Real Puffback

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat. Jan. 28, 2012 2:29 am

The forum has been an excellent source for useful information, and avoiding puffbacks is one I found to be one of the best tools yet.

I have learned allowing a fresh amount of top layer of air into the firebox prevents my puffbacks on our DS 1500. After the shakedown I'll crack open the front door just enough to break the front seal, allowing air to flush out the gases until the blue dancers come out to play. Depending on the quality of coal or my level of rigorous shakedown, this may take 20 minutes or up to 50 minutes.

Of course the longer times occur when I need to leave right away:-)

just peter · Post by **just peter** » Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 3:42 pm

titleist1 wrote:
just peter wrote:Thank you for the advise.
But the embarrising point wasthat I read the whole hand fired coal stoves department, and seen lot of the same questions, also I read the sticky about the minor explosion, and still I have to experience it in real life
Well still going on climbing the learning curve.

Peter.
Welcome to the "Yeah I read all that but still had to have my own puffback" club!!!

Nothing like a little "WHOOSH" to get the juices flowing!

Can I be member now? or do I need more puffbacks

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 3:45 pm

Hell, you'll probably have a couple more.

Keeps us on our toes.

coal bob · Post by **coal bob** » Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 3:46 pm

More puffbacks

just peter · Post by **just peter** » Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 3:52 pm

the snowman wrote:I once again go against the grain on this one as well. I never leave an open spot of burning coal. When I am reloading the stove I am loading in a lot of coal. When I burned my Chubby, I would overfill the pot and load in almost thirty pounds of coal. With the Jotul's I never leave a spot of burning coal and I fill them to the top as well. I do however run with a small over the fire draft for the first half hour after loading the stove. With the Chubby I ran with a constant over the fire draft, not a lot, just a very small amount. The small constant influx of over the fire draft after reloading saves my bacon in the puff back arena. If I ever forget to come back and close the over the fire draft, it isn't going to hurt the stove. Since every stove setup is different, my system of reloading and such may or may not cause a puff back of varying size in another stove or setup. For me this is how I do it.

The snowman.

But you have a jotul.
I looked at that stove and I love it. its the appearence and the temperature it can work with, multiple fuell.
And it seem to me that it is made according the K.I.S.S specs.

Peter

titleist1 · Post by **titleist1** » Sun. Jan. 29, 2012 9:03 pm

just peter wrote:
titleist1 wrote: Welcome to the "Yeah I read all that but still had to have my own puffback" club!!!

Nothing like a little "WHOOSH" to get the juices flowing!
Can I be member now? or do I need more puffbacks

You only need one to be in that club. Check back when you are missing your eyebrows, there is another club for that but I can't tell you any more about it until.....

.

just peter · Post by **just peter** » Mon. Jan. 30, 2012 3:21 pm

The missing eyebrowclub is a higher rank?

I think i'll be happy in the puffback club.

Peter

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Mon. Jan. 30, 2012 3:48 pm

Here's a $110 puffback for you

Actually, was more like an explosion:

saragnac · Post by **saragnac** » Mon. Jan. 30, 2012 5:18 pm

I was getting puffbacks and thought that it was just a part of burning coal or a quirk of my particular stove until I asked about it on this forum. This is my first year burning coal so it's been a learning experience hastened by this forum. Now I know exactly what conditions will cause the puffbacks and know exactly how to deal with them. Fortunately for me I have a TLC 2000 with over the fire draft controls. Since I leave for work usually just after tending my stove, if I even think there might be a chance of a puffback, I open one of the upper draft controls and ask my wife to shut it when she leaves (about an hour later). Worst case is that she forgets to shut it and the stove runs a little less efficiently -- far better than the alternative.

the snowman · Post by **the snowman** » Tue. Jan. 31, 2012 1:21 pm

just peter:

The Jotul in my opinion is an example of high quality craftsmanship we don't see anymore. The Jotul is so easy to run. When needed the stove can and will produce large quantities of heat. The stove can run pea to stove coal and burn it well. It can burn wood, however, the wood has to be cut very small . I should become the official spokesperson for the Jotul 507 series. I have started my collection and I have three. So little time, so many Jotul coal burners to collect.

The snowman.

blizzard87 · Post by **blizzard87** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2012 5:14 am

Just had my first 2 puffbacks in my chubby stove this morning. Did not think I did anything different but thankfully nothing bad happened except a what was that smell and noise from my wife and a little ash. The most scary thing I thought was looking through the window and watching a blue swirl in the inside elbow off the back of the stove like a torch. I shut damper completely on bottom door and it stopped. Does anyone know what I did wrong. I was doing my typical morning routine. Tx. Bliz

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2012 7:38 am

Had you given the wife her Valentines gift yet??? Welcome to the PUFF CLUB

theo · Post by **theo** » Tue. Feb. 14, 2012 7:48 am

blizzard87 wrote:Just had my first 2 puffbacks in my chubby stove this morning. Did not think I did anything different but thankfully nothing bad happened except a what was that smell and noise from my wife and a little ash. The most scary thing I thought was looking through the window and watching a blue swirl in the inside elbow off the back of the stove like a torch. I shut damper completely on bottom door and it stopped. Does anyone know what I did wrong. I was doing my typical morning routine. Tx. Bliz

My mind is in the gutter on this one !