corey wrote:Burning wood tonight mild out.
The air vent sounds like a whistle when opened half. Wood fire responds to it.
Adding Secondary Air to Buck Stove
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Take a file to the sharp edges of the hole and round them off. Sharp edges will cause whistling noises as the air rushes over it.
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If you find you need more secondary air, maybe you could put in air feed pipes above either side of the firebed, like Lightning did with his Clayton ? It would also help distribute the secondary air over the firebed better and give a more complete burn.corey wrote:My door is to small for another spinner. I would have to do a slider above the window.SWPaDon wrote:Did you leave room for a second air control in case you need it?
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If you find you need more secondary air, maybe you could put in air feed pipes above either side of the firebed, like Lightning did with his Clayton ? It would also help distribute the secondary air over the firebed better and give a more complete burn.
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It really works.
This morning I hit 400 degrees above door after stoking the fire.
Paul[/quote]
It really works.
This morning I hit 400 degrees above door after stoking the fire.
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Ok before would have get a raging coal fire going before I could cut primary air. Now I can turn down leave load vent open it don't go out like before. On a fresh load I'm getting blue flame with bituminous right no.
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Cool, sounds like it's working as it should. I posted pocs last season of the blues I was getting with the bit coal I was using, I had to snap the pic quickly, as the blues would dimish rapidly with the load door completely open.
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I'm getting a lot less smoke out the chimney. Seems like a totally different stove.SWPaDon wrote:Cool, sounds like it's working as it should. I posted pocs last season of the blues I was getting with the bit coal I was using, I had to snap the pic quickly, as the blues would dimish rapidly with the load door completely open.
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isn't this the coolest thing ? i'm finding the very same thing with my stove after adding a dedicated secondary tract.
the concept is pretty old and was obviously considered a great advantage till the modern age of "know it alls"
good work and happy heating,
steve
the concept is pretty old and was obviously considered a great advantage till the modern age of "know it alls"
good work and happy heating,
steve
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Coal stoves were definitely designed better years ago.KingCoal wrote:isn't this the coolest thing ? i'm finding the very same thing with my stove after adding a dedicated secondary tract.
the concept is pretty old and was obviously considered a great advantage till the modern age of "know it alls"
good work and happy heating,
steve
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old school is and will be better to much new *censored* out there over welming people today and to easy and getting out of controll etc !!!
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I wish I could capture a picture looking threw the holes half closed. The blue lady's have been dancing since 6 this evening. I must have some good bit coal. House is warm all over but no 80s 78 in stove room feels perfect all around house. Stove is so much better now.
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I had just a few blues when I went down the last time, but they disappeared a split secind after I opened the load door. This volatility of this coal is so low it's almost unreal.
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I'm going to post any other things in the Bituminous section. Just a quick update the load vent really works opened up full with a hot fire it's like a blow torch. My draft must be strong the sweet spot seems to be half open with the new vent.
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