Sunday, July 26, 2009

AUTOMATIC DRAFT CONTROL BY COOLING FLUEGAS

epa stove is loaded to the gills,fire is started with primary air intake fully open,& ATTENDANT WALKS AWAY THUS LEAVING THE WHOLE LOAD TO BURN AT FULL BLAST.
what results from this possible scenario?
VOGELZANG makes a similar device & states on their site NOT RECOMMENDED FOR EPA STOVE so i called them & asked why. they responded that people had tried them & they simply didnt get hot enough to blow so it seems to be a waste of $? perhaps not if a stove is forgotten & left full blast. MH will cool & control the draft as i use 1 on a sawdust burner for that reason.
POPULAR SCIENCE stated years ago that CREOSOTE DOESNT MAKE CREOSOTE, WATER MAKES CREOSOTE. MH has gotten a bad rap from the past because it will cool the fluegas & if creosote is present due to inefficient burn, it will enhance the condensation within the chimney.
i laugh at the statement that MH MAKES DREOSOTE . i wish it were so for then i would build a chimney where it would automatically clean itself,drop the MH MADE CREOSOTE back into the firebox, & burn without reloading!