hi all, I’m thinking about getting one of these. Can someone who has one please explain the automatic damper? I’m concerned about how safe that is. I’m other words, if I left the stove burning while I’m at work, could it run away on me and over fire? Thanks
there is a bimetal tab on the back of the stove that lets air into the secondary air. its only about a 1x1 opening. not much air to let the stove "run away". everything else is manual... unless you have an unusual amount of draft, i dont see you having a run away fire.
Many many people leave totally manual stoves run while they are gone...it's just a matter of learning to run the stove and how it reacts in your install...so with a bimetallic spring control, the AS should be even better left unsupervised...
^^^ Yep, what these guys said. ^^^ My totally manual stove doesn't cause me a moment of worry when I leave it (or when I sleep), because I know how my installation behaves.
Thanks for elaborating on that for me. I’m okay with leaving my manual stove cause I know how she behaves. The idea of a stove changing how much air it’s taking on its own scared me.
Not a new option. These aren’t the primary air supply being auto-dampened, it is fine tuning to ensure complete combustion.
