OMG.... Iv'e never seen that before!!
My Jotul f600 is on it's 3rd season. I started the stove this am the same way as always. I raked the coals even, tossed on some cedar kindling(1x1 inches), added some oak crossways(3x3 inches) and finally another few rows with a big piece on top. I blew a few times to get it started and as usual, it started slowly. I left the side door cracked open a bit to keep it going and went u[stairs for my morning coffee.
About 35 minutes later, I smell the familiar smell of a new stove breaking in.... I ran down to find the collar that exits the stove glowing red hot!! I checked with the laser and it was 1,050 degrees. The stovetop thermo was 495 and as usual the termo reported up to 900 near the center of the stovetop and it confirmed the accuracy of the stovetop thermo at 495ish.
What the heck????? I turned the air all the way down and the temps slowly came down.
BTW, i just emptied the ashes before the restart and doubled checked the ashpan door. I check it EVERYTIME I touch the stove. Yes, a little paranoid.
The only thing I did differently was to turn on the exhaust fan above the stove to try and draw some heat upstairs quickly. I have a bi-level home withe the stove downstairs. Did the high volume exhaust fan keep the draft too slow and cause heat to build up in the collar? Is it possible to have that happen without smoke rolling out?
Did I damage anything?
Worried now.......
My Jotul f600 is on it's 3rd season. I started the stove this am the same way as always. I raked the coals even, tossed on some cedar kindling(1x1 inches), added some oak crossways(3x3 inches) and finally another few rows with a big piece on top. I blew a few times to get it started and as usual, it started slowly. I left the side door cracked open a bit to keep it going and went u[stairs for my morning coffee.
About 35 minutes later, I smell the familiar smell of a new stove breaking in.... I ran down to find the collar that exits the stove glowing red hot!! I checked with the laser and it was 1,050 degrees. The stovetop thermo was 495 and as usual the termo reported up to 900 near the center of the stovetop and it confirmed the accuracy of the stovetop thermo at 495ish.
What the heck????? I turned the air all the way down and the temps slowly came down.
BTW, i just emptied the ashes before the restart and doubled checked the ashpan door. I check it EVERYTIME I touch the stove. Yes, a little paranoid.
The only thing I did differently was to turn on the exhaust fan above the stove to try and draw some heat upstairs quickly. I have a bi-level home withe the stove downstairs. Did the high volume exhaust fan keep the draft too slow and cause heat to build up in the collar? Is it possible to have that happen without smoke rolling out?
Did I damage anything?
Worried now.......