Flu damper on Blaze King classic?

[ohlongarm]

I noticed in a thread below where a gentleman posted a picture of his new Blaze King Classic,the same stove i'm getting soon as i just traded in a buck 94 on it less than a month old.I noticed a key damper in the pipe i believe is that required ?or needed. Thanks

 

[HotCoals]

Actually BK says not to use it.
I have burned wood for 30 years with one..24 with a BK non cat.
Call me silly but I was not ready to go without it.
I might take it out when I clean the pipe this year and not put it back...really no need for it.
I was afraid if I had a decent fire going and high winds were to come ..it might run away...but it won't I found out.
The thermostat is a beautiful thing!
It will cut the intake air back all on it's own if things get going to much.

 

[yooperdave]

can't answer for your stove, but in the past, all of mine have had a flue damper in them (pipe). i installed a stove this past fall without one. 8" flue. after about 3 months, i decided to try one again. i have noticed a difference and am glad i installed it. just gives me something else to adjust and play around with. by the way, i also bought a new thermometer the same time (rutland, i think). i couldn't find the old one that i had, and gave up looking for it. now i have a little more control over the flue pipe temps.

 

[HotCoals]

A BK turned down low on a long burn will have really low pipe temps as it is.
I'm running single wall to the class a and stove top temp of 350 my pipe 8 inches up is only 200.
BTW..BK also recommends double wall pipe from the stove to class a...but you don't have to.