Hotblast 1557 M Smoke Curtain

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Dieselpowerf350
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Post by Dieselpowerf350 » Thu. Oct. 06, 2016 10:53 pm

Smoke curtain or not? I was thinking of leaving it out or cutting it down. It gets in the way and wakes the family up in the mornings. Any ideas or thoughts?

 
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Post by hotblast1357 » Fri. Oct. 07, 2016 5:38 am

Rip it out! I always hated the thing, your not burning wood so no smoke to come out! You might get a little more sulfur smell in the house.. I had a strong Steady draft so was never an issue.


 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Fri. Oct. 07, 2016 10:22 am

hotblast1357 wrote:Rip it out! I always hated the thing, your not burning wood so no smoke to come out! You might get a little more sulfur smell in the house.. I had a strong Steady draft so was never an issue.
Yeah, more needed with wood.

And if you open the dampers for a minute, or two, to get a strong draft going and then close the primary damper down to idle setting before adding fresh coal, your less likely to even get any sulfur smell.

I have to load coal directly in over the top of the firebox, and the top of the firebed is only about three inches below the stove top when I do that. By doing both those things I mentioned before opening the stove top, that prevents any whiff of burning coal smell.

Paul

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