Steve Slatter | Firestorm Elm stove.mov @slatterbench70 | Uploaded February 2010 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Firestorm secondary air system has several advantages over previous air tube configurations. First it is self-contained and up and out of the way of logs. By positioning it in the center of the firebox and directly under the baffle it adds lots of oxygen to the hottest part of the stove with the greatest amount of smoke to be burned. It stores more oxygen and preheats it to be on call for any amount of primary flame activity. The Firestorm term refers to the rows of long fingers of flames that shoot actively out to the sides as well as straight down to burn holes in the logs. This produces a wild firestorm of flames both when the primary draft is open, and also when it is closed.
The Firestorm secondary air system has several advantages over previous air tube configurations. First it is self-contained and up and out of the way of logs. By positioning it in the center of the firebox and directly under the baffle it adds lots of oxygen to the hottest part of the stove with the greatest amount of smoke to be burned. It stores more oxygen and preheats it to be on call for any amount of primary flame activity. The Firestorm term refers to the rows of long fingers of flames that shoot actively out to the sides as well as straight down to burn holes in the logs. This produces a wild firestorm of flames both when the primary draft is open, and also when it is closed.
