learning the new stove...question for u experts

[steeltowninwv]

ok i got the enviro venice 1700 installed this past summer...did a few break in burns...my son had a ball game tonight..so we left at 130pm..got home at 930 pm...at 130 i loaded it up with 3 pieces of elm..2 pieces of locust and one piece of sycamore...had no idea how this burn was gonna go..i had never banked it down....anyways i got the wood burning good..got a good char on the wood..starting backing down the air....got it to where i just barely had the air cracked...then left..got back at 930 pm..house was 73 degrees..lots of coals left..glass had a little black on it..heres my question..with these epa stoves do ever shut em down all they way when leaving the house or sleeping?......should i be scared to crack it a little more when banking it?

 

[Sprinter]

You'll get to know your stove's nuances with experience. No EPA stoves are completely shut off with the control all the way down. There is always some air getting through. I operate my stove with the control all the way down or maybe slightly off the bottom in cruise mode. That seems to be pretty normal SOP for most modern stoves and that's where they are the most efficient.

 

[steeltowninwv]

anyone else?

 

[Oldhippie]

What he said.. and every installation is different based on your wood, the stove, your chimney system/draft. So you get to know the stove and settle into a routine and build a relationship with it.

 

[lopiliberty]

For me it depends on amount of coals, amount of wood I load, outside conditions. With a full load of oak and locust if there is a large amount of coals and outside temperature is cold enough I can shut down the air completely and still have a very active secondary burn, other times I might leave the air open a half inch or so.

 

[madison]

ok i got the enviro venice 1700 installed this past summer...did a few break in burns...my son had a ball game tonight..so we left at 130pm..got home at 930 pm...at 130 i loaded it up with 3 pieces of elm..2 pieces of locust and one piece of sycamore...had no idea how this burn was gonna go..i had never banked it down....anyways i got the wood burning good..got a good char on the wood..starting backing down the air....got it to where i just barely had the air cracked...then left..got back at 930 pm..house was 73 degrees..lots of coals left..glass had a little black on it..heres my question..with these epa stoves do ever shut em down all they way when leaving the house or sleeping?......should i be scared to crack it a little more when banking it?

everyday

your situation will be determined by stove type, chimney, house "tightness" /OAK, and outside weather conditions.

 

[Huntindog1]

Sounds like your doing pretty good for a first time user.

If your glass is a little black then you may have shut it down a little too much and/or your wood is still a little unseasoned.

Its good you mixed your sycamore in with the better wood. Try to burn up your not so good wood during the shoulder season which is at the beginning and the end of the heating season when its not super cold.

What kind of ball does your son play?

 

[USMC80]

What he said.. and every installation is different based on your wood, the stove, your chimney system/draft. So you get to know the stove and settle into a routine and build a relationship with it.

What hippie said. Every install is different. I am able to close it off all the way pretty quickly. I think the wood is the biggest factor