SmokeyTheBear said:
Let me see sides off more heat leaves the stove, thus lower temperatures at the sensor and more likely the air that gets sucked into the convection blower.
If the convection blower see temperatures above its thermal limit it will shut off this quickly results in the stove overheating which will shut the stove down.
On a lot of stoves you would have to manually reset the high limit switch.
If the combustion blower thermals off normally the vacuum switch will shut the stove off, but that may not always be the case if the temperature sensor reaches its limit before the vacuum detection activates.
Having an over EVL venting system or a lot of ash in the stove can result in high temperatures being seen by the combustion fan and in sever cases by the temperature sensor.
I'll also add a partially blocked convection air system can also result in overheating the stove. So can a convection fan that doesn't step with the feed rates.
So it could be real about the size of the masonry chimney....Hmm..
I have been checking temps at the vent blower and the exiting pipe to see what temps are there.
I thought I was supposed to see temps reaching 320 degrees out the vent...
Is this too high?
What should I be seeing?
The other point that caught my eye is;
"So can a convection fan that doesn't step with the feed rates".
This has been one of my points while talking to USSC.
I've been asking for the circuit diagram to show them which resistors to replace or change out with a pot for adjustment.
Dial down the feed a bit, dial up the blower and I believe this stove will run 'with the sides on'.
Once again, thanks folks for your input.
It really does help.