Koker Draft Question
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I have a question about my draft setting in my koker. It has a power vent. I adjust the draft on a full burn to just over .02 which is fine. When I go back to idle my draft climbs to about .04. Is this How this should be working with a power vent? Those with a power vent option, what is your draft at idle vs full burn?
- philthy
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I have two stoves. A koker lite in the basement on a chimney and an alaska cast console in the garage on powervent. For both stoves the draft range is pretty much the same, between 2 and 4 I think. On both stoves with natural and powervent the draft reading is constantly moving. As far as why it does what it does I can't say but I think falling in the specified parameters of the stove is what's most important.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
- coaledsweat
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You constrict the air supply at idle, the fan sucks harder because it can't pull enough air. This is what we call normal.
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Thanks, I just wanted to ask to make sure. I have heard everyone say what the draft should be but never what it is at idle. Mine always jumps way up at idle.