All,
First post here, never needed to post before as nearly everything I wanted to know/learn about is here for the taking. Thanks to all who have contributed in the past. It's really helped me, a relative newbie, to get somewhat up to speed.
The details - purchased a new home last Jan, homeowner has a Timberline 2 door stove installed - said he used it exclusively to heat home - a tad bit of an exaggeration, but not that much. I used it from last mid-Feb through the heating season and it performed well - area that it heats is nearly 2000 sq ft - some cold pockets, but layout of house works pretty well for getting the hot air where it needs to be.
Anyway, now that I went through last season not really knowing what I was doing. Read much through the summer getting a bit of an education. I am now convinced that this will be the last season the Timberline will serve this duty. Like I said, it performs well, but with the age that I understand this stove to be, I know I could be doing much better in terms of efficiency and cleanliness - the new stove selection process will be a springtime post, I'm sure.
Here's the nut of the question - with both of the front mounted air controls turned all the way down, I can sometimes hear quite a bit of air being sucked in and around the doors. The doors have a cast, double "ring" all the way around, when closed, air can travel in and out & up & down, twice, - sort of like the air is drawing an "M", by no means are the doors "air tight".
Does anyone know if the Timberline doors are meant to be gasketed? I can see how they might be installed...
If they never had gaskets, is there a reason why I should not install gaskets?
As I said, this is the Timberline's last year of service, but I'd like to be able to control what's going on a bit more, and it's still got several months left to perform - I'd like to try and get it to run for all it's worth.
Thanks for any input you might be able to give me.
Bruce
First post here, never needed to post before as nearly everything I wanted to know/learn about is here for the taking. Thanks to all who have contributed in the past. It's really helped me, a relative newbie, to get somewhat up to speed.
The details - purchased a new home last Jan, homeowner has a Timberline 2 door stove installed - said he used it exclusively to heat home - a tad bit of an exaggeration, but not that much. I used it from last mid-Feb through the heating season and it performed well - area that it heats is nearly 2000 sq ft - some cold pockets, but layout of house works pretty well for getting the hot air where it needs to be.
Anyway, now that I went through last season not really knowing what I was doing. Read much through the summer getting a bit of an education. I am now convinced that this will be the last season the Timberline will serve this duty. Like I said, it performs well, but with the age that I understand this stove to be, I know I could be doing much better in terms of efficiency and cleanliness - the new stove selection process will be a springtime post, I'm sure.
Here's the nut of the question - with both of the front mounted air controls turned all the way down, I can sometimes hear quite a bit of air being sucked in and around the doors. The doors have a cast, double "ring" all the way around, when closed, air can travel in and out & up & down, twice, - sort of like the air is drawing an "M", by no means are the doors "air tight".
Does anyone know if the Timberline doors are meant to be gasketed? I can see how they might be installed...
If they never had gaskets, is there a reason why I should not install gaskets?
As I said, this is the Timberline's last year of service, but I'd like to be able to control what's going on a bit more, and it's still got several months left to perform - I'd like to try and get it to run for all it's worth.
Thanks for any input you might be able to give me.
Bruce