I've owned a Dovre Astroline 3cb stove for over 2 years now, and i'm not that impressed with it's performance. Sure, it looks nice, but the biggest problem i've always had is it's problem with adequate draw.
I've since fitted a liner to the chimney (properly packed out with micafil), fitted a spinning cowl (as advised) but to no avail, the draw is still very poor, even with a chimney of over 12 metres. I can still get a fire going, but if it is'nt attended to, it just goes out ! I'm using proper seasoned timber, bone dry.
I'm beginning to think there is a problem with the stove itself. Unfortunately the manual supplied is very poor and doesnt have an exploded diagram of parts.
I've experemented with the ash pan recently. At first i thought the pan was'nt fitting correctly because it doesnt slide fully in, but i've since believed this is it's correct position. The air for combustion is drawn from under the stove and is distributed between the fire bed port and the air wash system. I though if i disable the air wash system, more air will be drawn through the fire bed port hence through the burning fuel. I used aluminium tape to block off all gaps between the ash pan and body of the stove, which effectively forced air to be drawn only through the burning fuel. The result was amazing. I finaly have a glowing fire, burning exactly as i would expect without going out, producing plenty of heat and controlable via the primary air slide.
Obviously this is not supported by the manufacturer, nor is it a permanent solution, but it seems to work. My next move is to contact Dovre to ask if there is either parts missing from my stove, or to suggest a solution.
Does anyone else have this problem ?
I've since fitted a liner to the chimney (properly packed out with micafil), fitted a spinning cowl (as advised) but to no avail, the draw is still very poor, even with a chimney of over 12 metres. I can still get a fire going, but if it is'nt attended to, it just goes out ! I'm using proper seasoned timber, bone dry.
I'm beginning to think there is a problem with the stove itself. Unfortunately the manual supplied is very poor and doesnt have an exploded diagram of parts.
I've experemented with the ash pan recently. At first i thought the pan was'nt fitting correctly because it doesnt slide fully in, but i've since believed this is it's correct position. The air for combustion is drawn from under the stove and is distributed between the fire bed port and the air wash system. I though if i disable the air wash system, more air will be drawn through the fire bed port hence through the burning fuel. I used aluminium tape to block off all gaps between the ash pan and body of the stove, which effectively forced air to be drawn only through the burning fuel. The result was amazing. I finaly have a glowing fire, burning exactly as i would expect without going out, producing plenty of heat and controlable via the primary air slide.
Obviously this is not supported by the manufacturer, nor is it a permanent solution, but it seems to work. My next move is to contact Dovre to ask if there is either parts missing from my stove, or to suggest a solution.
Does anyone else have this problem ?