Greetings everyone!
I just found this site yesterday and decided to join. Seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people here so I have a few questions for you all.
I have a lot to discuss, so I'll try to keep it short. I bought an Englander 13NCT and installed it in my finished garage. This is my first real experience to wood burning. Well the manual that came with it is for 30 and 50 series models and describe the operation of it as if it has a draft control beneath the ash drawer. Well, mine doesn't have a draft control, only an air inlet control above the door. So if any of you have this model or a similar stove please chime in. I am having a hard time getting good fires going with it and I'm not sure sure if the lack of bottom draft control has something to do with it. The hottest I've been able to get it is 350 degrees. That was measured with a chimney thermometer 3 feet from the top of the stove. I can not keep it there for optimum performance. I am burning semi- seasoned wood. I realize that this can be contributing to part of the problem. The wood has been down for at least 2 years, just not cut and split until recently. I did get some wood from the local Amish that advertised it was seasoned wood, but I don't think it is. Its not that good dry brown color.
So my first question is, whats the best way to operate this stove without a bottom draft control? Second, my best fires have been using one of those "show logs" that give the effect of a burning log. The wrapper says it burns cleaner than wood but not to use it in woodstoves. Why so?
Lastly, The install is 17 feet of pipe straight up. Black pipe up to the ceiling, then class A through the attic and out through the roof. The Stove has a ceramic fire stop board beneath the top of the stove above the stainless air tubes. My chimney is to tall to simply remove the cap and look down to check creosote. So when I brush it, any creosote will fall down on top of this plate. I'm not sure how to get it out short of disconnecting the pipe which will not be an easy task.
Well, thats keeping it short, if I wasn't clear on something, please ask and I will elaborate further.
Also: As I was typing this I started a fire with one of those "show Logs" and added some kindling. The thermometer read near 450 which is the hottest I've had it and I got that new stove burn off smell. I thought I was past that
Anyhow, if I close the door tight and shut the air down, the fire will snuff out. Because of this I haven't been able to get long efficient burns.
I just found this site yesterday and decided to join. Seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people here so I have a few questions for you all.
I have a lot to discuss, so I'll try to keep it short. I bought an Englander 13NCT and installed it in my finished garage. This is my first real experience to wood burning. Well the manual that came with it is for 30 and 50 series models and describe the operation of it as if it has a draft control beneath the ash drawer. Well, mine doesn't have a draft control, only an air inlet control above the door. So if any of you have this model or a similar stove please chime in. I am having a hard time getting good fires going with it and I'm not sure sure if the lack of bottom draft control has something to do with it. The hottest I've been able to get it is 350 degrees. That was measured with a chimney thermometer 3 feet from the top of the stove. I can not keep it there for optimum performance. I am burning semi- seasoned wood. I realize that this can be contributing to part of the problem. The wood has been down for at least 2 years, just not cut and split until recently. I did get some wood from the local Amish that advertised it was seasoned wood, but I don't think it is. Its not that good dry brown color.
So my first question is, whats the best way to operate this stove without a bottom draft control? Second, my best fires have been using one of those "show logs" that give the effect of a burning log. The wrapper says it burns cleaner than wood but not to use it in woodstoves. Why so?
Lastly, The install is 17 feet of pipe straight up. Black pipe up to the ceiling, then class A through the attic and out through the roof. The Stove has a ceramic fire stop board beneath the top of the stove above the stainless air tubes. My chimney is to tall to simply remove the cap and look down to check creosote. So when I brush it, any creosote will fall down on top of this plate. I'm not sure how to get it out short of disconnecting the pipe which will not be an easy task.
Well, thats keeping it short, if I wasn't clear on something, please ask and I will elaborate further.
Also: As I was typing this I started a fire with one of those "show Logs" and added some kindling. The thermometer read near 450 which is the hottest I've had it and I got that new stove burn off smell. I thought I was past that
Anyhow, if I close the door tight and shut the air down, the fire will snuff out. Because of this I haven't been able to get long efficient burns.
