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525fury

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Jan 13, 2011
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Smyrna, TN
Hi,
I am receiving a new Napoleon, in black porcelain enamel, probably on Friday.
The dealer I bought it from (Woody at Obadiah's) recommended that I burn the 3 burn-in fires outside, so I don't stink up the house with the paint curing/burning off.
I have read on this forum that people also open windows up in the house too, to help ventilate, and get the stink out of the house.

Question:
How bad is it, the burn-in inside the house?
If I burn it outside, will the stove burn be acceptable to burn/season the paint, with NO flue installed on the stove? The installer is bringing my new pipe over on the 11th when they do the install of the pipe, so I don't have any pipe to attach to it outside.

Looking forward to getting to start burning some wood.
Thanks much!
 
Wasn't too bad with my stove, though my nose isn't all that sensitive to stuff like that.
 
Hi 5525,
I recently bought a Lennox Country ST310--it is their biggest stove, and I broke it in inside after it was hooked up. Same as your dealer advised: 3 burn-in fires.
Considering the big size of the stove, I anticipated a smokey mess. Honestly, not a problem at all. Hardly noticeable.

I would suggest that if you do the burn-off inside, try to keep a window open just in case. But based on my experience, the smoking was minimal.

Good luck!
 
Depends on the stove. Some complain a lot, some a little. If done outside there will need to have a minimal flue of 4-6ft and the stove door will probably have to remain ajar due to poor draft. Given the weather I would just do it indoors and put an exhaust fan blowing out the window with a door or window open on the opposite side to clear the air. After a couple hot fires the smell should be pretty well gone. Get a stove top thermometer so you know the stove is actually reaching at least 500F.
 
As far as the burn in, I agree with Jamison and BeGreen. It all depends on how sensitive you are. When I did it this year the wife took the kids to the grocery store while I did my break in fire for the new paint.

Out of curiosity, did you find Obadiah's because of the banner add on this site? If so, please tell them that you learned about their services because of the add on hearth.com

pen
 
Thanks guys for the reply. I am OK with fumes and such, so guess I will be seasoning this baby inside, after it is hooked up.

Pen, yes, that is how I found the dealer, and I let Woody know that it was thru hearth.com. He gave me a lot of good info and took the time to explain everything and answer all my questions. That is why he got my business. And he was cheaper too!
 
When we started our new stove this weekend we opened the windows and put fans pulling out in them and shut the doors to the rest of the house. It was stinky for a while. When we started our other stove in October the smell was alot worse and being newbies we did not know what to expect and at that time we did not know what hearth.com was. Before starting this stove I did my research on this site and I knew what to do from reading other people's posts. The smoke alarms went off a couple of times but it wasn't too bad this time. However, I guess every stove is different and you won't know until you start it. I did have a headache last time for a day or two but this time it was better with the windows and fans. I also took my pet parrot to my mother's since birds have a delicate respiratory system. Good luck!!
 
The mfg of my stove is doing the burn in for me.
 
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