Hello all, i was wonidering if any other Lopi Rockport owner is seeing what im seeing with this stove. Ive noticed when I load the stove up and damper the stove all the way down, when going to bed at night, in between the cast iron stove top and the firebox top where the fan blows air through il notice a faint red glow with all the lights off. My stove top is only running 550 max, and the cat temp is running at 850-900. All indications ive seen are that the stove isnt over firing, but that faint red glow has me worried. Also there is almost no flames when the stove is dampered, so im stumped. Any other Rockport owners seeing this issue? Thanks. I contacted travis but had to leave a message, il post what they say.
Lopi rockport overfire?
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Good luck getting any help from Travis industries. If you have a good dealer you might have better luck going through them.
I see no way you can do anything different from an operation standpoint. If there’s no flames to speak of, and the cat isn’t hitting crazy temps then it’s not leaking air. How old is the stove?
I see no way you can do anything different from an operation standpoint. If there’s no flames to speak of, and the cat isn’t hitting crazy temps then it’s not leaking air. How old is the stove?
The stove is only 2 years old, Still no response from Travis, I called the dealer and they said as long as the stove is working fine, and the stove top temp is staying where ive been seeing it, dont worry about it. So that's good I guess. Il try to load wood on a cooler stove and see if that helps to prevent it, thanks Webby and Begreen. Il post back if I ever hear something back from Travis.
That would be my suggestion also, to reload once the stove is cooler. You shouldn’t need to though. My Cape Cod self destructed when I ran it like I would run any other modern stove. I feel like that’s why they switched to a steel firebox. Less self destruction...
Hopefully that doesn't happen, I do really like the stove, it burns so darn clean. Hopefully I can get it dialed in.
wooduser
Minister of Fire
My bias is to go to the manufacturer's directions and instruction for operating the equipment to see what they may say.
The only thing I see about a glowing part of the fireplace is:
Catalytic Combustion: This is the combustion (fire) that does not contact the wood. Catalytic combustion takes place inside the catalytic combustor and is not viewable (you may, however, see the combustor glow). It burns the visible emissions or smoke that is not consumed during primary combustion. Catalytic combustion can be monitored by using the included temperature meter. Your catalytic combustor is working when the out put temperature is above 500° F. (260°C).
https://www.lopistoves.com/TravisDocs/100-01431.pdf
sooo, could what you are seeing be the combustor glowing?
From what I can tell the cat inside the stove is in direct contact with the bottom of the convection chamber, Il post a picture where im seeing the glow
Tegbert
Feeling the Heat
I had a slight overfire two years ago in mine. Turns out my wife emptied the ash pan out and a bunch of ash fell behind it and it was not allowing it to seal all the way. Needless to say that never gets used anymore.
I also had an issue where the top right portion of the door was not sealing hardly at all even with the latch adjusted all the way in to where the handle was almost impossible to latch. Ended up getting a new door installed.
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
I also had an issue where the top right portion of the door was not sealing hardly at all even with the latch adjusted all the way in to where the handle was almost impossible to latch. Ended up getting a new door installed.
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
Tegbert
Feeling the Heat
Is that where the glow is right up front or in under the deck some more?
Was that temperature with the fans on or off?
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
Were you noticing the glow in the same area as myself? Im gonna get a new gasket even though it seems fine, I might pick one up for the ash door as well, just to see what happens.
No he is seeing glowing outside the stove. That cant be the cat
Tegbert
Feeling the Heat
I didn’t notice a glow but I had noticed the flue gauge rising over 1000°
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
A leaky door or Ashpan would cause the fire to be really active, if you are able to shut the fire down to no visible flames then it's not a gasket problem.
Ya, thats true Webby. I guess il just try the reload on cooler fire option. Wow, ive seen my cat at 1000 once, but that was when the fire was roaring. Next time you got a good cat temp try looking in the spot egbert and see if you can see anything. Make sure the lights are off or else you cant see it. Thanks for the help everyone!
Tegbert
Feeling the Heat
1000 on the cat probe isn’t a lot. It has little to do with stove temps either, with a well designed stove.
I told the engineers about all the troubles I had with my Cape Cod personally at the trade show. They acted like they have never heard of it, even though many here experienced the same issues. I was the one and only...
It certainly damaged a relationship that was nearly 30 years old. We do very little Travis products these days, only the tried and true stuff really. It’s too bad.
It certainly damaged a relationship that was nearly 30 years old. We do very little Travis products these days, only the tried and true stuff really. It’s too bad.
Tegbert
Feeling the Heat
Yeah I’ve had my cat probe around 1350 the highest I’ve seen. That was with using NIELs but the flue temp was no where near that.
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
Lopi Rockport
Blaze King Ashford 25
Ya, Ive read that 1000 degrees isnt close to what the cats can handle. That's a shame about their customer service...
Ya, I work for a reputable dealer, and couldn’t even get half way decent service. If you don’t have a great dealer, You’ve got nothing with Travis ind... We did a lot of warranty replacements for Lopi, they never reimbursed us.
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