Using the Blower

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Post by JohnnyV » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:11 am

I have had my stove for over a year and have not used the blower at all. I decided to turn it on this morning and and saw the stove temp go way down. Then all of the sudden all of these blue ladies started wildly dancing. Not the small ones, these were huge (although they did not last long and they do show up periodically). Is this normal with the blower on? I noticed a large difference in the temperature in the room and it seems to move it around the room/house better than what the ceiling fan did in dispersing it.

Also, can you burn your stove hotter, with the blower on (as the stove temp is not as hot itself)?

Thanks. I would really like to use the blower more, but just don't know what the fire should do with it on.

 
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Post by ValterBorges » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:20 am

What happens on the S260 is the blower drops the firebox and ash temp, the stack temp goes from 200 to 500 during 10 min cycle, the blue ladies come on strong then they dance for 20 min after the blower is off, then just lava glow. If the ash temp drops enough it engages the ash function and fresh coal is dropped by gravity. Soon after the blower stops the temp in the box rises and the stack temp drops from 500 to 200 over next 20 min.

I know this is different than the blower you refer, but it gives an idea of what happens when air is being sucked thru coal bed.

 
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Post by JohnnyV » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:24 am

FYI: my blower is a manual. I can have it set from low to high and it runs all of the time.


 
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Post by McGiever » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:24 am

We talking convection blower here?

 
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Post by JohnnyV » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:42 am

Not sure what you mean by convection blower. This blower attaches to the back of the stove. It is a Dayton blower.

 
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Post by franco b » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 10:50 am

When the stove temp. drops because of the blower the thermostat senses this and opens the air a bit more thus burning the gasses. My guess is that the stove had been set for a low out put.


 
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Post by JohnnyV » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 11:02 am

Ya, I have the stove burning around 400 - 425. I don't see why to burn it much hotter until we are home more. This time of year we are in and out with shopping and visiting.

I did notice that after a while the flames died down and the stove temp went back up to where I have it set. So this is normal?

I guess I should have played with the blower more. The temp diff in the room is tremendous given the fact the stove is at the same temperature...

Thanks for the input.

 
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Post by franco b » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 11:07 am

The stove is at the same temperature but when using the blower the heat exchange efficiency goes way up. You will burn more coal to keep it at the same temperature as when the blower was off.

 
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Post by McGiever » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 11:09 am

JohnnyV wrote:Not sure what you mean by convection blower. This blower attaches to the back of the stove. It is a Dayton blower.
Room blower which circulates heat off stove body is the convection fan. Pretty sure that's the one you were referring to. :)

Some stoves have as many as 2 or 3 blowers on the back and they all do different tasks.

 
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Post by buck24 » Sun. Dec. 18, 2011 12:51 pm

The blower on your stove washes the heat off of it and should not have anything to do with the draft of the stove. With the blower on the heat is dispersed better. My blower on the Buck Model 24 is on 24/7. I would use the blower on the Hitzer, you should notice a differance with the heat movement.

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