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Post by satamax on Oct 21, 2016 23:41:15 GMT -8
Bon, ça chauffe?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 23, 2016 17:04:00 GMT -8
Yes Mister! We are very pleased with the beast! Since it's not very cold yet outside (between 2°C and 5°C in the night and morning and around 10°C/15°C during the day) . I only do one fire in the morning and an other one at night with mostly soft wood like pine and hemlock (leftover of the construction) . The thermal mass of the first bell is in the 55°C/65°C range.The second bell is around 30°C/40°C. The draft is very strong as we have around 35 ft high chimney with the plunge channel. The indoor temperature is very stable at 23°C on the first floor. The house is still not hundred percent air tight yet and it's really confortable. The second floor might be too hot, I will try to recirculate the heat with a duct and a small fan. When cold weather will be here, I expect that with two fire in the morning and two at night with hard wood like maple and ash the temperature range would attempt to reach 70°C/80°C. But anyway I will keep you informed of it's behavior.  |
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Post by satamax on Oct 23, 2016 22:44:21 GMT -8
Nice!
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Post by Dan (Upstate NY, USA) on Oct 24, 2016 0:54:03 GMT -8
Like it. Good to know there is no fatal flaw after all the time and work...!
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Post by independentenergy on Oct 25, 2016 11:09:55 GMT -8
very nice! ! ! !
how many square meters (ISA) has this stove?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 25, 2016 19:22:36 GMT -8
Thanks guys! The first bell is 8m2 and the second one is a tad smaller than 2,5m2 if I remember well. Here a picture of the beast in action with the new tile work on the floor.  |
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Post by independentenergy on Oct 26, 2016 2:43:52 GMT -8
I love this stove! ! !
The exterior finish what will?
plaster. . Stone . . bricks. . ? ? ?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 26, 2016 2:53:08 GMT -8
Thanks! It will be lime plaster but I wont do it till next year.
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Post by peterberg on Oct 26, 2016 3:24:30 GMT -8
Congrats!
What's the average stack temperature?
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Post by independentenergy on Oct 26, 2016 5:47:37 GMT -8
how long is the chimney?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 26, 2016 7:17:56 GMT -8
Congrats! What's the average stack temperature? Thanks Peter!! By stack, do you mean the chimney? If yes, I will take measurement this evening. 25 ft insulated prefab chimney plus about 12 ft plunge channel. |
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 26, 2016 13:34:05 GMT -8
Congrats! What's the average stack temperature? The laser thermometer indicate 100 C at the base of the stack. |
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Post by peterberg on Oct 26, 2016 23:31:34 GMT -8
Very good! I consider 80º C as minimum value in most situations, so your heater is just right.
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Post by independentenergy on Oct 27, 2016 10:34:27 GMT -8
peter is right, as far as I could any reported with my bell that has a high flow resistance, only in the middle of winter with continued use can close the bypass and reach about 70/80 degrees.
Your stove comes with a bypass?
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Post by AlexHarpin on Oct 27, 2016 11:28:04 GMT -8
I dont have any bypass but I dont think I need it anyway. The stove will be in continuous use from october until april maybe may. We have very long and very cold winter here in Quebec.
I place a heater fan in front of the chimney cleanout for half a day to preheat the stack at the beginning of the season. The stove start with ease, instant pull and no backdraft.
It's weird that your chimney doesn't exced more than 70C/80C with constant use. Maybe because is a smaller system.
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