Primary Air Control Automated Closer for Jotul C450 Insert

[SuburbanFarmer]

Hello, Long time since I've logged in. How is everyone?

Once again I loaded up my stove for the evening, added a not quite fully seasoned chunk, so left the Primary Air Control open to give it a good start.... and FORGOT to CLOSE IT.

The lever moves aprox 6 inches through a slight arc. I see some have done Damper Control with elaborate temperature sensors, but I think I could live with a simple Old Skool wind up mechanical closer. Something that slowly pushes a mostly linear lever the six inches (15 cm) over 10 or 20 minutes. Has anyone found such a widget? Built one?

 

[mellow]

Instead of that I would recommend getting a high temp alarm on your chimney, I installed a thermocouple and used the AT200 on my install, you can set the alarm to 800 degrees or whatever works on your install. Will remind you when your over temp and you won't need to mess with anything else.

Thermometer for Stove Pipe,Chimney,Outdoor Wood Boiler,w/ Alarm Thermometer for monitoring temperature on stove, chimney, or outdoor wood boiler [AT200CHIM] - $79.99 : Auber Instruments, Inc., Temperature control solutions for home and industry

This thermometer kit can be used for monitoring the temperature in stove pipes, chimneys, and outdoor wood boilers. This thermometer reads a thermocouple probe, shows the temperature on its red LED display, and makes a buzzing sound when temperature rises above the pre-set alarm temperature. For...

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