I have a new wood insert with a blower fan. I get quiet a bit of heat out of it. Should I always burn with the door closed. It seems like if I leave the door open I will get more radiating heat into the room.
Wood insert door
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Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
Unless stove manual allows for it explicitly and you have a screen to catch popping embers, you’re asking for a problem.
Not to mention, the efficiency of your stove is far less with door open.
Not to mention, the efficiency of your stove is far less with door open.
I took it he meant cracked, but your assessment of doors fully open seems more likely what they meant. Either way is not going to give them what they want which is more heat in the house.
When saying I leave the door open I am not saying wide open with full fire. When there is a bed of coals burnt only, I open the door about a 1/4-1/3 of the way. Always around when the fire burning. I’m just thinking that this would radiate more heat?
It's built to be run with the doors closed, that's how it will be the most efficient. Absolutely no reason you have to be around it either. I get the stove going every morning before leaving for work.
Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
An open fireplace probably radiates heat in the same way but is not a good way to gain heat overall.
If the stove has a screen and is designed to operate this way, then it should be ok. I think some Drolets and Osburns offer this option. The screen is important. There can still be pockets in the core of some rounds or splits that will pop unexpectedly even in the charcoal stage.
What insert is this?
In this case, there is no screen and the manual has a specific warning:
WARNING: Always keep loading door closed when burning.
This heater is not designed for open door burning.