I have a Lopi Leyden stove that runs very hot soon after packing the box 3/4 full of wood. The rear combustion area of the stove starts to glow red at approximately 650 degrees (measured at the top of stove just in front of the stove pipe) and continues to grow in size until virtually the entire rear combustion cover (not including the flue collar) glows red. I have approximately 6 feet of Simpson DVL double wall stove pipe, and 30 feet of Simpson Dura-Tech insulated stainless steel chimney. Draft has never been an issue. In order to address my over-heating issue I disassembled the stove and replaced the following items: front door gaskets, glass and glass gaskets, rear damper gasket, griddle gasket, ash pan gasket, combustion box and all associated internal gaskets (my combustion chamber was crumbling). I essentially rebuilt the entire stove. I also checked the stove for any additional leaks with the use of an incense stick and determined that the stove’s panel seams were not leaking. The stove is apparently as tight as it was ever designed to be. Having said that, my stove STILL runs hot when loaded up and there is no way to dial it down. With the air inlet pushed all the way in (minimum air feed), the stove will crank along at 725 degrees with the back combustion area glowing red and will stay there for hours. There are active flames (low level, but active), and just runs its course until the fuel supply is exhausted. I have thought above installing a damper but would hate to create a creosote problem. My main concern is one of trust. I have stayed up many nights to verify that the stove does not go completely nuclear on me. It never has, but I just don’t like seeing the stove glowing red. It’s hard to believe that Lopi designed the stove to run this hot…I am sure there are other Leyden owners who have experienced this same issue and would like to know what they have done to address it.
Lopi Leyden
Stihl 026
Lopi Leyden
Stihl 026