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[freefour]

Hello all...got a silly question.  I am a week in with my new stove and I love the heat. 

However, I am already to the point where I dread loading it in the morning.  No matter what I have tried or waited, I get tons of smoke rolling over me and my coat and clothes stink up the house coming back in.  My neighbor told me he kicks his heat up waits for it to start burning before loading.  I tried that but flames are shooting out like crazy.  Seems kinda dangerous. 

Any ideas?

[jcc273]

You could load it up while naked, then your clothes and coat wouldn't stink....

Usually opening the bottom door works for me to push the smoke out the stack.  If its coming out the stack and falling back down then you could install a higher stack.

[Scott7m]

Check this one out, it's smoking like this all the time

[fryedaddy]

Man that's bad, I may have seen that once with my setup but it quickly goes almost invisible.

[uncle Dave]

I have a Hardy also, open the bottom door before loading, I've had a ball of fire blow out of the loading door if you don't. Also the pic looks as though you're at the bottom of the hill, in the valley maybe, try adding a section or two of pipe. Thats a lot of smoke though mine only smokes that way right after loading 5 or so minutes till its hot.

[freefour]

Check this one out, it's smoking like this all the time

Mine hasn't done that yet!!  I've seen it smoke a little when I first load it.  I wonder what kind of wood they are burning?

[MattyNH]

That pic shows you why the outdoor wood boiler is always on the hot seat! What brand is that? I noticed not too far from me, Someone has that exact looking boiler setup ...Smelling like smoke after reloading..Well thats the territory of owning a owb it seems..

[Drivebymashing]

I also smell like smoke after reloading but im a mechanic
Mine smokes pretty bad if i load it with dry kiln lumber scraps

[johnybcold]

Mine will smoke like that when some on the air holes are clogged, or the wood is wet, or I stack it wrong, or the water temp got to low, but most of the time I get it all right and it smokes less.

[Scott7m]

He burns all hardwoods but doesn't take care of it the best

[MattyNH]

My OWB smokes the absolute most when you first fill it up..

[yoderheating]

 Add an extension on the stack and then open the ash pan a bit before opening the main door. That will help get the smoke up by causing a natural draft up the stack. I always load the furnace after I'm done for the day and just before taking a shower.

[MattyNH]

Add an extension on the stack and then open the ash pan a bit before opening the main door. That will help get the smoke up by causing a natural draft up the stack. I always load the furnace after I'm done for the day and just before taking a shower.

Im 19ft up yoder..Makes no difference..Your still gonna get the scent of fire on your clothing

[jrider]

Wow, so glad I went with a gasser from portage and main.  Have never seen smoke like that coming from mine and rarely get a smoke smell on me while loading

[Scott7m]

Wow, so glad I went with a gasser from portage and main.  Have never seen smoke like that coming from mine and rarely get a smoke smell on me while loading

Gassers do smoke far less on average though but I've posted videos on here before burning both wood and coal smoke free in a conventional unit.  It's a lot to do with how you run a unit and how you take care of your fuel