Noisy Damper Help
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Hey guys thanks a lot for all the help! I think I have a grasp on usage now
Anyways does anyone have any suggestions on the noise from the flapper?
It's kinda driving us nuts! Can I put some type of gasket or something back there?
Any help on this would be appreciated
Anyways does anyone have any suggestions on the noise from the flapper?
It's kinda driving us nuts! Can I put some type of gasket or something back there?
Any help on this would be appreciated
- 2001Sierra
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Is it the noise of the swinging gate? Possibly set a little tight as far a Manometerreading is concerned where it may over react?
- freetown fred
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I personally don't, but other Hitzer users have said that if you crack your ash door vent a teeny bit, it prevents that tapping.
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So should I try to set it down 1 ball? Or should I try the ash door?
It's driving my daughters nuts! I'm scarred to mess with the ball setting on the damper will that change my setting right now I'm running at 9 and 74 degrees!
Thanks guys
It's driving my daughters nuts! I'm scarred to mess with the ball setting on the damper will that change my setting right now I'm running at 9 and 74 degrees!
Thanks guys
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Can you glue a piece of rubber there? Like a gasket? I'm not familiar at all with that setup there - never seen a Hitzer in person.
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that can be irritating at times....and I don't know the solution. The other person I know who had that problem, was my grandparents, and they disconnected the darn thing from their boiler and ran it as a hand-feed, nonstoker, and handfired and hand adjusted, instead. It would clunk and make noise in the middle of the night when on auto and they got tired of it.bigjoe35 wrote:Hey guys thanks a lot for all the help! I think I have a grasp on usage now
Anyways does anyone have any suggestions on the noise from the flapper?
It's kinda driving us nuts! Can I put some type of gasket or something back there?
Any help on this would be appreciated
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Some people put a paper clip onto the flap so it doesnt close all the way, to do with heating. Maybe that would work, maybe not. My Dad does that with his 55UL but is using wood.
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The only time I had that happen is when I opened the vents in the ash door with the flapper control engaged when I was burning wood early in the season. I switched to just using the ash door vents & left the rear damper vent turned off for wood & no more noise. Hasn't happened with a coal fire but I don't use the front vents, only the damper when burning coal.
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- freetown fred
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I'd drop it one ball before anything else & then if necessary--drop it two--It's a hit & miss with that but 22 balls from the hanging end is a real good place to start
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23 make it a tad longer
bigjoe35 wrote:Ok I'm at 22 as long as I am counting the one above the hook?
When u say drop it do u mean make it 23? Or 21?
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NO don't count above the hook--but do 23 up to the hook
bigjoe35 wrote:Ok I'm at 22 as long as I am counting the one above the hook?
When u say drop it do u mean make it 23? Or 21?
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Ok sorry I'm still not understanding starting at the door it goes up probably 50 balls to the hook and then there is about 21 hanging off the hook that do nothing
Ru wanting me To put more slack on the chain or tension? I don't know where To count
Thanks joe
Ru wanting me To put more slack on the chain or tension? I don't know where To count
Thanks joe