We purchased our home and it has a Cozy Heat Z-42 installed upstairs.
We are having issues with I think, damper air. I removed the damper intake pipe and found several very dead bats in it.
I then found more bats in the damper intake chamber on the right side of the fireplace, laying in the bottom of the pan.
I removed all of them and confirmed the small vent hose is clear that goes from the bottom of the damper intake chamber to the interior of the fireplace.
When we start a fire, with the damper open, door open to balance pressure and it starts.
It does not burn fast with damper wide open and when I open the door slightly, the fire jumps up and really starts burning. Close the door and it damps down.
I cannot figure out if there is another blockage somewhere that I cannot get to.
Thoughts?
I am about ready to rip this out and put in a free standing woodstove....
We are having issues with I think, damper air. I removed the damper intake pipe and found several very dead bats in it.
I then found more bats in the damper intake chamber on the right side of the fireplace, laying in the bottom of the pan.
I removed all of them and confirmed the small vent hose is clear that goes from the bottom of the damper intake chamber to the interior of the fireplace.
When we start a fire, with the damper open, door open to balance pressure and it starts.
It does not burn fast with damper wide open and when I open the door slightly, the fire jumps up and really starts burning. Close the door and it damps down.
I cannot figure out if there is another blockage somewhere that I cannot get to.
Thoughts?
I am about ready to rip this out and put in a free standing woodstove....