30 nc owners..... paint curing smell

[crackshot]

hey fellas,.... wondering how bad the englander 30 smells of paint on first initial fire ups. mine will be here the end of the week,... and after install,... I am wondering if I should send the wife and child away(shopping)..... the wife is 5 months prego and the boy is 2..... I dont want to light her up (stove) with them there if its not gonna be controllable with a window or 2 cracked.... thanks again

 

[BrotherBart]

Stick a couple of pieces of pipe in the flue collar and burn it in on the driveway or sidewalk.

 

[pen]

It will stink for certain. If it happens indoors everything will need to be opened up to clear out the smell.

pen

 

[crackshot]

great idea! thanks for the idea !.... Ill just have to take it back outside once i get my pipe,..... is there anything you guys would have done differently during the break in....like temps. temp duration????

 

[BrotherBart]

You will need to keep the door cracked like in the picture because draft will be poor with just a couple of pieces of pipe. As far as temps go I just fire the sucker up to 500 and let it cure.

 

[crackshot]

You will need to keep the door cracked like in the picture because draft will be poor with just a couple of pieces of pipe. As far as temps go I just fire the sucker up to 500 and let it cure.

thank you once again sir.... I appreciate it!

 

[BrotherBart]

Remember that any new pipe sections in the house are going to smell too for a bit.

 

[mainemaul]

BROTHER BART is right, i have 2 of these babys and the 1st one went in the house and i thought i would never get er' burned off. every new high temp would stink the house up...... the 2nd 30 is at camp and i did a major 4 hour burn with 750F on top outside. after that there was minor stinkage from the 6 inch pipe but just one fire and the pipe was cured narry a fume from that stove.
enjoy the stove, it will serve you well.

 

[BrotherBart]

Northern Virgina recorded recorded record high temps for the day I did that burn-in. ;-P