I think I may have accidentally overfired my stove.
I get home from work, pre-loaded the stove last night because the temps here were supposed to drop and rain all day, and lit her up.
Did my usual routine from last year, lit the paper, left door ajar until the load was roaring. Closed the door.
I put my Rutland thermometer on the stove top, where the fan exhuast comes out, and watched her climb. As she approached what looked to be the Overfire mark, I turned out the lights and saw a faint red glow on the top of the stove. I immediately shut the air down and set the fan to high. The glowing stop after a few minutes.
I hope no damage was done from this.
I guess I picked up bad habits from last year because of the crappy wood I got stuck buying. This year I have a good supply, and need to re-learn the start up process.
I get home from work, pre-loaded the stove last night because the temps here were supposed to drop and rain all day, and lit her up.
Did my usual routine from last year, lit the paper, left door ajar until the load was roaring. Closed the door.
I put my Rutland thermometer on the stove top, where the fan exhuast comes out, and watched her climb. As she approached what looked to be the Overfire mark, I turned out the lights and saw a faint red glow on the top of the stove. I immediately shut the air down and set the fan to high. The glowing stop after a few minutes.
I hope no damage was done from this.
I guess I picked up bad habits from last year because of the crappy wood I got stuck buying. This year I have a good supply, and need to re-learn the start up process.