First burn with new P E Summit

Today could not get here fast enough and although the wind chill here was 5 degrees the installers showed up as promised. With just a few minor issues the install went well and all is good. Thanks to everyone who advised me on the Summit and proper burning techniques for it (Hogwildz). My only issue was with Pacific Energy, the depth and height dimensions for the Summit on the website were way off, so when I measured the depth of my firebox to fit, the stove was 1.75 inches longer than the listed length and is 3/4 inch from meeting the brick work, and the width of the ash lip is 1.25 inches wider than listed. These measurement were vital as the stove had to fit inside my Dutch Arch fireplace. It's nothing that can't be worked around as I redesign and finish my custom surround.

The new hearth rug will be delivered today so that's covered. I'm burning my third fire now, slightly hotter and longer than the others, the bricks are still sweating and the stove is still stinking. I'm burning a combination of oak tinder and maple splits with no visible moisture burning out from the 6" splits. I'll run the blower on the next fire once the stove paint cures a little and quits smelling so bad. I can't wait to start burning my stack of ugly splits that have been sitting around unwanted for a couple of years.

madison said:

Agree with Hog on the hearth, down the road you will find that no matter how careful you are there will be some ember burns. and I would seriously consider moving the coke bottles, xmas lights and the wood trim on the mantle maybe a hazard - i assume you measured and checked those clearances? The area above that unit gets some serious heat and if it is soda/beer in those bottles the heat could cause them to explode.

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Thanks madison, the mantel clearance requirement of the model C is 15", the bottom of my mantel is at 27" and the Coke bottles start at 35". The top plate on this model directs the hot air almost straight down in front of the door. I was concerned that this would conflict with the air intake, but the intake vents run up and down the sides and are about as far away from the exhaust as possible. If you think that the lights are close, my wife still thinks she's going to hang Christmas stockings under the mantel. I'll break it to her this weekend after I get the stove broken in and the smell out of here.

I promise, this is the last picture of my new stove I'll post .
Just look at those secondaries, all the holes are shooting out flames 5", 600+ degrees.
Burning the black locust limb wood I split in late October.

Offset said:

Viagra maybe???

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That picture just does't look right, I guess they are not "ready"