Surdiac Burn Getting Better

Thank,s to the help from this forum I found out that the air setting was to high. The setting is now set at 3 with much better results. I have the hopper set to the higher position which I believe the manual recommends for pea coal . In the early morning the burn is barely visible as it is mostly burning in the hopper. Is this considered normal, and if not what may be the problem ? Thanks again for the great help on this forum .

I am not familiar with your stove, but mine has a hopper as well and the coal does not burn in the hopper. Just below it. I would think that if it is burning in the hopper it would have to be exhausting out the top of the hopper. Not a good thing. Make sure you have CO detectors working.

have gothic 713irun a baro and a stack thermo they run better with a 5"dia stack more volicity whitch heats the stack further up hence better draft make sure the dump grate is locked out ,( thats pushed in ) my stack runs about 150f @1 iheat a3000sq ft house to 70f onthe coldest days.

jersey wrote:have gothic 713irun a baro and a stack thermo they run better with a 5"dia stack more volicity whitch heats the stack further up hence better draft make sure the dump grate is locked out ,( thats pushed in ) my stack runs about 150f @1 iheat a3000sq ft house to 70f onthe coldest days.

I do have a 5 inch stack because a 6 inch would not fit thru the area where the cast iron damper came out . Ithought that the 5 inch stack may be the problem because the manual said that there was a reducer from 5 inch to 6 inch for the stack.

make sure you pack around the 5" by the damper with insulation,so you don't loose your draft and heat up the chimney good luck

I have the same stove with 5 inch pipe. I run the air dial between 2 and 3. I shake it and fill it twice a day but if I miss one it's not a big deal. I can almost always see a nice red bed of coal. it NEVER burns in the hopper. It will burn up to the hopper but not in it. Is your gasket on the top lid where you fill it good?