thomas rubino wrote:Mihai; System of a size smaller than 6" often have draft issues. This is why they are not recommended.
Yes, outside air pressure certainly has an effect on draw.
A 12 gallon barrel of any material is very small.
Equalization of temperatures will certainly lessen draw. The cooling gasses dropping thru your barrel keep your draft active. A too hot barrel will cause a stall and in extreme cases could cause a reversal of flow and your feed tube would become the riser.
Ive started the fan chilling of the barrel and in 10 minutes the stove is roaring and works great now with longer flames.
I made this tove to such a small size because i want to build a feeding mechanism that will feed wood non stop for at least 3 days without having to babysit the stove.
And it will be an outdoor stove with the barrel chilled by a fan wich recirculates the air from the greenhouse out to the stove barrel then sends it back heated.
Ive mountes the stove indoor and ive used it without the fan because i couldnt finish this project in time for this winter.