I have a 2 year old Harmon Oakwood. It worked well last winter (no smoke odor) and 2 months into this heating season it began emitting a smoke smell when the bypass damper is closed. I've replaced the fiberglass gaskets on the: top door, front door, front door glass and ash clean out door and the odor is still present. All of the doors have a tight seal. Today I put a 30 pound block on the top door, no luck! The odor seems to come from the top of the stove but its hot and difficult to pin point.
Could this stove be warped?
Oakwood no more! The oakwood went back to the shop today, exchanged for a regency f2400m. I completely disassembled the oakwood and found gaskets that were burned and leaking. The combustion package was deteriorating, very fragile and needed to be replaced. Perhaps this stove just had problems as most oakwood owners are satisfied. This stove was never over fired! Only burned seasoned dry wood. Cleaned firebox 2+ times per heating season. Chimney and stove pipe cleaned once a month. Just seems like a stove should not have problems after six months of use...
In hindsight, the TL300 would have been a better choice, it has a welded firebox without gaskets (except the door gaskets and possibly the combustion package access panel). The regency is still in the van- if I wake up tomorrow thinking TL300 I will drive back to the shop.
I'm very satisfied with the owner of Best Buy Stoves in Spokane WA. He has integrity.
Could this stove be warped?
Oakwood no more! The oakwood went back to the shop today, exchanged for a regency f2400m. I completely disassembled the oakwood and found gaskets that were burned and leaking. The combustion package was deteriorating, very fragile and needed to be replaced. Perhaps this stove just had problems as most oakwood owners are satisfied. This stove was never over fired! Only burned seasoned dry wood. Cleaned firebox 2+ times per heating season. Chimney and stove pipe cleaned once a month. Just seems like a stove should not have problems after six months of use...
In hindsight, the TL300 would have been a better choice, it has a welded firebox without gaskets (except the door gaskets and possibly the combustion package access panel). The regency is still in the van- if I wake up tomorrow thinking TL300 I will drive back to the shop.
I'm very satisfied with the owner of Best Buy Stoves in Spokane WA. He has integrity.