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[victor6deep]

I wanna see a video of a ridgewood boiling over due to a sticking chain on the air door.

[Marktk]

So when you do this burning cardboard do you bypass the control or turn it up or wait untill the water is quit cool?

[Scott7m]

I wanna see a video of a ridgewood boiling over due to a sticking chain on the air door.

They don't have chains on the flap, it's a spring.  They switched that about a year ago and made it available to anyone.   

Wow, one minute u want one, the next u hate them..   Lamictal maybe!?  Lol

[Boydz]

So when you do this burning cardboard do you bypass the control or turn it up or wait until the water is quit cool?

Mark, When I do my Heatmaster 10KE I pick a warmer day and let the fire die down or crank the heat in the house with little to no wood in the box to cool the water load and let the water cool to like 100deg or so and then load it up with cardboard, as much as I can get my hands on, and then let it rip with the door open. Sometimes I open the bottom ashpan drawer after its going good, and after Ive scraped and emptied it out in advance. Be aware the flames WILL be rolling out the door and upwards a few feet as well as flying pieces of paper if the cardboard is small. This intense fire rolling out the door will burn off the pretty little sticker / placard at the top of the door on the heatmasters so be aware. Your insulated chimney extension if so equipped will also most likely catch fire on the inside and burn intense shooting a small flame out the top also- This is a good thing, meaning its burning up the creosote Dont just light the thing and walk away if its close to any combustibles etc. Be smart and watch it. I've never had an issue but its good practice to be prepared. Once the water reaches your setpoint (180deg +- ) it'll shut the fan down and the fire will die down if it hasn't already, at which time you can load it full again with wood and close everything back up (ash pan included)
FYI, If you try to do this with the door closed it wont be able to get enough oxygen to the fire and you will a slower burn which will not be intense or hot enough to accomplish the task at hand. The blower just isnt strong enough to deliver the amount of air needed.

You know you got it right, when everything turns white
Yes, Im a poet  -LOL

Happy Pyro !!
-Ryan 

[slimjim]

Glad you mentioned sticking around while burning it out! Up here in Maine, the DEP regulations (chapter 150) clearly states that you can burn clean wood only, no cardboard or paper, talk about a useless law, how could they possibly enforce such a rule.

[Scott7m]

Boydz are you leaving top door open?  Hope not but it should be able to draw plenty through ash drawer

[Boydz]

Haha - Maybe I'm not supposed to but I do. I cant seem to get enough air flow otherwise. I've even opened the top bypass door and it draws the flame up and around into that chamber and up the flue. I've only done that when it was pretty bad from burning fresh cut for awhile since I didn't have a stock pile last year when it was new. I'm in better shape this year  - I hope - Gulp
If I'm doing it wrong - I stand corrected and maybe ill try it with the door shut and removing the ash pan totally out and see what that does.
I've got some old magnesium wheels that burn pretty hot too- LOL

FYI - I installed that add on air chamber they sent me and it really makes a difference adding air to the top side of the fire !! Im a big fan. Doesn't smoke near as bad on a fresh load. It could actually use more air to make it even better. Id love to install an O2 sensor on the exhaust stack and meter the intake supply to perfection via intelligence programming. I'm sure it can be done.

Anyhow - Luv my Stove !!

[Marktk]

Add on air chamber. Whats that about.   For a heatmaster?