Harmon SF2600

Phil May · Post by **Phil May** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 11:09 am

I have been burning wood in my Harmon. The wood is seasoned 2yr and still makes a lot of creasote. Any sugestions on stopping this. I closed the baro dampner.

Post by **Rob R.** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 12:02 pm

Fire the wood hard, and burn coal at night.

coalder · Post by **coalder** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 12:46 pm

I've got the 160, same thing. The water jacket doesn't let the firebox get hot enough to burn off the creosote. Nature of the beast. Just burn coal.
Jim

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 1:10 pm

There--------that's simple enough!!

Phil May · Post by **Phil May** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 1:27 pm

I am trying to use up the wood. I normally burn nut coal in it. I am going to switch to stove coal when the wood is gone.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 1:59 pm

Have at it but don't be shocked with the same results. If you've had good results with nut---why switch to stove???? Just a dumb old farmer thinkin out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 2:04 pm

Think out loud more often, LOL. I used to like burning stove size to watch the fire. Its much prettier than nut to watch, but the OP may have other reasons.

A burning wood rule that seems to have been forgotten with time is once a day burn that sucker hot. Get your stove over 500 for a few minutes once a day if not hotter and it takes care of the problem. 700 may be better. Might want to clean the chimney before the first hot burn.

fig · Post by **fig** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 5:38 pm

Maybe that’s why we never had creosote when I was a kid. Dad always fired it hot. He never cleaned the chimney., ever. Always burned hedge apple with oak. I remember burning what we had just cut and split the very same day. He never let it season more then the summer. I’d never even heard of creosote until I started reading forums.

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 5:44 pm

Ive burned plenty of wet green wood and never had a problem either if it was hardwood. Softwood was still a problem. Gotta open the stove up.

Bocephous · Post by **Bocephous** » Thu. Dec. 31, 2020 8:58 am

warminmn wrote: ↑
Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 2:04 pm
A burning wood rule that seems to have been forgotten with time is once a day burn that sucker hot. Get your stove over 500 for a few minutes once a day if not hotter and it takes care of the problem. 700 may be better. Might want to clean the chimney before the first hot burn.

Good advice. I exclusively burned wood in my Mark 3 for a decade and that is what I learned to do.

Phil May · Post by **Phil May** » Thu. Dec. 31, 2020 10:47 am

The reason I am going to stove is the nut would bridge and I would have to poke it. As soon as I poked it clinkers. I am thinking the stove wont bridge. My biggest problem is the stove is too big for the house it is in. Also I dont live there to fire it more often.