just wondering,if i close air fully on my two stoves it smolders.could it be that new stove owners are doing the same and thinking somethings wrong?
shutting down air
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When you say “shouldering “ is it producing a lot of smoke yo the chimney? What kind of stove are you burning in?
i was just noticing people saying there shutting down their air and fire going out.my stove can't be closed all the way fire dies
Are you watching your flue temps while reducing air? This is a great way along with watching the flames to fine tune your burn. Takes some trial and error.
ur not getting the question.i'm talking about the people who buy new stoves and say the fire goes out. 
The tricky thing I find with EPA stoves is if running proper you shouldn't be able to snuff it out with a full load like you could old stoves. Where I find it can lead to issues is when people don't know their stove to recognize they have an air leak and stove can start to run away.
Sounds like you're one of those people. I can shut the air all the way and my fire doesn't go out. How dry is your wood?
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Sounds like they are burning wet wood...ur not getting the question.i'm talking about the people who buy new stoves and say the fire goes out.
Lol this is about the worst breakdown of communication I've seen in a while.
Do you mean
- that smoldering fire is ok
- that beginner wood burners think their fire is out when it's really smoldering
- That it's normal for the fire to go out when you close the air
- ???
lol,i was just pointing out that maybe the newbies were shutting stove down completly killing fire
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