I have read this a few times even before I bought the Mark III. It says with my new airtight stove I really don't need a baro. same thing my dealer said. But many here have said it cut down on their coal use which does interest me. Quite a debate.captcaper wrote:GeorgiePorgie wrote:I agree with this article about the barometric dampers:
http://www.videointerchange.com/coal_stoves.shtml
Scroll down till you see the picture of the damper
Getting Discouraged With My Mark III
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dutch
- Member
- Posts: 205
- Joined: Mon. Dec. 11, 2006 4:38 pm
- Location: UPstate NY
- Hot Air Coal Stoker Furnace: Alaska Channing III
this is my 5th winter with the MKIII,
and I have not had my detector go off yet.
as far as windows goes, I added more gasket
around my window, left a few small areas without it,
to try to draw all the air from the bottom of the stove
up thru the bed. the stove seems to be fine this way,
and we heat 1800 sq feet of a ranch home with the stove
in the basement. floors are warm!
baro is installed, but I can honestly say I have never
seen it open except for very windy days. we rarely
have any other appliances running, except for the clothes
dryer upstairs. there is a bathroom fan that runs occasionally
also.
it does sound like a draft problem, double check the top of
that inner baffle for obstruction there, it can be hard to reach
but I do mine in summer with a shopvac, from the back while
my stove pipe is off.
good luck, and stay warm! about 8 here now, probably
be near zero tonight.
and I have not had my detector go off yet.
as far as windows goes, I added more gasket
around my window, left a few small areas without it,
to try to draw all the air from the bottom of the stove
up thru the bed. the stove seems to be fine this way,
and we heat 1800 sq feet of a ranch home with the stove
in the basement. floors are warm!
baro is installed, but I can honestly say I have never
seen it open except for very windy days. we rarely
have any other appliances running, except for the clothes
dryer upstairs. there is a bathroom fan that runs occasionally
also.
it does sound like a draft problem, double check the top of
that inner baffle for obstruction there, it can be hard to reach
but I do mine in summer with a shopvac, from the back while
my stove pipe is off.
good luck, and stay warm! about 8 here now, probably
be near zero tonight.
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samler17
- Member
- Posts: 94
- Joined: Mon. Mar. 30, 2009 2:48 pm
- Location: Port Deposit, MD
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harmon Mark III
- Other Heating: Heat Pump
Thanks for the info! This is my third day straight burning with no problems. 
Hopefully we can make it until the 22 the I'll shut it down until after the New Year. Heading to PA for the holidays.
Hopefully we can make it until the 22 the I'll shut it down until after the New Year. Heading to PA for the holidays.