Ignition , first fire in my new rebuilt Encore

I fired up the 1999, Used two seasons, $500 Encore last night. It was easy to get it going but it got going a little too good.
I monitored it and it never went over 600 degrees but suprised me that it got there ( that hot)
I was able to light off the cat as well
This morning when totally cooled down I suspected the ash door gasket leakage. So I figured I would tighten the latch first.
In the receiving end of the gasket channell, I discovered new refactory cement, I reseamed, had oozed into the top corners preventing the matting of the gasket properly. I scraped out the excess and adjusted the door latch for a tighter fitting.
If this does not work I will replace the gasket next. Still tweaking it getting it to where it runs as it should I will post pictures soon

Nice! congrats on the rebuilt encore. sounds like it will treat you well.

Great! I still haven't fire mine up yet after the rebuild. Yesterday was in the high 70's and very humid in the evening. So, no fires yet.
I would like to see your pictures.
What type of stove cement do you use? Have you found any that are better than others?

I used rutland stove cement I have it in squeeze tube, caulking gun, and bulk container forms of it. Furnace . refactory. or stove cement. all of which should do the job.

It running now as it should. The tightened door latch and overflow refactory cement removal, did the trick.

I burning the log cutoffs and oddball pieces

this when the stove first arrived

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n10/elkimmeg/IM006439.jpg

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I bought the ones in the little tubs. I wish I would have bought the ones in the tube or caulk-gun type. I am sure it would have been a-lot less messy! Live and learn.