It was getting late so I thought I'd better load the stove, get it cruising and head off to bed. I loaded a bunch of small Shingle Oak splits on a hot coal bed and set the Keystone air at about 2 to get the load going. After about 15 min. I walked over and cut the air back to 1. I decided to have a seat on the couch, watch the fire for a bit and relax. With only 5 hours of sleep the previous night, I got very relaxed in short order...Zzzzz...Mmm...Zzzzzzzz.
When I woke up about an hour later, the first thing I saw was a much smaller load in the box than I recalled putting in there and medium flames over the glowing splits. WHOA!! I jumped, cut the air back and looked at the stove top meter. 500* on the back right corner and 550* on the center stone over the combustor. The baffle screen was glowing (which it often does when I run the stove with flame in the box,) but this time the combustor scoop was also emitting a dull glow. At that point I noticed that I was very warm; Not sure if that was from the huge amount of radiant energy coming through the glass or the adrenalin rush after I woke up.
:bug:
I think I can now consider the stove broken in. The glass is the cleanest it's been since I un-crated it, and 74* is the warmest room temp yet.
:lol:
So, Keystone/Fireview operators, when I hear you speak of 500+ stove top temps, is the combustor scoop glowing? I had to replace the warped scoop on SILs Fireview, but that thing was really running hot until we installed a flue damper, and it could have been warped before she got it. And how long are your loads lasting when you crank the stove like this? I had never seen 500* previously, more like 375/425(over the cat).
All in all, an exciting evening. :lol:
When I woke up about an hour later, the first thing I saw was a much smaller load in the box than I recalled putting in there and medium flames over the glowing splits. WHOA!! I jumped, cut the air back and looked at the stove top meter. 500* on the back right corner and 550* on the center stone over the combustor. The baffle screen was glowing (which it often does when I run the stove with flame in the box,) but this time the combustor scoop was also emitting a dull glow. At that point I noticed that I was very warm; Not sure if that was from the huge amount of radiant energy coming through the glass or the adrenalin rush after I woke up.
:bug:
I think I can now consider the stove broken in. The glass is the cleanest it's been since I un-crated it, and 74* is the warmest room temp yet.
:lol:
So, Keystone/Fireview operators, when I hear you speak of 500+ stove top temps, is the combustor scoop glowing? I had to replace the warped scoop on SILs Fireview, but that thing was really running hot until we installed a flue damper, and it could have been warped before she got it. And how long are your loads lasting when you crank the stove like this? I had never seen 500* previously, more like 375/425(over the cat).
All in all, an exciting evening. :lol: