Don’t have a stove top thermometer yet but it’s on the got to have list according to everyone here so next week I will go into town and get one. What I don’t understand is if they are so important why the manufacture doesn’t include one? These stoves are not CHEAP!
Anyways new Summit insert owner and today I burned my first full load of wood. Amazing how powerful it is. Started out with a small fire and once it was established I loaded it full. Not sure how long I left the dampener open but I know I did not turn it down until the firebox was full of flames. A few hours later the fire was retreating but I had some really hot coals. I watched the fire pretty intensely for I was fascinated by the secondary burn, I saw no red hot metal in the firebox but after the cycle was completed I noticed a metal plate that is installed in the very front of the firebox just behind the door. This metal plate actually warped! Now I am worried that I over fired the appliance. Has anyone else’s Summit done the same thing? I hope I didn’t tear this thing up.
Anyways new Summit insert owner and today I burned my first full load of wood. Amazing how powerful it is. Started out with a small fire and once it was established I loaded it full. Not sure how long I left the dampener open but I know I did not turn it down until the firebox was full of flames. A few hours later the fire was retreating but I had some really hot coals. I watched the fire pretty intensely for I was fascinated by the secondary burn, I saw no red hot metal in the firebox but after the cycle was completed I noticed a metal plate that is installed in the very front of the firebox just behind the door. This metal plate actually warped! Now I am worried that I over fired the appliance. Has anyone else’s Summit done the same thing? I hope I didn’t tear this thing up.
