Install a Barometric Damper on a Stoker Stove/Furnace?
- freetown fred
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Like I said guys. If ya need it, use it. I just get a lil miffed when I read that ya can't run your stove properly without one. KC, is that your only heat source using only 20 lbs a day?????
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No, not quite. They will run steady at .04 when the knob on the baro says they should be on .02. But I did post a pic of my manometer last winter with my baro wide open, the MPD closed, and the mano was at about 1. not .01, not .1, but 1. I do have real good draft in both my chimneys.joeq wrote:Warmin, are you saying, even with the baro door wide open, your chimney is still drafting -.04?! That must be one hell of a draw.
Fred, I think the stoves with auto air intakes like the Hitzers and a lot of others can be run without baro's a lot easier. Its harder with some stoves that don't have the auto intakes. Ive got 2 stoves now without auto intakes and they will both overfire without a baro, even with MPD closed all the way. I suppose I could put 2 MPD's on them but I don't want to. My efel didnt need a baro and it had the auto intake as it closed when it got hot. I have a real strong draft though, stronger than most here do. Move my stoves to another chimney and the results would likely be different. They are a gadget that I'd rather not need to use. The model stove you have is an incredibly user friendly sounding stove from what all the users say about them.
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Right, his regulator is on the other end and is based off his stove temp..warminmn wrote:Fred, I think the stoves with auto air intakes like the Hitzers and a lot of others can be run without baro's a lot easier. Its harder with some stoves that don't have the auto intakes.
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Yes I agree, having a baro with an auto intake seems would be more stable in my mind..joeq wrote:So is my Surdiac. It has auto intake, which is based off my stove temp, but benefits greatly with the baro.
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That's in my shop. House is heated with oil. At some point we may supplement in the house with a stove.freetown fred wrote:Like I said guys. If ya need it, use it. I just get a lil miffed when I read that ya can't run your stove properly without one. KC, is that your only heat source using only 20 lbs a day?????
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Nice KC. Thanx for the comeback.
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having a stove is like having a kid, or a dog. takes attention day in day out or it dies.
since we don't have a kid, or dog, one mouth to feed in the shop may be it for me. . .
since we don't have a kid, or dog, one mouth to feed in the shop may be it for me. . .
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I'm assuming when installing / setting up a barometric damper, you'd do it on a calm day. Or does that not matter?
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That would certainly be the best way. If I was to set mine on a windy day here,it would not operate at all on normal days with a slight breeze.oliver power wrote:I'm assuming when installing / setting up a barometric damper, you'd do it on a calm day. Or does that not matter?
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With out starting a lengthy debate, if the baro is set with a manometer in place the outside conditions shouldn't cause any discourse. just my 2 cents.oliver power wrote:I'm assuming when installing / setting up a barometric damper, you'd do it on a calm day. Or does that not matter?
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True,but how would you get it set when our wind gusts send the meter sky high every 3 seconds,much easier on a milder breeze day.
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Good point, but I live next to a 5147 ft. tall mountain and the wind only slows down on leap year for a few seconds.windyhill4.2 wrote:True,but how would you get it set when our wind gusts send the meter sky high every 3 seconds,much easier on a milder breeze day.