I find that it is easiest for me to get the quickest start up of gasification if I temporarily disable my barometric damper so that there's maximum possible draft when I'm in the initial non-downdraft phase of starting a fire.
To date, I've been doing things such as putting a scrap of foil over the barometric damper's opening, or a small scrap of pipe hanger strap to keep the damper's pivoting plate shut temporarily. That's a bit of a nuisance, as my damper is in a spot that you have to duck into an awkward spot to access it.
What I'd really like to rig up is a small electromagnet that can hold the damper's pivoting plate in place, and then release it by turning off the power to the electromagnet once gasification is underway. So far, I'm not thinking of any sources of or ways to adapt something to form a cheap compact AC electromagnet for this purpose. Has anyone here got any ideas/ suggestions?
For that matter, anyone have other suggested ways of "remote control" for temporary override/closing of the damper"- if someone has an idea other than the electromagnet, I'm all ears
Thanks
To date, I've been doing things such as putting a scrap of foil over the barometric damper's opening, or a small scrap of pipe hanger strap to keep the damper's pivoting plate shut temporarily. That's a bit of a nuisance, as my damper is in a spot that you have to duck into an awkward spot to access it.
What I'd really like to rig up is a small electromagnet that can hold the damper's pivoting plate in place, and then release it by turning off the power to the electromagnet once gasification is underway. So far, I'm not thinking of any sources of or ways to adapt something to form a cheap compact AC electromagnet for this purpose. Has anyone here got any ideas/ suggestions?
For that matter, anyone have other suggested ways of "remote control" for temporary override/closing of the damper"- if someone has an idea other than the electromagnet, I'm all ears
Thanks