After Rebuild - Break In Burns

[bsticks]

Hi All -

I just finished replacing the insides of my Defiant II and last evening was the first of the small break in fires. I plan on completing 10 small break in fires in a controlled manner.

My question here is, what is a good break in temperature to start with? Is it 100 degrees for a period of time? For example, last evening, my break in burn was 100 degrees at the stove pipe and stove itself for a period 1 hour and 45 mins.Is this a good start? Should I ramp up the temperature through the rest of the break in period?

bsticks

 

[bsticks]

Answered my own question, I have completed a series of 3 burns so far, slowly increasing the stove temp by 50 degrees each time. Things are moving along nicely.

 

[fbelec]

sorry just noticed this thread. how far along are you? my defiant 1 is cruising at 600 right now. 12 degrees out. i'll wake tomorrow at about 7 and still should be a warm stove 300 350 and 73 degrees in the middle of the house.

 

[bsticks]

Hi there, stove was fully broke in, I maintain a stove temp of 550/575 consistently for roughly 6-7 hours with the chamber about 75% full of capacity. I load it about 10pm, let it burn for 30mins, then damper it off until 5am. Stove temp is around 275/300 by then.