crewchief264
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So I just put in a Hot Blast 1500 I got for 800.00 bucks after the 1st few load I was surprised how fast it burned up wood. I also have regency insert in my living room. But upgraded to whole house heat recently. So I am familiar with secondary burn and long burns on one load. Th Hot Blast as is is crap.... 5-6 hours max on a load of wood.
My setup: 15 foot double wall pipe-No baro- and manual, damper left open 75%-90%
Modifications:
1.5" secondary feed tube through front that splits to two 3/4" burn tube with less than 1/4" holes every inch on each side. I installed a 1.25" gate valve to control secondary flow
Front door vents completely blocked off
Nubs ground off ash door and set at about a dimes thickness![IMG_0835.JPG IMG_0835.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/1/1452-34fe0ee964362e1489174df6ed3a63d7.jpg)
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firebricks laid horizontal on sides
8 firebricks on top of existing shield
1/4" plate bolted to ceiling shield with 2 3.5" holes cut in it.
Just lit first fire with this set up and am seeing and holding a steady 500-600 on the firebox and the flue is at about 250...
My question: Is it normal to have flue temps that low.... It will climb to 400-450 but no hotter before the firebox gets to 600+
I am happy with it and will post how long the burn times are later.
My setup: 15 foot double wall pipe-No baro- and manual, damper left open 75%-90%
Modifications:
1.5" secondary feed tube through front that splits to two 3/4" burn tube with less than 1/4" holes every inch on each side. I installed a 1.25" gate valve to control secondary flow
Front door vents completely blocked off
Nubs ground off ash door and set at about a dimes thickness
![IMG_0835.JPG IMG_0835.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/1/1452-34fe0ee964362e1489174df6ed3a63d7.jpg)
![IMG_0837.JPG IMG_0837.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/1/1451-967ff81cb4a2c0edba868029a4a23927.jpg)
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![IMG_0822.JPG IMG_0822.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/1/1450-b685d65ef8ce961eb64658da752b8220.jpg)
![IMG_0837.JPG IMG_0837.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/arboristsite/data/attachments/1/1451-967ff81cb4a2c0edba868029a4a23927.jpg)
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firebricks laid horizontal on sides
8 firebricks on top of existing shield
1/4" plate bolted to ceiling shield with 2 3.5" holes cut in it.
Just lit first fire with this set up and am seeing and holding a steady 500-600 on the firebox and the flue is at about 250...
My question: Is it normal to have flue temps that low.... It will climb to 400-450 but no hotter before the firebox gets to 600+
I am happy with it and will post how long the burn times are later.
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