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How do I use my wood stove?
I bought a wood stove for myself for Christmas (18Wx24Hx30D, with
firebrick lining) and now it's all installed per local fire codes. There are two screw-cap type vents on the front of it, and I burned a small fire in it on Tuesday as a kind of test drive. Armed with that knowledge, I decided to burn a "real" fire in it tonight. I understand the principles of operation of the wood burning stove. However, I'm not sure I understand the 'nuts and bolts' of wood stove use. Do I light the fire and leave the door cracked until the wood (not kindling) is burning well? I had my vents open all the way and the door closed; the fire just smoldered. I opened the door, smoke got all over the garage, I closed it. I opened it a crack and noticed that the draft was drafting pretty hard, so I left the door open a crack. About 2 minutes later, with a mild, uh, whoosh, flames appeared. I let that burn for a while, then closed the door with the vents wide open. By the way, she was a little warm at this point. After that, I closed one vent completely and the other about half. When things started to cool down, I started opening things up again, until even leaving the door cracked open wouldn't revive the flames. At this point, I choked it down all the way, and I've been checking on it periodically to see what's happening with the fire. I suspect that the fire will just go out completely (or very close to it) due to lack of oxygen. Did I do this right? I'm a little worried about creosote, but I'm also worried that the stove is going to, I dunno, explode or something if I burn it *too* hot. If any of you have some insight, I'd appreciate it. Thanks, -Phil Crow Am I doing this right? |
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