Does this mean the flapper isn’t working properly if the knob creeks and turns hard? Since day 1 of owning this stove, it has never operated as other BK owners swear by. I’m constantly moving the knob to adjust the output, mainly shutting it down to keep it from getting too hot. A while after reloading the stove, I’ll turn the knob down to keep the flu temps in range. An hour after the burn seems to settle, the cat temps will climb, the cat will glow and get over 1300 degrees (measured with a Auber probe). And the flapper will not have moved from where I initially set it. In fact it’s always where I set it. Except on a rare occasion or two when I have the flapper almost closed i notice it’s closed by itself but doesn’t open because it’s chocking the fire out. On my stove, I can visually see the flapper, and that’s how I adjust its stopping point. Not by where the dial shows. I currently have 3 wood stoves, and have had 2 more in past homes. This stove requires way more attention than any stove I’ve ever used.
Knob creeks and turns hard
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The first photo is a pic of the front of the stove, the center is the thermostat. Looking thru the gap on the left side, center, gives full view of the flapper. (The 3rd picture). The flapper itself is wide open without any cover. It’s been that way since new, I assume it’s factory. The only covered part is a box on right hand side of the flapper itself. Which is the very center of the stove.
Looking at the stove head on, the 4” metal strip that goes to the width of the stove is welded in place. Which is rather annoying because the duel blower fans in the rear, draw air thru the slits on the top and bottom of the 4” strip. There is a blower fan on each side of the center unit. By drawing in air they can also draw in debris, which they do. This debris can fall directly on the exposed flapper mechanism since it’s not covered. To me this could cause the flapper not to move as freely as it should. Not only that, there is a metal plate the size of the stove that separates the bottom of the stove and the top of the wood storage. All of the debris the fans draw in collects on this bottom plate without access to clean it off. It would have been much simpler to have made a way for the 4” strip that goes the width of the stove removable. It would have given access to the flapper unit and a way to clean all of the debris that gathers under this area. It would also help keep debris from getting into the blower fans.
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Looking at the stove head on, the 4” metal strip that goes to the width of the stove is welded in place. Which is rather annoying because the duel blower fans in the rear, draw air thru the slits on the top and bottom of the 4” strip. There is a blower fan on each side of the center unit. By drawing in air they can also draw in debris, which they do. This debris can fall directly on the exposed flapper mechanism since it’s not covered. To me this could cause the flapper not to move as freely as it should. Not only that, there is a metal plate the size of the stove that separates the bottom of the stove and the top of the wood storage. All of the debris the fans draw in collects on this bottom plate without access to clean it off. It would have been much simpler to have made a way for the 4” strip that goes the width of the stove removable. It would have given access to the flapper unit and a way to clean all of the debris that gathers under this area. It would also help keep debris from getting into the blower fans.
Mine on my Ashford 30.2 kinda sounds like that from the 6:00 position for the first couple small dial downs then gets quiet. My flapper works though
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