Greetings!
Sorry for the long post.
We recently purchased a new-to-us home near Saint Louis. The main level of the house has a Dovre Sunburst (model 2100?) wood stove installed in a stone fireplace. The gasket was falling off so I replaced it and fired it up this winter. To my surprise, I had no control over combustion and a full bank of logs lasted maybe two hours at most. Even after studying the stove and owners manual (which was very little help) I was stumped. Then a saw an odd pattern in the ashes above the ash pan grate and realized air was being drawn in through the ash pan area and up through the grate uncontrolled.
So this past weekend I re-installed the gasket, so that it went around the ash pan area too. The fire burns much more controlled, but actually seems to not get enough air now and frequently goes out. The ash pan area is covered by the firebox door on this model (no seperate door) so I am wondering if I should remove part of the gasket between the two areas. I've tried to sketch the gasket design below.
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|............firebox window .........................|
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| .............................................................|
|..............[section in question]................|
|______^_________________^_____ |
\ ................................ /
\ ....ash pan area .... /
\ ______________/
The sketch is a little crude (formatting was a challenge), but hopefully it makes sense. There appears to be a gasket groove in the door in the pattern I drew so all areas are currently gasketed. I have carefully cleaned and checked for any additional airflow pathes which may be blocked and also adjusted the air wash on the window. The only air flow I can see is from the air control above the door, which is includes the air wash for the glass.
I know I can continue to experiment, but was hoping someone else may have some experience with this old insert. I really like the design (non-catalyst) and 60,000 btu rating. However, it just doesn't seem to burn well.
Any advice you might offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Sorry for the long post.
We recently purchased a new-to-us home near Saint Louis. The main level of the house has a Dovre Sunburst (model 2100?) wood stove installed in a stone fireplace. The gasket was falling off so I replaced it and fired it up this winter. To my surprise, I had no control over combustion and a full bank of logs lasted maybe two hours at most. Even after studying the stove and owners manual (which was very little help) I was stumped. Then a saw an odd pattern in the ashes above the ash pan grate and realized air was being drawn in through the ash pan area and up through the grate uncontrolled.
So this past weekend I re-installed the gasket, so that it went around the ash pan area too. The fire burns much more controlled, but actually seems to not get enough air now and frequently goes out. The ash pan area is covered by the firebox door on this model (no seperate door) so I am wondering if I should remove part of the gasket between the two areas. I've tried to sketch the gasket design below.
________________________________
|..............................................................|
|..............................................................|
|..............................................................|
|............firebox window .........................|
|..............................................................|
|..............................................................|
| .............................................................|
|..............[section in question]................|
|______^_________________^_____ |
\ ................................ /
\ ....ash pan area .... /
\ ______________/
The sketch is a little crude (formatting was a challenge), but hopefully it makes sense. There appears to be a gasket groove in the door in the pattern I drew so all areas are currently gasketed. I have carefully cleaned and checked for any additional airflow pathes which may be blocked and also adjusted the air wash on the window. The only air flow I can see is from the air control above the door, which is includes the air wash for the glass.
I know I can continue to experiment, but was hoping someone else may have some experience with this old insert. I really like the design (non-catalyst) and 60,000 btu rating. However, it just doesn't seem to burn well.
Any advice you might offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!