Wood burning apparatus

A wood burning heater which operates at a high enough temperature to substantially reduce the amount of particulate matter contained in the exhaust products when consuming wood at the rate of at least 5 kg per hour comprising:

• a fire box for containing wood to be burned having an exhaust port for the emission of the combustion products produced by the burning of wood in said fire box;
• an access member for adding wood to said fire box;
• an air controller for regulating the amount of air entering said fire box and which is normally in its closed position when burning wood at the rate of at least 5 kg per hour;
• a cast iron collar having an outwardly extending peripheral flange having apertures therein, fastening means extending through said openings and attaching said flange to said fire box about said exhaust port;
• a rotatable shaft extending through aligned apertures in said collar;
• a handle on one end of said rotatable shaft and a spring positioned on said rotatable shaft between said handle and said collar, said spring holding said damper in position when moved;
• a cast iron adjustable damper plate permanently installed in said collar, said damper plate being welded to said rotatable shaft so that it cannot be removed without destroying the usefulness of said damper plate or said collar, said damper plate having a peripheral edge of substantially the same inner configuration as said collar and having at least one aperture therein which, when said damper plate is in the closed position, normal to the flow of combustion products through said collar, will allow the passage of the combustion products produced during the burning of wood at the rate of at least 5 kg per hour.