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With the new chimney I hit 690 on the stove top (checked with a IR tester) this morning with 5 small pieces of Oak, she was a hummin so this winter should be good as long as the wife remembers to keep the summit under control.
Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups. Its funny you talk about a good flue with these new stoves, I dont consider my old flue "bad" but it sure did not let the stove work correctly.rdust said:Awesome! Another example of how important a good flue is with these new stove. I'd imagine it'll get even better once the temps come down. Were your flue temps also better? I "think" I remember you having an issue with those as well.
I will have to work on that one. :cheese:Todd said:Good to hear, but we still need a report on stove and flue temps every 5 minutes for a 12 hour burn. ;-)
oldspark said:Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups. Its funny you talk about a good flue with these new stoves, I dont consider my old flue "bad" but it sure did not let the stove work correctly.rdust said:Awesome! Another example of how important a good flue is with these new stove. I'd imagine it'll get even better once the temps come down. Were your flue temps also better? I "think" I remember you having an issue with those as well.
Test run with the Oak and they were small branches, I can get all the Oak I would ever want so I burn it when ever the mood hits me. It is in the 20's at night and 50 or so in the day.firefighterjake said:You're breaking into the oak supply already . . . how cold is it out your way OldSpark? Here in Maine it's actually been unusually warm . . . I've just been doing one or two fires in either the morning or night to take the chill out of the house . . . been burning up my chunks, punks and uglies and conserving the good stuff.
No problem as I will remember the details for a long time. :lol:pen said:oldspark said:Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups. Its funny you talk about a good flue with these new stoves, I dont consider my old flue "bad" but it sure did not let the stove work correctly.rdust said:Awesome! Another example of how important a good flue is with these new stove. I'd imagine it'll get even better once the temps come down. Were your flue temps also better? I "think" I remember you having an issue with those as well.
Seeing is believing. I know you were frustrated last year with this problem. The solution seems bass-ackwards but it works.
I went through a similar thing before I put my liner in. Then i bought a fiskars axe to prove everyone wrong as there was no way that thing could work so well and I was wrong again. Then I purchases supercedars, then I tried top down fires, then I turned my fan around, etc. etc.
It's amazing how putting some bright people who are willing to experiment together on this site has changed lots of homes.
Next time this happens to a new person I'm sending them your way.
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oldspark said:With the new chimney I hit 690 on the stove top (checked with a IR tester) this morning with 5 small pieces of Oak, she was a hummin so this winter should be good as long as the wife remembers to keep the summit under control.
oldspark said:Test run with the Oak and they were small branches, I can get all the Oak I would ever want so I burn it when ever the mood hits me. It is in the 20's at night and 50 or so in the day.firefighterjake said:You're breaking into the oak supply already . . . how cold is it out your way OldSpark? Here in Maine it's actually been unusually warm . . . I've just been doing one or two fires in either the morning or night to take the chill out of the house . . . been burning up my chunks, punks and uglies and conserving the good stuff.
I posted quite exstensively about my flue temps last yr. Actually complained about how low they were all the time. Interesting how yours has come down after lining.Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups.
oldspark said:Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups. Its funny you talk about a good flue with these new stoves, I dont consider my old flue "bad" but it sure did not let the stove work correctly.rdust said:Awesome! Another example of how important a good flue is with these new stove. I'd imagine it'll get even better once the temps come down. Were your flue temps also better? I "think" I remember you having an issue with those as well.
Your low flue temps with the old Nashua still have me baffled and I think the one you sold did the same thing for new owner, do you have normal flue temps with your new stove?wkpoor said:I posted quite exstensively about my flue temps last yr. Actually complained about how low they were all the time. Interesting how yours has come down after lining.Yep the flue temps are lower now than the stove top in all most every case, before my flue temps were in the 700 to 800 range with the stove top at 500 or so on start ups.
It's still me but if I have more problems I promise not to whine so much! :roll:BrotherBart said:OK. Who is this really? And what did you do with oldspark. I am calling the cops right now.