Finally got the new Oslo fired up today! Did a break in fire this morning which did not go too well. Didn't have the flu hot enough. Used my IR gun to check stove top temps. Got up to around 300. Jotul recommends three fires 200, 300, and 400. My second this afternoon hit about 430 or 440. Little hotter and faster than Jotul recommends but the stove seems to be doing fine. Smokey haze in the house from curing paint. Got windows open. The second fire went better as I fired her hot and fast at first to got the flu heated. Drafted fine then with less than 14' of pipe. Even got to see some secondaries kicking in. I let the stove top cool down to around 300 with a bed of glowing coals. Couldn't resist throwing on one small to medium round to see what would happen. It ignited quickly and is burning somewhat lazily by itself now. Question. I'm I within reason doing what I did or did I jump the gun and break in too fast?
finally fired up the Oslo for the first time!
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Bub381
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I'd say a little too fast,once you break your ceramics (window), enamel or crack something it's kinda hard to swallow the cost.lol I had a bad thermometer and was a little scared but everything went well.Only off about 50.I just did my second breakin of 300 twice and then kept my next few fires at 400 and didn't stoke her right up until about another 3 burns.I'm sure we're allowed a little lee way but darned little i'd bet.Exciting isn't it? Keep her running and keep in touch.
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
The stove, window, and everything else seems to be fine. Now that I've done two fires on around 300 or over and the other up to 440, what do I do now? Any more break in fires or just fire it to operating temps? The other question i have is my walls by the stove register 100 to 111 on these break in fires. The wall are just regular sheet rock. The stove is a corner install. We put a rear heat shield on and used close clearance double wall pipe. Jotul manual says that with heat shield and close clearance pipe that the corners need to be at least 9" away from anything. Are corners are just shy of 14.5" away from sheet rock walls. What is going to happen when I really fire her up?
Bub381
Minister of Fire
I'm too new at this to answer this part,as far as your wall stick to the manual.Spacing the extra inches will help ya sleep better.I'd say stoke her up but keep her around 400 or 500.I have read that it's still good to baby her just a little for a couple more fires. 400 or 500,Being careful wont hurt.Maybe you don't need it but let's see what others think. Like i said,i'm new at this also
Thanks Bub381. Good to have someone like you on here to help me along. I see in your signature it says lot of birds. What kind of birds? Back to the subject-hopefully some other will weigh in as well. I've found this to be a great place to get answeres fast!
I think you are doing fine and as Bub says a couple more of baby fires wont hurt, run it up to 500 or so 2 or 3 times and then let it rip.
cdirks said:
Well you have allready done it, what kind of paint or color is your stove??? I would try and do it again at temps recomended its good practice running your stove, its not that hard don't put so much wood in it. And I think a stove top themomoter in one of the corners would let you watch the slow rise of temp. And good luck and enjoy
It's running now at about 475. Hottest place on top is 505. Hardly any flames on wood but there is a hovering flame up by the secondary burn tubes. In answere to Captain1leg question on paint color-its just the flat black paint. Stove seems to be doing great. Lit for the first time this am. Had serveral fire in it earlier. Burning a little hotter now on this fire. Hope I'm doing everything ok.
Currently 44. Supposed to drop into the lower 30's. I think I should have put less wood in. I went back and the temps were 560-570 yikes! I closed the air control and stuffed a ball of tin foil in the secondary air intake and completely killed the fire. Stove still seems to be fine. Is there any thing I should look for as far as damage is conerned?
shawneyboy
Minister of Fire
BTW just a fair warning. As you reach new higher temps you will most likely smell that paint again. Just untill you reach the top end of the spectrum. Just and FYI.
Shawn
Shawn
cdirks said:
From what you've posted your stove should be broken in and you shouldn't need to worry about those temperatures, but I completly understand your conservatism...better safe than sorry. 500 is about what I see during normal operation, 600 wouldn't make me bat an eye.
