Hello! New to site!

[OleSmokey]

Just wanted to say hello. New to the site. I found this site when searching the interwebs on information about my wood burning stove. After some sleuthing....by sleuthing, I mean looking at the manufacturer plate on the pedestal, I found I have two Fisher Honey Bear models in my home. I bought this home 6 years ago and the stoves were installed brand new in 1982 when the house was built.

I am complete newbie, even after 6 years of owning these things and realizing there is more to them then chucking some wood in them and heating your home.

I have seen various setups online, and was curious about the best way to operate these little stoves. Any pointers? I dont have any dampners in my chimney at all. The only control I have are the two air inlets on the stove itself, which from what I have read here, one is for throttling air for burning and the other is to keep smoke off the glass...

I just want to get this thing to burn as efficiently as possible. Pay no attention to those cobwebs.....

 

[Don H]

Do you have the manual for your stoves? If not there's one posted in the Manuals section of this site.
I would inspect and clean the entire system (stove, pipe, chimney) before using.
Dampers are required for stoves that operate in fireplace mode (open doors with screen in place). Your stoves with glass doors are designed to only operate with the doors closed.

 

[saewoody]

Welcome. Enjoy!


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[coaly]

Welcome to the Forum;

If you want more heat from them send Camfan a message on this Forum. He was a welder at the largest Fisher fabricator in your state and still is in the heating business at the same location. I think he still has a few black blowers for your stove model, new in boxes ! They mount on the bottom of the rear shield easily and blow upwards across the back under the rear shield and out the curl at top directing the heat forward. They are originals with variable speed.



Did either of them come with the short poker handle with a bend in the end for adjusting the air shutters? Just one of those evasive things I've been looking quite some time for!

Keep the upper air shutter closed a bit more than the lower since if you open the top too far, cool air can bypass the fire going directly up the outlet and cool the chimney. The full size glass stoves have primary side vents, and glass air wash. Yours uses both for air wash over glass.