Glossy spickle build up inside entire Grandma Bear

[Kencote]

Top of the morning from first time poster in West Michigan. Last week I installed a cleaned recently painted Grand Ma Bear stove in my basement. After a couple of days of figuring out how to control the fires and not over fire it I noticed a glossy hard speckle coat inside the entire stove. It is solid like it was a baked on enamel finish that was not like this prior to my first burn.

I was wondering if this is normal, what caused it and should I be concerned?

Thanks

 

[bholler]

Top of the morning from first time poster in West Michigan. Last week I installed a cleaned recently painted Grand Ma Bear stove in my basement. After a couple of days of figuring out how to control the fires and not over fire it I noticed a glossy hard speckle coat inside the entire stove. It is solid like it was a baked on enamel finish that was not like this prior to my first burn.

I was wondering if this is normal, what caused it and should I be concerned?

Thanks

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It's creosote. Burn hotter or use dryer wood. You will get some of that with old primative stoves like these but that's allot for a short period of time

 

[Kencote]

It's creosote. Burn hotter or use dryer wood. You will get some of that with old primative stoves like these but that's allot for a short period of time

The wood is heat treated and very dry. I'm thinking I may have gone from over burn to barely burning status. I just read that there is a powered I can add to my next burn that will losen it is and burn it off.

Thanks for the response.

 

[stoveliker]

Heat treated may not result in the wood being dry. Often it is only done to kill any bugs.

Did you measure the moisture content?

Having choked it down too much indeed is a possibility too.

 

[Kencote]

Heat treated may not result in the wood being dry. Often it is only done to kill any bugs.

Did you measure the moisture content?

Having choked it down too much indeed is a possibility too.

Yes was at 15% has been inside for over a year. I'm betting it's from being choked then.
Thanks

 

[bholler]

Yes was at 15% has been inside for over a year. I'm betting it's from being choked then.
Thanks

Get a pipe thermometer. Running a stove without one can be pretty difficult especially without glass doors

 

[Kencote]

Get a pipe thermometer. Running a stove without one can be pretty difficult especially without glass doors

Have one on 18" above the stove pipe outlet on the flue pipe. Fire was at 650 degrees I had to shut it down to 300 as I know that's way too hot and a waste of wood. I'm having a 22.5 inch x 9 inch baffle plate made to help eliminate most of the heat from exiting the stove through the chimney.

Thanks for your reply.