Hey all! Newbie here writing from Idaho. I just purchased a wood stove from Lowes. Stove is advertised as “summers heat 2400 sq ft” (englander) I did a fair bit of reasearch before opting for this stove. The stove is in a pole barn style shop, 24 by 60’. Wood frame, metal siding with a thin layer of vinyl backed insulated/vapor barrier. The manufacture called for 15’ minimum chimney. Long story short, I do have 15’ of pipe along with two 45’s to fit the offset in the rafters/ perlins. I’ve read quite a bit how the epa stoves can be finicky. It’s still pretty warm here so I’m just trying to prep for winter. The wood I have is a mix of poplar, willow, locust. The majority of this wood was split 10+ years ago and stored in a grain silo so I’m
Assuming it’s very well dried. I figured out after lighting my first fire that I have to leave the door partially open until the fire is established before shutting the door. My biggest question is, even with the air control valve in the open most position the fire in the box still seems to be hungry for air. It will burn in the low setting but all I see happening when I set it to low is the gasses burning off. I pulled the back panel off just to see how this thing ticks, it’s pretty dang cool design. I guess I’m curious if I’m a little shy on chimney height or if this is just how this thing is gonna burn. I’ve monitored temps with a IR thermometer and the hottest I could get the stove was 520 measuring where the manufacture says to check it. Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks! Mike
Assuming it’s very well dried. I figured out after lighting my first fire that I have to leave the door partially open until the fire is established before shutting the door. My biggest question is, even with the air control valve in the open most position the fire in the box still seems to be hungry for air. It will burn in the low setting but all I see happening when I set it to low is the gasses burning off. I pulled the back panel off just to see how this thing ticks, it’s pretty dang cool design. I guess I’m curious if I’m a little shy on chimney height or if this is just how this thing is gonna burn. I’ve monitored temps with a IR thermometer and the hottest I could get the stove was 520 measuring where the manufacture says to check it. Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks! Mike