etiger2007
Minister of Fire
To get that long of a burn how hot is your stove and how warm is your house during a 24 hr burn ?
To get that long of a burn how hot is your stove and how warm is your house during a 24 hr burn ?
Takes some getting used to for sure but, as mentioned, there is a fire going in your furnace too. Best practice is to play with it on weekends and days you can be around to see what is going on and how it works. Once you get it dialed in you will not worry much about what's going on back home. I am more worried about leaving my gas dryer running when I am not at home than the stove. The dryer scares me. There is very little that makes better tinder than dryer lint and this thing has an open flame.
Regarding the "complete air shut down" My 30 runs great with the air completely closed. I think I just have a perfect draft to allow it to work well like this. Once the fire gets going I can slide that dealio all the way in and it cruises with complete secondaries burning. If I crack it even just a little the wood starts burning all around. Every stove will work a little differently with different flue set ups and conditions so take the time to play with yours until you are comfortable with what is going on even if you are not there.
Clothes dryers in generally or just NG fired ones?
From my understanding electric are less likely to have issues but can still have a fire.
Can't beat that , thanks dustI loaded at 9ish last night, stove top hot spot right now is 330ish, most of it ranges from 290ish-330ish right now. 24 hour burns aren't gonna get it done during the cold stuff but 30's at night and 40's during the day it's enough to get it done. Stove room is mid 70's right now, rest of the lower level in the low 70's.
From my understanding electric are less likely to have issues but can still have a fire.
I never leave my house with any of the above running.
I really question them also and this is my first year with an EPA stove, I have spent a lot of time with my stove with different air settings, different loads and wood species.Right Jake. I really question all the recent posts about folks closing their drafts all the way. I do not think it a good idea.
Right Jake. I really question all the recent posts about folks closing their drafts all the way. I do not think it a good idea.
Yep, cat stoves are a horse of a different colorI think it depends on the stove and draft. For catalytic stoves especially I don't see why it's a problem if the cat is active. On my stove with a full load I always close it completely when I leave the house. On a cold day I'd still have 1200f+ cat temps at fully closed primary...as we know the air is not truly completely shutoff with the lever at minimum by design...
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