upgrade to wood stove?

[beermann]

I currently adjust the air flow manually from the side of my wood stove and I do not use a damper for the flue....and I have been playing with the idea of installing an automatic damper to control airflow as it exits the wood stove. Could an automatic damper replace the need for me to constantly adjust the air intake and as a result make my wood stove a set it and forget it operation?

Regardless of using an auto or manual flue damper...would I benefit from using a damper at all? I have a Regency i1100

 

[begreen]

If that system failed it could lead to smoke and/or fatal carbon monoxide flooding the house. It is far safer to automate the air control. This has been done on some modern stoves and a couple of folks here have done it too.

 

[beermann]

If that system failed it could lead to smoke and/or fatal carbon monoxide flooding the house. It is far safer to automate the air control. This has been done on some modern stoves and a couple of folks here have done it too.

So it's possible to retro fit a modern stoves air control with an auto control? That sounds like a great project

 

[begreen]

Someone posted doing this to a PE stove a few years back. It takes some trial and error.