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Do I have a damper, or do I use the damper?
Finally someone's mentioned the safety factor. As per the suggested method for my little Englander, I use only the intake air control to adjust the fire. As per the advice of a few well seasoned burners, I have a damper to starve a fire in the chimney should it ever happen. I have little worries about chimney fires after using the stove for four years, but I still keep the damper installed.
I did have a small fire in the flue due to the ashpan not being closed completely creating quite the draft. After I figured out what was going on I closed the flue damper and starved the fire. I have a 22' run straight up. The installer told me it wasn't necessary to have a damper, I argued with him and proved my point. Its cheap insurance
Finally someone's mentioned the safety factor. As per the suggested method for my little Englander, I use only the intake air control to adjust the fire. As per the advice of a few well seasoned burners, I have a damper to starve a fire in the chimney should it ever happen. I have little worries about chimney fires after using the stove for four years, but I still keep the damper installed.