new guy here

  • Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.

    We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.

    We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil.
Status
Not open for further replies.
W

wilddog

New Member
Nov 16, 2009
5
northeast mi
hello i just got done installing my new quad 1200 bay insert and i want to thank all the posters here that helped by answered the questions i had it made it an easy install and we are now very happy with the decision
but i have a question about smoke alarm placement,when the blower comes on after start up my smoke detectors go off.we cant see or smell smoke and they are placed about 20 feet away in the hallway but the blower is pointed that direction. could it possibly be the sudden heat that is being pushed down the hallway that sets them off,after about 30 minutes we can put the batteries back in and they are fine
i do have another question about pellets made from paper products but that will have to wait
 
Welcome aboard! This place is great. People here are really helpful and have much more experience than me. I believe most common smoke detectors count particles suspended in the air...carbon, dust, anything really...I would recheck my exhaust connections just to be safe. High temp silicone was used on all the pipe joints of my CB1200 freestanding model. Better safe than sorry.
 
wilddog said:
hello i just got done installing my new quad 1200 bay insert .......when the blower comes on after start up my smoke detectors go off.we cant see or smell smoke ........after about 30 minutes we can put the batteries back in and they are fine......
Click to expand...

The first thing came to my mind was to ask, did you do the "burn-in" for the stove. That gives off smoke sometimes, but it usually also smells.

Interesting that you can put the batteries back in and nothing happens, so I guess it has to be start-up related. Are your "smoke detectors" also heat detectors?
 
Iknow that when I first started my 1200I there was smoke from the stove burning off the machine oil that was used to make the parts and to protect them from rust during the shipping process. After a couple of hours of operation at medium heat, the oil was all gone and I no longer had any smells. Difference is that I had my stove installed in the begining of January on a snowy day with the temp in the 20's so it ran steady for several hours.
 
Panhandler said:
My smoke alarm goes off when using my rotisseire, with no smoke smell or visible smoke. Drives me crazy.
Click to expand...

Now Panhandler, you KNOW that the rotisserie wasn't made to burn pellets....btw, how do you get those little things on the tines????
;-)
 
My smoke detector is placed in the opposite corner of my room, directly in line with the blower. I have never had an issue with it going off at any time during the burn cycle (maybe I should check the batteries... %-P ). During my burn in time I left the windows open, maybe this is the difference. Mine is not a heat detector, if yours is, this might be the issue too, try moving it out of the path of the blower.
 
macman said:
Panhandler said:
My smoke alarm goes off when using my rotisseire, with no smoke smell or visible smoke. Drives me crazy.
Click to expand...

Now Panhandler, you KNOW that the rotisserie wasn't made to burn pellets....btw, how do you get those little things on the tines????
;-)
Click to expand...

Aw, shucks, Mac, you know how lame we all are down here in WV. What else are we supposed to do with all these pellets with the weather in the 60's? A little possum fat makes 'em stick real good to them tines. The weird part is the pellet stove never sets it of.
 
i moved the detectors out of the path of the blower i put one in the bedroom (we never close the bedroom door)and one in the dining room and started the insert and no alarms yet i have also checked the CO detector as mine has a resettable memory and it is at zero so i am thinking ive got this thing whipped. and yes the start up was very smelly just getting the oils burnt off.thanks again for all of the help
 
wilddog said:
i moved the detectors out of the path of the blower i put one in the bedroom (we never close the bedroom door)and one in the dining room and started the insert and no alarms yet i have also checked the CO detector as mine has a resettable memory and it is at zero so i am thinking ive got this thing whipped. and yes the start up was very smelly just getting the oils burnt off.thanks again for all of the help
Click to expand...

Hope that fixed it.....good luck with the new stove....enjoy the heat!

OH! BTW, on this forum, we love seeing pics of new stove installs, especially ones showing it burning. As we say here, "no pics means that it really didn't happen!" :lol: (ps....post it in a new thread so we're sure to see it)
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

S
Quadrafire Castile Sequence Interrupt
Replies
0
Views
728
The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
sammyjenkis
S
M
New Harman P68 smoke smell
Replies
9
Views
2K
The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
rickwai
rickwai
B
Shoulder season burn in Ashford 25 causing smoke?
Replies
14
Views
1K
Blaze King
woodheatguide
W
M
Occasional smoke smell
Replies
15
Views
1K
Blaze King
BKVP
BKVP
M
Ravelli RV 80 air flow/clinker issue
Replies
2
Views
993
The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
MetsFan
M
Top Bottom
Back