Help!! Just got a new Napoleon 1400P

[cenzo1962]

Hi All,
This is my first wood stove. Just had enough giving my money away to the oil man. Well it's all installed my new Napoleon 1400P by a certified person with double wall pipe through a wall chase so the pipe is nice and cozy. Now I want to be nice and warm and light this stove and work it correctly. I can use some great advise on how to start the fire and keep it going. Well i can start a fire...lol but i really want to keep this investment working properly and safely and what ever information you folks can give me would help. Any information on this secondary burn thing would be nice.
Thanks

 

[HittinSteel]

The manual has some decent information about use, I would start there.

I have only been burning a couple weeks with mine but here is what we do.

Open the air control all the way. Crumble about 6 balls of news paper. Place some (8-10 pieces) thumb size kindling on top of the paper. Light the paper and leave the door open about a half inch. Once the kindling has caught and is burning I l throw a few mid/small splits on. Once they have caught, close the door, but leave the air open. I believe the manual says never leave the air all the way open for more than 30 minutes, so I keep an eye one the fire and adjust the air down if needed while I'm making my coal bed. Repeat adding mid/small splits until you have a nice coal bed. At this point, rake the coals to the front of the stove and add some larger splits. Let these splits catch and char. Once this happens, you can begin to close the air down in increments. At this point you should definitely see "secondary" flames dancing around the top of the firebox. Also, get a thermometer to guide you. I have a single wall pipe and things seem to be working well when the pipe is between 350 and 450.

Feel free to correct me if I'm missing something guys.

 

[pinewoodburner]

You need to use seasoned wood that is dry. You will not get good burns or heat from green wood. Most people here are a year ahead in their wood supply, which means that they already have their wood for next year cut and split. Good luck with the new stove.

 

[cenzo1962]

Thank you for the replys. I will take the advice and move forward.

 

[MotoBoyMatt]

I just got a 1400 and am wondering which way the upper fiber baffles go in.
The manual doesn't specify.
I put them with the rough side down and the "ramp" side up with the ramps toward the center?

 

[fishinpa]

I just got a 1400 and am wondering which way the upper fiber baffles go in.
The manual doesn't specify.
I put them with the rough side down and the "ramp" side up with the ramps toward the center?

I would go back to the dealer you bought it from and see how they have the demo's setup and/or talk to them.

I just reviewed the manual for you unit and you're right, there's noting I noticed about it in there. Very surprising.

My new Quad stove has a section on these (and the blanket that sits on top of them) and includes a note that if they are not installed just as they say and the unit is fired, they will void your warranty!

Be careful and be safe.

Call the manufacturer if you have to and get the info from them.

 

[acesover]

the baffles go in with the "ramp" part facing down and on the outside as to help hold the fire bricks on the walls from falling in.