I know without a doubt that my stove drafts better in cold weather than in warm. With the door cracked I can tell simply by the jet engine sound that it makes in cold weather (like today). I understand the physics pretty well I think. So here is my question.
My understanding of this whole system is that a chimney should be designed to suck as much air as is possible out of the bottom. If it is an open fireplace there is no control over how much air is sucks other than the physics of the chimney. With a smoke dragon (which I burned for 20 years) and a slammer install (which I also had for 20 years) a little control. With EPA stoves the idea is to CONTROL the amount of air that is allowed to go through the stove and hence up the chimney. OK, that wasn't really my question but I'm getting to it. :blank:
If I have my stove air control closed as completely as it will allow, will it be drawing more air in cold weather than moderate weather? I assume with cold temps it is creating more of a vacuum 'trying' to pull more air but is it really?
My understanding of this whole system is that a chimney should be designed to suck as much air as is possible out of the bottom. If it is an open fireplace there is no control over how much air is sucks other than the physics of the chimney. With a smoke dragon (which I burned for 20 years) and a slammer install (which I also had for 20 years) a little control. With EPA stoves the idea is to CONTROL the amount of air that is allowed to go through the stove and hence up the chimney. OK, that wasn't really my question but I'm getting to it. :blank:
If I have my stove air control closed as completely as it will allow, will it be drawing more air in cold weather than moderate weather? I assume with cold temps it is creating more of a vacuum 'trying' to pull more air but is it really?