Are all solid fuel stoves supposed to run in the .04-.06 range?
A friend of mine has a Fire Chief FC1100 wood/coal furnace and he doesn't seem to be able to run it below "inferno".
I haven't seen the gage, but he claims it's reading "18".
Maybe he means 1.8?
I'm trying to diagnose this through text message so details are sketchy.
General Draft Question
- jpete
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Problem is, he's burning wood right now and I don't know if the draft reading is the same for coal. I'm trying to get him to just make the switch but he gets wood free from his 4+ acres of land.
- rockwood
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Is he using a manual pipe damper? What kind of gauge is he using to measure the draft?
- SMITTY
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Ahhhh ... that will make a huge difference. Your looking at about a 500° minimum stack temp difference. Over .10 isn't out of the question with wood.
Coal will be a tough sell with free fuel available ....
Coal will be a tough sell with free fuel available ....
- rockwood
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The FC1100 furnace has FD (forced draft) fan according to their website. That could be why the draft is so high.
- jpete
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His manometer is the Dwyer Mk II so I knew an "18" seem unreal. But he confirmed it was "1.8"
He is running a manual pipe damper, closed down to about 45* to the pipe. Chimney is at least 25' of flexible stainless inside a masonry chimney that is in the center of the house.
He is not running the forced draft fan.
I told him to try to get it closer to 1 or he was going to clear out his land in one season.
He is running a manual pipe damper, closed down to about 45* to the pipe. Chimney is at least 25' of flexible stainless inside a masonry chimney that is in the center of the house.
He is not running the forced draft fan.
I told him to try to get it closer to 1 or he was going to clear out his land in one season.