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Big payday on this: the VC cat Encore stove uses a thermostat-type coil to control a secondary air flap. The secondary air adds air to the primary air for more efficient reburning. I'm doing some major maintenance on the beast.
Now:
1. Should the secondary air flap be closed when the burn is hot, then opened when the primary air is shut low for a longer, cooler burn ?
or
2. The reverse: secondary air more open in hot burns,and closed in cooler, less primary air fires?
My take: the coil expands when hot, dropping the secondary air flap= less air. Do I win the bottle ?:monkey: Or............
Now:
1. Should the secondary air flap be closed when the burn is hot, then opened when the primary air is shut low for a longer, cooler burn ?
or
2. The reverse: secondary air more open in hot burns,and closed in cooler, less primary air fires?
My take: the coil expands when hot, dropping the secondary air flap= less air. Do I win the bottle ?:monkey: Or............