Just wondering if anyone has played around with this? Aside from it being a little "prettier" with the surround is there any other useful purpose? I have the plain, flat black surround.
I loaded up as usual the other night only to awaken 2 hours later to the hottest most laziest flame I've ever seen. This little 1101 was way too hot for my liking. Upwards of 725 with the IR gun. Don't know why, don't know how, but it was. I do know I didn't like it.
This led me to let the stove cool down the next morning and pull the surround off to do an inspection. Thinks look all fine. I do not have a block off plate on this stove as I installed it prior to gaining that knowledge. It is sealed tight at the top of the chimney.
So I'm staring at this thing and wondering why to put the surround back on? It's only me in the house and I have no pets. It goes on/off in about 2 minutes including removing the switch from the right panel. Leave the right front panel on and it takes all of 10 seconds to remove. Would a guy get more heat without it? With temps in the 30's I'm able to run without the blower during the day and let the stove heat radiantly. I also have a huge walkaround chimney stack in the house. This thing heats up after a few solid days of running and also helps retain some heat.
I loaded up as usual the other night only to awaken 2 hours later to the hottest most laziest flame I've ever seen. This little 1101 was way too hot for my liking. Upwards of 725 with the IR gun. Don't know why, don't know how, but it was. I do know I didn't like it.
This led me to let the stove cool down the next morning and pull the surround off to do an inspection. Thinks look all fine. I do not have a block off plate on this stove as I installed it prior to gaining that knowledge. It is sealed tight at the top of the chimney.
So I'm staring at this thing and wondering why to put the surround back on? It's only me in the house and I have no pets. It goes on/off in about 2 minutes including removing the switch from the right panel. Leave the right front panel on and it takes all of 10 seconds to remove. Would a guy get more heat without it? With temps in the 30's I'm able to run without the blower during the day and let the stove heat radiantly. I also have a huge walkaround chimney stack in the house. This thing heats up after a few solid days of running and also helps retain some heat.