soon with warm outside temps.

I would like to reduce the risk of back buffs and also set it low. Any thoughts on my reload method ?

 

[Lakeside]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I took a second look at Woodstock's site and found there cures for back buffing . This has a few points that helped me ,
Here it is for those of you interested. Good burning to all.

 

[Woody Stover]

My reloading method is add some splits, let them fire / char for about 10 minutes, then drop the air down to 1 or less.
It seems that I get back buffs if I drop the air down to soon with warm outside temps.

Sounds good. I might cut the air in a couple stages, myself, so when I got to 1 or so, temps would be ready to close the bypass. Then after the cat got going I might try to cut it further in small imcrements, depending on where I wanted to cruise it. When would it back-puff, before or after you closed the bypass?

 

[Lakeside]

When would it back-puff, before or after you closed the bypass?

After closing the bypass is when I had most of my back buffs. Usually after to aggressive an air reduction with fresh splits. Patience is a good thing to have with wood stoves.

I think my lowest setting is 1/2 on a zero temp night.