wood burning stove?

Question

I have an old glenwood parlor stove not efficient at all.It has a air intake register
and regardless how i set it up, it burns
the wood in two hours.The flue pipe has
no damper.Any idea how to improve efficiency?
thank you.

Answer 1

Is there anyway to purchase a damper? And your air intake should have an adjustment thing on it. If it doesn't then the part is missing and you may be able to reorder it.
My husband has repaired our wbf insert with new parts before but we have Elmira Stoveworks Stove Insert. Cost us 35.00 and is just perfect. Also, some high schools can do copying like that in their shops. You would have to research it and keep your fingers crossed. We burn lots of oak and euc and of course if the damper is opened all the way we only get 1 1/2 - 2 hours on our logs too. It would be worth checking for the parts.....and replacing yourself...Wow googled it....lots of looking here.........

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Glenwood+Parlor+Stove+parts&btnG=Google+Search

Answer 2

I looked this up and I think it is a much different type of stove than most of your answerers are picturing. I don't know anything about it, but would guess it wasn't a very efficient stove to begin with, but it is beautiful! These people may be able to help: http://www.antiqueglenwoodstoves.com
Also, try starting your fire with a soft wood (pine) and when it gets hot, add a hard wood (like oak). Please DO NOT put in plywood, or any woods that have been glued or treated. The chemicals and glues build up inside the flue and chimney and can catch on fire. By the way, getting two hours of burn on a stove that was not built to be efficient isn't bad.

Answer 3

Wood stoves are usually 6 " exhaust pipes. I know Lowes carry replaceable cast iron dampers for around $7.00. They are easy to replace. I would suggest you also get a new black metal stove pipe (not galvanized) because you have to drill two holes in the pipe opposite each other. I believe the old pipe will be real dirty and sooty. If you can clean the old pipe and it's in working condition you can for go the new pipe. You need a damper to control the amount of air to slow the burn The damper also prevents the stove from over heating exceeding it's limitation

Answer 4

Is there no way to control air intake? The less air, the slower the burn.

Answer 5

It could also depend on the wood that you are using...maybe a slower burning one would be better...plus we put fire bicks in ours and that helped.

Answer 6

plywood burns rather well indeed - bung a small board on it and feel the blast of instant heat when it flares up. doesn't last long but hey worth the gas

Answer 7

without a damper your out of luck.....

Answer 8

not good for health and house, don't use it