MishMouse said:FIREFIGHTER29 said:Yes, if I leave the air up to high when using the after burn I get puff backs as well. So I would say its normal but not good. If you turn the air down some it will stop the puff backs.
Once you turn the air down and get the afterburn going, you can push the air back up slowly without causing the backpuffs. Also if you move the air down slowly it will also eliminate the backpuffs.
Also I would not run this stove (TL-300 or the Oakwood for that matter) on high for extended periods of time when the afterburn is activated. You could/will overfire the stove and damage the ab chamber.
In my short experience w/ the Oakwood I can confirm this. The prior owner of my stove clearly overfired and toasted the AB package. Keeping temps within reason is the key to extending the life of that $300 part, which is not covered by warranty.
I've got a good draft, so even my warmup fires require very little air once they get going, and once it's cranking I have my primary open just a crack for burning smoke. If it stalls I just open the bypass, stir the splits, and give it air for a minute... and away we go.
In the VC threads you will see some guys are running their Everburns very hot. I am convinced this is the cause of the ceramic fiber decay. This version of the stuff was not designed for space shuttle use.
I had a kind of smokeless puffback myself last night. The stove was cooking at 650 and I kicked the primary from 100% shut to 100% open. I heard a clang - it blew the damn bypass damper right open! That was awsome.