I've been using my dutchwest 2478 for about 4 years. It's never given me many problems until this week. My normal routine is to build a fire around 4:30 in the afternoon with a half load of wood plus some kindling. After the stove gets good and hot. I reload the stove until full and wait till the flue temperature hit 600, when it hits 600, I closed the bypass, and adjust the air control accordingly. I always try to keep the flu temperature around 500.
On Thursday, I closed the bypass as normal, but the flue temperature kept on Rising and Rising to over 800. When I saw it Rising, I closed the air intake completely. I was getting nervous so I stuffed some aluminum foil in the air intake on the bottom back side of the stove.
This morning, the same thing happened. I closed the bypass at 600 and the flue temperature kept on Rising past eight hundred.
The inner top is less than one year old. All gaskets were changed this past summer.
Could it be an air leak somewhere? Could it be that it's so cold outside that the draft is stronger than normal? It was between 0 and 5 degrees both times this happened.
Sorry for the long thread, I appreciate your help.
On Thursday, I closed the bypass as normal, but the flue temperature kept on Rising and Rising to over 800. When I saw it Rising, I closed the air intake completely. I was getting nervous so I stuffed some aluminum foil in the air intake on the bottom back side of the stove.
This morning, the same thing happened. I closed the bypass at 600 and the flue temperature kept on Rising past eight hundred.
The inner top is less than one year old. All gaskets were changed this past summer.
Could it be an air leak somewhere? Could it be that it's so cold outside that the draft is stronger than normal? It was between 0 and 5 degrees both times this happened.
Sorry for the long thread, I appreciate your help.
