I'd say this is +1 for the magic heater haters.
Cleanout had 1/2 of a 5 gal bucket of gooey fudge.
Stackpipe had a half inch crust of semi dried brownies.
Magic gadget had a couple cups of baked flakes in it and has a 1/8" glaze on the outside of the tubes. No wonder its not Xfering much heat!
Inside of back wall of stove had noticeable creosote on it.
Im now running the stove w/out the gadget. Draft is improved noticeably although not drastically.
Stack temps are about the same as when I had the magic toy on. I expected them to be much higher but seems Im not wasting any more heat up the tube that with it on. Of course now im running the fan on full and sucking the heat off the back of the stove.
QUESTION: Does running the back fan cause creosote to build up on the inside back wall due to cooling of that wall ?
Cleanout had 1/2 of a 5 gal bucket of gooey fudge.
Stackpipe had a half inch crust of semi dried brownies.
Magic gadget had a couple cups of baked flakes in it and has a 1/8" glaze on the outside of the tubes. No wonder its not Xfering much heat!
Inside of back wall of stove had noticeable creosote on it.
Im now running the stove w/out the gadget. Draft is improved noticeably although not drastically.
Stack temps are about the same as when I had the magic toy on. I expected them to be much higher but seems Im not wasting any more heat up the tube that with it on. Of course now im running the fan on full and sucking the heat off the back of the stove.
QUESTION: Does running the back fan cause creosote to build up on the inside back wall due to cooling of that wall ?