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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    pics....
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    BIG Update...... The baffles are warped bad!!!!! Apparently, the instruction book is wrong!!!! It clearly says "Once the stove has reached a...
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I always use the hottest point on the stove top for my reading. I know for my Lopi which is a steel plate stove 800 is the manufactures overfire...
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I'll check on that baffle issue.....
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I'm not familiar with your stove but is 950 in the middle of the stove top an acceptable temp? That seems hot to me, what is the listed overfire...
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    20 minutes later......... So the air was turned down to just below half about 20 minutes ago before I wrote my previous post. new temps.. stove...
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    UPDATE********************** I started the stove with just a few coals left early this am. I cross stacked the way I did when I had the problem....
    Post by: forby, Dec 22, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Again............ past practice showed no overheat with door open (3 years). Isn't that enough? I can't get hot temps with the door in any...
    Post by: forby, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Yes, Jotul replaced it. The dealer came in and spent the better part of an hour going over it with a flashlight. He said there was no sign of...
    Post by: forby, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Iceman, I believe you were addressing me, but mentioned Skin052 by mistake. I can run one, two or 6-8 splits and run full air. I usually turn it...
    Post by: forby, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Well Skin052..... You certainly do come off as a bit rude. I mean really...... what's wrong with a stove needing to run at full air? Doesn't...
    Post by: forby, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I clean right up to and into the cap. It is very visible from my second floor deck and with the aid of a binocular, I can see every edge of the...
    Post by: forby, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    The stack is double wall stainless Simpson and is about 20 feet high. Split the wood between July 2008 and April 2009.
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Good possibility regarding the wood and outgassing....... The stove was particularly full in the back with small pieces going between the tubes....
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Wilkes-Barre area (NOT THE CITY)
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I vacuumed that all out just before winter. I clean the chimney 2x a year from the bottom up and never got more than a 1/8 to 1/4 cup of fine...
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I've done the same thing for 3 years and never saw my stove over temp. Stove still wasn't over temp. Only the connector was??? Is that typical?...
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    I guess I need to run a few experiments...... I'll repost any results tomorrow or maybe later. Please keep up the generous offers of help.
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    My stove was installed by a 2 generation family business. They have a very good reputation. They agree that airflow volume can cool or support...
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOLY BLACKSMITH!! My stove pipe was RED HOT today!!

    Actually, I noticed a bit of a different story.... Too much air means a cooler fire because of the volume of air moving thru the wood. Too...
    Post by: forby, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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