yaker57
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Cdirks, where about in sw Ks are Ya, if Ya can tell
Just came thru from Springfield Mo. With My New Oslo Sunday Gettin ready today to breakin fire, interesting to read about Your adventure I'm in Winfield Ks, Home of the Walnut Valley Festival, Bluegrass Music Where did You find Your Oslo? Thanks
Just came thru from Springfield Mo. With My New Oslo Sunday Gettin ready today to breakin fire, interesting to read about Your adventure I'm in Winfield Ks, Home of the Walnut Valley Festival, Bluegrass Music Where did You find Your Oslo? Thanksyaker57. I'm about 34 miles west southwest of Dodge City. I bought my Oslo from a dealer called Country Style Stoves which is located by Ulysses Ks. Paid $2,000 for it in March or April of 2011. That was the price of the stove only. I'd like to hear your story of breaking in the stove. My chimney is just shy of 14'. Once I get the chimney hot it drafts just fine I think. One thing I do when I get my kindling going to get the larger pieces of wood to burn is open the ash pan door briefly. It will burn almost like a blacksmith forge. Keep in mind this could be dangerous if it was left this way. I do it less than 30 sec at a time. Maybe around 15 or 20 sec I don't know. But I never ever ever leave it. My hand is either on the pan door handle or right by it. It can quickle cause an out of control fire. What I've found is it gets a good blast of hot air up the chimney and gets the draft established as well as gets my initial fire going. Just remember to be very very careful if you do this. Someone else may weigh in on this and tell me how stupid I am. We'll see I guess.
You have done all that you are going to do for that paint. Run it up to the top end of safe operating temps and get the last of that smell off of it. As stated above, each new 'High' that you reach may produce more of the same smell.
yaker57
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cdirks, had you in se ks, duh Jotul only showed Warming Trends in Ks when I searched and they were crazy price of $2600 and would Not match the $2083 I found in Springfield Mo @ Bucks Spa store and You can read how that story went on My other posting on here I am going to try breakin fire outside, only have 3 ft pipe on it rite now and will see if it draws ok for breakin, if not I have extra 8in pipe over it to try see if it will get me thru , looks like 4-5 hr job and gotta set rite on it? I have burned a Consilidated Dtchwest for 20 some years and have always used the ash door open and burned hard w 1300 degrees out of it! So everyone tells me this is a Much better stove even at the lower temps, if You say it roars with very little ash door opening then that is incredible as that is what I always needed in old stove and was hard to come by Mine is thru the wall thimble and up 15ft or so. How does Your Pipe go? It will be this afternoon when I Fire mine up. I do Stone Carvings in Limestone and Can Carve Hearth Stones , You can check Us out @ http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.172910372738707.43329.171142232915521&type=3 or do Face Book search "Living Stone Carvings" Thanks and sounds like Your Stove is Fine, gotta get mine in as Tonite lookin @ 29 degrees here!
Jotul only showed Warming Trends in Ks when I searched and they were crazy price of $2600 and would Not match the $2083 I found in Springfield Mo @ Bucks Spa store and You can read how that story went on My other posting on here I am going to try breakin fire outside, only have 3 ft pipe on it rite now and will see if it draws ok for breakin, if not I have extra 8in pipe over it to try see if it will get me thru , looks like 4-5 hr job and gotta set rite on it? I have burned a Consilidated Dtchwest for 20 some years and have always used the ash door open and burned hard w 1300 degrees out of it! So everyone tells me this is a Much better stove even at the lower temps, if You say it roars with very little ash door opening then that is incredible as that is what I always needed in old stove and was hard to come by Mine is thru the wall thimble and up 15ft or so. How does Your Pipe go? It will be this afternoon when I Fire mine up. I do Stone Carvings in Limestone and Can Carve Hearth Stones , You can check Us out @ http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.172910372738707.43329.171142232915521&type=3 or do Face Book search "Living Stone Carvings" Thanks and sounds like Your Stove is Fine, gotta get mine in as Tonite lookin @ 29 degrees here!
logger
Minister of Fire
Stove is fine. Dont think you did anything harmful. Best of luck.
PS- My stove still gives off a small smell with the 1st fire of each year.
PS- My stove still gives off a small smell with the 1st fire of each year.
yaker57. My pipe is a straight up install just shy of 14'. I went to Warming Trends in Wichita in February as well. Country Style Stoves by Ulyssess had a better price. The dealer there used to do installs but said he's busy enough he doesn't really care to do them anymore. (He's also a farmer. Sells Jotul, PE, pellet stoves, Green Egg style grills, pressure washers.) I asked him if it would void the warranty if I did the install myself. He said no because it's up to him to provide the warranty which he will. No legal work, no hassle. Just ordered and paid for stove and picked it up when it came in. I've been able to get a hold of him when I've needed advice.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
cdirks said:
You, your family and your pets will be warm.
No worries on the break in process . . . these stove are pretty tough . . . what the break in process does is help cure the paint and drive out any moisture from the furnace cement and I suspect allow some of the metal parts to "settle" in to place with the expansion and contraction of the metal with the temp increases and decreases.
