Hand Fire Coal Stove Question

D, lookin for an update????????????

The fire is still going well. Just poked and ashed so we can refill for the overnight. Everything has been doing well. I am hoping we are getting enough ash out so that we don't get ash bound again and lose the fire.

Question : the fire is burning at around 500 degrees. The temperature in the room right around the stove is 91-93 . Is this too hot? I have the damper at 1/3 open and the raft/ash door air source at a bout 1/2 turn. I really would like to avoid those clinkers again.

debel wrote:The fire is still going well. Just poked and ashed so we can refill for the overnight. Everything has been doing well. I am hoping we are getting enough ash out so that we don't get ash bound again and lose the fire.

Question : the fire is burning at around 500 degrees. The temperature in the room right around the stove is 91-93 . Is this too hot? I have the damper at 1/3 open and the raft/ash door air source at a bout 1/2 turn. I really would like to avoid those clinkers again.

Turn it down more if you don't need the heat. You need to get red coals down to the bottom grate when clearing ash. If you do that it will burn well and keep burning.

We ash until the only thing falling is red embers. So it sounds like we are finally doing that right. ThT is why I had to poke this time. Not much ash was falling and it had been burning for 10 hours.

Which part should I turn down ? The ash door air intake or the damper?

Second question. What kind of gloves do you guys use? We are having a heck of a time finding gloves that protect us from the heat/ super hot metal.

debel wrote:We ash until the only thing falling is red embers. So it sounds like we are finally doing that right. ThT is why I had to poke this time. Not much ash was falling and it had been burning for 10 hours.

Which part should I turn down ? The ash door air intake or the damper?

Second question. What kind of gloves do you guys use? We are having a heck of a time finding gloves that protect us from the heat/ super hot metal.

I use an ove glove but I also have welding gloves which can be used . just go to any local welding supply store or buy online some mig or stick welding gloves that come up your arms a little and you wont have any issues. I use these type of gloves to forge with the heat off the forge can be a lot greater than these stoves.

debel wrote:We ash until the only thing falling is red embers. So it sounds like we are finally doing that right. ThT is why I had to poke this time. Not much ash was falling and it had been burning for 10 hours.

Which part should I turn down ? The ash door air intake or the damper?

Second question. What kind of gloves do you guys use? We are having a heck of a time finding gloves that protect us from the heat/ super hot metal.

Turn down the ash door knob. If you get a manometer (Dwyer mark ll model 25, about $30) to read the draft number then you can use the damper to adjust draft as well.

You can buy some welders gloves. See what Harbor Freight has. That you need gloves means you are running pretty hot. You should have a special tool to adjust knob and lift upper trim and door and carry ash pan.

We were given no tools when we got the house. Just have a little shovel for the coal and a set of fireplace tools with a brush and poker.

Did she burn through the night D/ Since that good cleaning I'm hoping so:)

Still burning Fred!!! Going good since 6pm-ish on Friday night. Have the ash door air source almost completely closed because even at 1/4 turn it was still burning to hot.

I am so excited this is finally working and I have all of you to thank. I will keep you updated and continue to ask stupid questions.

Good news, just remember it takes time for the stove to respond to the changes you make.

Time to make a tending tool if you are at all handy. Go outside and find a fallen tree branch about 1 1/4 inch diameter and cut off a piece 6 or 7 inches long. Buy a 1/4 inch eye bolt and cut off part of the eye to have a hook. Drill an undersized hole in the wood and thread the bolt into it. On the other end you will need a slot to install a right angle piece of metal to hook into the ash pan for carrying.

Outstanding D

Fire is still going well. Just ashed it and got about two pans full out. Our biggest problem right now is that it is still running hot/ putting out a lot of heat. Have the ash door air flow basically closed. The damper opened about 1/4 . The entire house ( 2890 sqft) is over 70 degrees. I had to open our back door to cool it off a bit lol.

The stove itself is running 480 -500 and the stack is at 250.

debel wrote:Fire is still going well. Just ashed it and got about two pans full out. Our biggest problem right now is that it is still running hot/ putting out a lot of heat. Have the ash door air flow basically closed. The damper opened about 1/4 . The entire house ( 2890 sqft) is over 70 degrees. I had to open our back door to cool it off a bit lol.

The stove itself is running 480 -500 and the stack is at 250.

I don't own a Godin, but if it were me, I would close the ash door air completely, and close the damper a little more. Just keep an eye on it for a little while and see how it reacts.

debel wrote:Fire is still going well. Just ashed it and got about two pans full out. Our biggest problem right now is that it is still running hot/ putting out a lot of heat. Have the ash door air flow basically closed. The damper opened about 1/4 . The entire house ( 2890 sqft) is over 70 degrees. I had to open our back door to cool it off a bit lol.

The stove itself is running 480 -500 and the stack is at 250.

Have you checked the gaskets around the door for air tightness?

franco b wrote:Have you checked the gaskets around the door for air tightness?

How would I do that?