Chimney draft problems
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If you are going to burn wood, cover the plate's backside with foil or it will accumulate creosote and it will be useless as a baro damper.
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Yes, definitely normal in your type stove.
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That is normal. Most stoves are not completely air tight, so the fire still gets some air to keep burning. As the fire goes down, the thermostat will open to give it more oxygen. If you need more heat once the fire settles down, turn up the thermostat a little. Give time for the stove to respond to the new setting.
Yes, automatically.
Right. Over night the coal bed will get ashes that block air from coming up thru the coal, the stove will cool down, and the thermostat will open. Leave the thermostat at the same setting after poking, to see what happens. The stove should warm up again and the thermostat will close again.
Yeah, Yeah!paulus wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 17, 2017 3:42 pmOk Fred, i m I mean by blocking, that the light no longer passes through the coal from below because the axles block the air between the coals, tomorrow morning is my stove colder because that,,,,, so the thermostat wil be far open, so i leave it that way and phoke,,, so the flames came again and the stove wil be hotter and the thermostat wil be closer,,,
I gonna try that,,, i will see whats happens,,
It depends on how hot you need to run the stove, sometimes they stay, sometimes they don't. It also depends on the coal itself, like windyhill said. Mine spends most of it's time just red, unless its very cold outside, then short blue fire all the time.
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Thanx everyone for the good information,,
It wil helps me to not affraid of burn coal,, its a litle strange to be away from home and you no that the coal is burning,, you are used to that but I am not yet,, what can happens in the worst case?
I only put a litle foil on the backside of the valve bit it will be works as a baro damper?
It wil helps me to not affraid of burn coal,, its a litle strange to be away from home and you no that the coal is burning,, you are used to that but I am not yet,, what can happens in the worst case?
Ok,, so I can use it with burning wood, I do not need to fix /block the valve?coaledsweat wrote: ↑Sun. Dec. 17, 2017 5:18 pmIf you are going to burn wood, cover the plate's backside with foil or it will accumulate creosote and it will be useless as a baro damper.
I only put a litle foil on the backside of the valve bit it will be works as a baro damper?
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No, you want it shut off. Either remove and cap it or protect the backside and seal the opening. Coal needs a baro. Wood doesn't, and it will mess up the sensitve balance of the baro.
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Ok, clear, thanxcoaledsweat wrote: ↑Mon. Dec. 18, 2017 7:42 amNo, you want it shut off. Either remove and cap it or protect the backside and seal the opening. Coal needs a baro. Wood doesn't, and it will mess up the sensitve balance of the baro.
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Verry good dutch speaking
Yes it burn good, i dont touch the thermostaat it stays ons 3 its not so cold here ,,,
Thanx Lee
Yes it burn good, i dont touch the thermostaat it stays ons 3 its not so cold here ,,,
Thanx Lee
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The blue flames are the initial gasses being burned, hydrogen among others. They disappear when exhausted by burning.
Smaller blue flames later on with an air restricted fire are probably carbon monoxide gas burning.
Smaller blue flames later on with an air restricted fire are probably carbon monoxide gas burning.
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Ok, i think the carbon monoxide gas burning is not good?
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Definitely GOOD P.
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As Fred said, that CO burning gives complete combustion. It's good.
A lively brisk fire will have just about zero CO.
A lively brisk fire will have just about zero CO.
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Ok thats just good,,,