A Nice Score

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Nov. 04, 2011 8:52 am

trustworty, loyal, helpful, courtious, kind cheerful. thrifty,brave, clean & reverent--if my memory serves me well

Smoker858 · Post by **Smoker858** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 8:05 am

Final report - Stove is very tight witl all new gaskets, house is comfy at 74 F. Outdoors is 34 F no wind

Draft is 0.07 " WC, Stack is steady at 160 F Ash Damper closed, T'stat set at 0. Nut coal , full hopper, Baro is full open

Next addition will be the MPD. Spousal unit is Happy.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 8:21 am

OUTSTANDING

Smoker858 wrote:Final report - Stove is very tight witl all new gaskets, house is comfy at 74 F. Outdoors is 34 F no wind

Draft is 0.07 " WC, Stack is steady at 160 F Ash Damper closed, T'stat set at 0. Nut coal , full hopper, Baro is full open

Next addition will be the MPD. Spousal unit is Happy.

fastcat · Post by **fastcat** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 10:39 am

Smoker858 wrote:Final report - Stove is very tight witl all new gaskets, house is comfy at 74 F. Outdoors is 34 F no wind

Draft is 0.07 " WC, Stack is steady at 160 F Ash Damper closed, T'stat set at 0. Nut coal , full hopper, Baro is full open

Next addition will be the MPD. Spousal unit is Happy.

Quick question, how can the baro be wide open with no wind? need to check your settings, this should not happen.

Bear038 · Post by **Bear038** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 12:21 pm

Quick question, how can the baro be wide open with no wind? need to check your settings, this should not happen.

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Fastcat, not all units do well with a baro. My 32' brick chimney keep the baro open when dead calm outside. Switched to a MPD late last year, problem solved.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 12:35 pm

Ditto--never messed w/ a baro on my Hitzer. My MPD works just fine--max performance in my situation. It's about that learning curve. I tend not to use things that are not appropriate for my individual set up just because they are available & work wonders in other set ups.

Bear038 wrote:Quick question, how can the baro be wide open with no wind? need to check your settings, this should not happen.

Fastcat, not all units do well with a baro. My 32' brick chimney keep the baro open when dead calm outside. Switched to a MPD late last year, problem solved.[/quote]

fastcat · Post by **fastcat** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 2:18 pm

My god us old farts can still learn something new every day, I just did.

Smoker858 · Post by **Smoker858** » Sun. Nov. 06, 2011 8:21 pm

Per FASTCAT's recommendation , I will install the MPD when I shut down and cool off the unit this week. I will cap the Baro and run some curves with the MPD.

Then the final decision will be made, I hope.

With the two (2) devices installed I can really experiment with various conditions.