someone was having trouble with a wood stove going out at night. Just wondering if they solved the problem.
Had a conversation with a guy and he had a brand new cook stove. he could only get the temp up when there was a 25-30 mile an hour wind. The draft intake from new was made too small to allow a proper draft when calm outside.
This got me to thinking about the day night problem. If the chimney cooled a little when the sun went down it may have been just enough that the stove didn't have a big enough intake. I believe was mentioned that if he opened the ash door it would burn.
It sounds to me like the maker of the stove has too small an air inlet for when the temp outside cools the chimney too much. If the stove worked before and not now it may be that the air inlet area has warped and can no longer give the draft it needs.
I had a valley comfort that I got the stainless liner so hot it warped and it would no longer light or hold a fire without the door open. ashes had actually got in through some cracks and completely filled the intake chamber with ashes.
Had a conversation with a guy and he had a brand new cook stove. he could only get the temp up when there was a 25-30 mile an hour wind. The draft intake from new was made too small to allow a proper draft when calm outside.
This got me to thinking about the day night problem. If the chimney cooled a little when the sun went down it may have been just enough that the stove didn't have a big enough intake. I believe was mentioned that if he opened the ash door it would burn.
It sounds to me like the maker of the stove has too small an air inlet for when the temp outside cools the chimney too much. If the stove worked before and not now it may be that the air inlet area has warped and can no longer give the draft it needs.
I had a valley comfort that I got the stainless liner so hot it warped and it would no longer light or hold a fire without the door open. ashes had actually got in through some cracks and completely filled the intake chamber with ashes.
