Smoke coming from bottom of insert

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jvandermark

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Nov 29, 2019
15
Ohio
I have a HI2450 and when I start a fire I have smoke coming from the screens where the blower is. Could that just be backdraft since the flue isn’t warmed up yet?
Smoke coming from bottom of insert
 
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My Buck 74 does this too. Once the door is closed it stops.