Napoleon 1900... I think I'm ready!

lol....I think the dog may have ate it...thanks for the compliments.....we do a lot of water in that pot, to help with the dryness in the winter....but I also sometimes finish off maple syrup on it too....I plan on modifying the top sheild so I can get that pot to sit directly on the stovetop, that cooking trivet isnt all what it's cracked up to be.....gonna use a plasma cutter to make a nice size hole in the sheild to accept the pot, and making a custom trivet to put in it when the pot is not in use....someday!

Last week I ordered a new secondary air manifold gasket and new baffles from Obediah's in Montana. Both have been upgraded to new improved styles. The manifold no longer requires a gasket. It came with new stainless steel bolts and much to my surprise, my existing bolts were easily removed! The redesigned baffles are completely different. Instead of four 3/4" thick baffles, there is only two of them that are 2" thick and they now run north-south in the firebox. To install them, the top layer of firebrick must be removed. After getting the baffles in place, reinstall the firebricks using the top Z strip again and pull the baffle down and it provides a firm pressure on the bricks so they stay in place. Make sure you push the baffles to the rear of the stove allowing the gases exit at the front of the stove. (Similar to the old baffle positioning.)

As far as my air control quandary: after the above improvements were made, the stove seems to be back to its normal mode of operation. It is 30 degrees outside right now and 74 in the house! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... it feels so good!!

Enjoy your 1900's and keep the dialog going to help others out with any issues they may have! Happy Burning!

Thanks for pondering the issue Heats Twice! Since you made the simple capacitor analogy, it became clear!

How have things worked out? Has your problem been solved?

I just got a set of the new baffles too, and I like them much better....haven't been able to install them, will wait for a mild day to let the fire go out......

I replaced the baffles, manifold and door gasket and things were very close to normal. However, I still wasn't satisfied that it operated as it did when new. I removed the door glass to get a good look at the glass gasket and I determined the gasket was not sealing very tightly on the verticle sides of the glass. After a quick trip to our local stove shop to get a glass gasket, I cleaned the glass and replaced the self adhering gasket, fired up the stove and NOW it is just like it was when new!

Just a good reminder to check out every possible component when something is not operating normally. I am sitting in my recliner watching the secondary burn flames slowly lick in such a beautiful fashion! Life is goooooood!!

Scotty, I know this is a little off topic but I was admiring your stove installation and wondered how you obtained such a nice curve when installing the wood floors. I am currently installing them throughout my house and, if challenged with the same type of curve, I would not know how to transfer it to the wood boards and then make the cut.

So how did you transfer the curve and what tool did you use to make the cut. I have some ideas but yours looks so nice I would like to know how a professional does it.

Let me get some pics and a description lined up and I will post later tonight if I get a chance....it really wasn't that hard, trust me....this was my first real hardwood floor install and it went very smooth, considering I installed it in my 100yr. old house, and there was a lot of prep work.....I will post some pics later....

Since I replaced my baffles with the 2" thick updated models, my stove "pops & creaks". It always has made a little noise going through the typical heating cycle, but now it constantly is in a state of "creak". Have you noticed similar noises in yours since changing the baffles?

The popping & creaking finally went away. It must have just taken some time for the baffles to settle in to a "comfortable" position. The Stove is beginning the 5th heating season. I am still very satisfied with this stove.