GUS wrote:This would be the second thread on the ongoing problems with your Beelonia would it?
Did you sort the poor chimney problem which if I? or are you going to dabble & perhaps get more problems, as we've not seen you (sic) since back in November whats happened with it between then & now?
You inferred (again in your other thread as I recall) that they'd sold you a fan set up to assist airflow / pressure would that be correct? ..if there has been no change you will be assisting with more turbulence, NOT up & out smoke.
Mods, perhaps a good idea to combine threads?
GUS wrote:Thanks,
You have plenty of flexi still, is it convenient to bung some Screwfix stove cement as a smoke joint (cheap stuff) to bodge it in place, or are you simply using a plug of silicone to keep it airtight?
Nice to see the exit flue greatly shortened, but it's still running heavily sideways, was there no way of pointing it up more or less straight & through the roof ?, this would assist the draw of the fire / smoulder & hopefully play a better part in the smoulder process taking proper hold & not going out.
(a chinamans hat or even an offcut of some flexi would do, siliconed or cemented into place (albeit sharp edged) ..i'm wary of spending any (more) money!
GUS wrote:I'm confused as to the smooth metal stainless steel in that picture (towards bottom left of the pic, ..is that in use? if so what for at this point & previously.
to improve throughflow draught obviously you want controlled ventilation but sealed everywhere else for best operation, (if you've ever seen a cheap woodburning stove with badly sealed & badly cast doors & compared that with a well sealed unit the difference is massive), so if not used try capping it off temporarily to check difference in draw & general flow*, I would also limit the air around your lit dust to see how this affects pull over a pre-ordained time period.
*inflate a balloon in the sucker & tie it off or stuff crumpled newspaper in & a plastic showercap over the end this might show better take of smoke with an active draw, are there any broken seals anywhere or are all of this type leaky?
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