At this point you should be good to burn at the normal operating temps . . . but as others have stated . . . as you reach higher temps you may smell the paint curing.
As for the install . . . no worries . . . the sheetrock will get warm to the touch, hot even . . . but it should not be a danger . . . especially if you did as I did and not only met the minimum clearances but exceeded them by several inches to be extra safe. That said, when you do fire things up and get things running and you go over and feel the hot sheetrock you will no doubt have a minute of panic and be posting here wondering if you are about to burn down your house . . . don't panic . . . take a deep breath at that point and realize that things are OK and the stove is doing what it is designed to do . . . heat up the place and radiate the heat into the nearby walls, hearth, furniture, etc.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
cdirks said:yaker57. I'm about 34 miles west southwest of Dodge City. I bought my Oslo from a dealer called Country Style Stoves which is located by Ulysses Ks. Paid $2,000 for it in March or April of 2011. That was the price of the stove only. I'd like to hear your story of breaking in the stove. My chimney is just shy of 14'. Once I get the chimney hot it drafts just fine I think. One thing I do when I get my kindling going to get the larger pieces of wood to burn is open the ash pan door briefly. It will burn almost like a blacksmith forge. Keep in mind this could be dangerous if it was left this way. I do it less than 30 sec at a time. Maybe around 15 or 20 sec I don't know. But I never ever ever leave it. My hand is either on the pan door handle or right by it. It can quickle cause an out of control fire. What I've found is it gets a good blast of hot air up the chimney and gets the draft established as well as gets my initial fire going. Just remember to be very very careful if you do this. Someone else may weigh in on this and tell me how stupid I am. We'll see I guess.
Well I will not say how stupid this is . . . since I started out doing this as well . . . until I read more than one person who had warped their grate, damaged their brand new stove and voided the warranty . . . after that I just learned to be a little more patient and use the side door left open ajar . . . it works almost as well and is infinitely safer . . . but like any other time . . . you want to keep an eye on things and not wander off to cook dinner, vacuum the house, make cupcakes, etc.
Bub381
Minister of Fire
3 cockatiels,8 parakeets,2 Bourke's parakeets and 2 doves,and to stay on the subject,you better keep a closer eye on that stove,if your old lady has candles in the house and you wizzle em up like dog turds she'll be after your hide.lol Just melt em down with some wood chips and make fire starters.Ha ha.
After doing break in fires and a hot burn last night I had the ashpan nearly full of ash. Most of what I burn is Chinese Elm since this is what I have access to. Chinese Elm is known for a high ash content. Just have to live with it or not burn and I will continue to burn. You can't be picky in SW Kansas if you go cut your own wood.
yaker57
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cdirks, hope You can find some Quality wood, don't You have any Hedge out that way? Any old fence post the farmers have pulled up and thrown in the ditch, they make Excellent firewood Finally got the Oslo on the Hearth and Pipe install to the Thimble @ 5:30, started First Fire , small like book says, it wouldn't burn, needed more air, opened ash door and that lit er up, added more wood and shut ash door, it took 30 mins to get to 200, but when she did it held that for the Hr! Didn't think it would Ever cool off, now that it hit 200, even with the air shutdown it took an Hr to cool down I was Impressed, the Fire was Sweet to see as Never had Glass before The Start the 300 fire and it went much quicker , it was easy to see how the air was getting its job done Now @ 9:00 I will again allow the cool down and probably use a fan to help as it takes Forever! Awesome Secondary Fires that was the Sweetest I have Ever seen a Fire do and have Burned for 25yrs
Finally got the Oslo on the Hearth and Pipe install to the Thimble @ 5:30, started First Fire , small like book says, it wouldn't burn, needed more air, opened ash door and that lit er up, added more wood and shut ash door, it took 30 mins to get to 200, but when she did it held that for the Hr! Didn't think it would Ever cool off, now that it hit 200, even with the air shutdown it took an Hr to cool down I was Impressed, the Fire was Sweet to see as Never had Glass before The Start the 300 fire and it went much quicker , it was easy to see how the air was getting its job done Now @ 9:00 I will again allow the cool down and probably use a fan to help as it takes Forever! Awesome Secondary Fires that was the Sweetest I have Ever seen a Fire do and have Burned for 25yrsSome hedge but my friend goes to the hesston ks area to get hedge. Got the Oslo cranking now on mostly Chinese Elm. Stove top temp is around 630 and I have knocked back the air intake control. Some paint smell present in the house but not nearly as bad as yesterday when we had the haze in the house. Got some secondary flame action going too!
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