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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only => Topic started by: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 04:00:33 PM

Title: diverter in my stove!
Post by: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 04:00:33 PM
Hey guys this is my first year with my Ridgewood  6000 my question is  how do you keep your diverter set? Closed completely cracked a little? I'm not clear on how to set it.  Thanks guys
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: automan77 on October 05, 2014, 04:13:30 PM
Are you talking about the steel plate under the stack?
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 04:36:32 PM
Yes sorry I should have been more clear
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: automan77 on October 05, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
As far as I know that's there for when you brush your stack out. Open it so the crap you brush off falls down thru . I keep it closed.
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 05:09:40 PM
Ok thanks that's what I was thinking but it never hurts to ask.  Thanks  I just filled my stove now it's bringing water up to temp. It came out of the well at like 54  it's now 95 degrees.  How long before it brings it up to 180? I'm standing here  watching I think I should make a drink!
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: automan77 on October 05, 2014, 05:42:34 PM
It takes awhile to get there. More then one drink
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: Dawnpatrol on October 05, 2014, 05:55:09 PM
Yeah I keep mine closed also. First year for my ridgewood 6000, it's been fired up for a week now. The aquastat is bad and fluctuating up and down causing door to open and close. I'm kinda disappointed a little but the guys at ridgewood are great and they are mailing a new aquastat to me in the next day or so. It's supposed to be an easy fix.
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 06:47:53 PM
Well when I left the house it was like 150 degrees,   that was about an hour ago. I won't be back for about 3 hours I'm thinking it will be heating by the time I get back. I have my furnace fan just running full time. I have my taco bumblebee pump set to delta tee it was circulating 6.3 gpm we will see what happens when I get home
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: golffanman on October 13, 2014, 08:24:40 AM
Yes, the diverter is just a way to clean out chimney area. Should be closed during the heating season.
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: LittleJohn on October 13, 2014, 11:08:29 AM
Quote from: ffbare on October 05, 2014, 05:09:40 PM
Ok thanks that's what I was thinking but it never hurts to ask.  Thanks  I just filled my stove now it's bringing water up to temp. It came out of the well at like 54  it's now 95 degrees.  How long before it brings it up to 180? I'm standing here  watching I think I should make a drink!
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Couple weeks ago fire up the eClassic 2400, took 6 hours to go from 50f to 180f, while trying to heating 2 structures.  Might as well stood with the door open throwing wood in  :o
Title: Re: diverter in my stove!
Post by: golffanman on October 17, 2014, 04:47:41 AM
The chimney is also a way to lift the stove. Removing the diverter allows access. Pull the diverter, stick a chain down through the chimney and wrap it around a 4x4 and lift the stove with a tractor bucket or fork truck.