Lopi Leydin ash pan

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avanderheuel

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It seems my stove is running a bit hot and I think I have it down to the ash pan not sealing well. I just replaced the gasket but still cant slow the fire down. Anyone know if there is a ash pan adjustment. When I close the pan lever it does not seem to "suck" the ash pan in.


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Welcome to the forums! Have you tried the "dollar-bill test" to see if the gaskets are sealing well?

Don't know too much about the Leyden as far as door adjustments go, but I know it is a stove that tends to run hot, anyway. How long have you been burning it, and what kind of stove top and/or flue temps are you seeing?
 
Yes I have done the bill test still a bit loose on the left side cand figure out why. I have had it for a few years but just moved and took it with us.

Temps are around 375 with the air flow all the way shut and I cant have any more then 2 pices of wood in it. I am thinking of adding a damper and then having it webuilt from the ground up this summer.
 
Have you checked the gasket for size? Perhaps you have one size to small? This is just another idea because there are many gasket sizes available.
 
avanderheuel said:
Yes I have done the bill test still a bit loose on the left side cand figure out why. I have had it for a few years but just moved and took it with us.

Temps are around 375 with the air flow all the way shut and I cant have any more then 2 pices of wood in it. I am thinking of adding a damper and then having it webuilt from the ground up this summer.
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What's wrong with 375 stove top temps or it this on the flue pipe? That is on the low end for most wood stove tops. The air control will never completely shut off the air supply. This is by design. How tall was the old flue that the stove was on? How tall is the new flue that it's hooked up to?
 
At 20 ft tall, it is unlikely a problem of too much draft, so a damper on the flue pipe would not be the answer. Is this single wall pipe?

This style stove can get higher flue temps because of the way it burns. 375 is far from dangerous. Is this reading with the bypass open or closed?
 
When I've got four-ish splits in the stove on a bed of coals, my flue temps (bypass closed) will sit on 800-probe. If I drop below 700 and stove is full, I've lost secondary combustion. Stove top will range from 600-700 here.
Is the flue smoking at 375? I'd be putting bees to sleep for ten square miles at that flue temp.

The ash pan gasket is 1/2", rope. Did you stretch the gasket ANY at all when you put it in? Maybe try again and almost bunch it up in the channel.
The pan handle will pull all the way up when locked in, but it shouldn't go too easily. I"ve got to kind of squeeze on it. Then, I fill up with ashes and leave it.
My dollar bill test last season held tight across the length of the ash pan gasket. Yours should too.
 
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