Tinkering with air intake!

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Diabel

Minister of Fire
Hearth Supporter
Jan 11, 2008
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Ottawa, ON
Here I was being creative...

Decided to put an aluminum tape on my intake covering barely 25% of the hole. I suppose I was hoping to reduce the jet sounding "everburn" at its best! Simply, reduce the draw.

I light a fire today & all of the smoke starts entering the house through the air intake & in few places through the flue! I freak!!!

I rip the tape off & in 2 secs the stove/flue starts to draw normally.

Wow, these units are as sensitive as....
 
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