Hearthstone Heritage LEAKS i think...

[regalflyer]

Sorry Todd, I agree that the thermometers can change over time with use. Sounds like an oven calibration is in order just to be certain.

 

[Highbeam]

If you don't want to use the incense then try a punk. I'm not sure if that's a regional term but the fireworks stands always sold or gave away these incesnse looking sticks about the thickness of a pencil. The purpose of them was that you could light the punk on fire, blow it out, and then it would smolder for a loooooong time with enough of a cherry to light fuses on firecrackers.

I suppose you could use a cigarette too but that is more offensive to me than the incense.

Whatever you use will stink up the house a bit. I think smoke is important because the flame from a lighter is a jet flame and there are lots of air currents around a hot sucking stove.

 

[rydaddy]

Once again guys thanks for all the input. I have been trying to pay much closer attention today to what has been going on. Couple things to note:

I have been outside numerous times to check for smoke at the chimney. It smoked longer than what I thought it should have, but it did indeed stop smoking during its current burn "cycle" I did expect this, as I do try to look at the chimney whenever I am outside. Also leaving in the truck coming back etc...

I have 3 of the condor temp gauges that I can move around, and one probe in the flue. I moved the 3 around today and notice that they easily read off 100 deg. of each other (+/-), which I was not surprised at. I'm beginning to think that (even though I will still watch closely and trouble shoot this) that the last few days of burning I may have just had the right (wrong) set of conditions and thermo readings to russle my feathers about my stove temps.

Thanks for all the suggestions, and I will continue to watch for overfire!

 

[Highbeam]

Inspired by this thread I found a new "leak" in my heritage. Our secondary manifold is a two piece cast iron deal which sandwiches the ends of the burn tubes in place. Well that long seam has sprung a leak of combustion air that jets out behind the rearmost rube and shoots into the fire. The jet is about 3 inches log and has discolored the cast iron manifold in the vicinity.

Next time she cools down I will need to smear a little furnace cement on the seam.

Not a critical leak and not big enough to loose stove control but it is visible for sure.