We're having a damper slider problem with our Lopi Revere that's about four years old now. In the last week or so, the damper has been stuck shut when we attempt to reload the stove. My husband is able to muscle it open after many, many, many attempts. This morning, I am unable to slide it open.
We burn from Nov. through March. We light a fire at 7pm and reload at about 4-6 am. We still have lots of hot coals (the fan is still running) so the fire starts right up. It burns down through the day and by 7pm the coals are almost all gone. We get good burns this year with 2-year-old wood. We shut the stove down at 600 degrees and get a secondary burn that hovers around 500-600 degrees, sometimes for several hours.
Is this a known problem with this stove? Does it sound like a warped damper plate or creosote buildup?
We burn from Nov. through March. We light a fire at 7pm and reload at about 4-6 am. We still have lots of hot coals (the fan is still running) so the fire starts right up. It burns down through the day and by 7pm the coals are almost all gone. We get good burns this year with 2-year-old wood. We shut the stove down at 600 degrees and get a secondary burn that hovers around 500-600 degrees, sometimes for several hours.
Is this a known problem with this stove? Does it sound like a warped damper plate or creosote buildup?