oslo in the basement, smoking..

Finally got the oslo hooked up in the basement. Felt like i had better get it done and ready for any cold weather. Having read on here all about the woes of a basement install, I tried to mitigate the best i could. Top vented the collar, used two 45s rather then a 90. It is an outside chimney, 8x8 clay tile. We have mild weather right now a bit of rain. While the stove was a bit sluggish to get rolling, being fresh and clean, I'm finding it smoking a bit...the wood is just fine, the fireview is eating the same 2 year stuff.

I'm wondering if I'm hitting a second learning curve, not having run the stove in a year. Did i get too used to the cat? I used to think the stove was so simple to burn clean. And now its got 8 more feet of draft...

Any ideas I'm over looking?

It was my first "real stove" purchase loved it when it ran upstairs. Nice firebox size, great looks and for a previously short chimney long burns, good control.

I suspect my issues are related to not fiddling with it for a year.

BrowningBAR said:

I'm experiencing the same thing with the 30 right now. I'm getting some smoke and sluggish take offs. I think weather is playing a roll at this point.

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I know we are close enough. I do suspect we have those clean no ash bed stoves like BB mentioned. I did discover wife grabbed some spilts from next years stack to begin with. Could have been part of my issue.....

Interesting to play with a basement install and clay lined chimney. A while new learning curve for me. Running Two stoves I'm discovering is going to mean lots of running up and down stairs. With three browning, you must be in good shape.

Figured a few things out.
First wife must have grabbed the wrong wood.
Second, i wasn't letting the flue get hot enough. Is certainly true that the clay lined chimney takes more time to get hot enough to draft correctly.
Third running the tubes stove is just a simple beast. Cats you get hot enough set maybe one adjustment and let her go. Tubes i recall you need to just ease into the long burn. Steady adjustments make for the cool looking secondary clean burn.


I'm no whet near out of the woods. Thus is my first time running two stoves at once. I am anticipating a long learning curve on loading each one in and around the same time. Any advice on that I'd like to hear.