Hey All,
Been lurking and learning for some time. Used all this new knowledge to do my install myself. I have attached a few pictures of the job. I have a used Buck 91 from my Uncle. It now has a new paint job, cat, rheostat, and 8" oval ss liner . It wasn't easy but so happy to be done. Did several break in fires today, it all went pretty well, but have two more questions for you all.
1- my blower was very quiet when on low speeds but at times during my fires today it ramped up to very high speeds. It is now stuck on significantly high speeds. Does the 91 have a two stage blower. It was whisper quiet at some of my highest burn temps so not sure why it is now so powerful?
2- what temps are safe for wood mantles and surrounding trim? Probably need a heat shield, but at 600f stove temps the hottest trim board was 165f with the infrared gun. Wouldn't normally run that hot. Just baking the new paint.
Thanks for all your help!
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Been lurking and learning for some time. Used all this new knowledge to do my install myself. I have attached a few pictures of the job. I have a used Buck 91 from my Uncle. It now has a new paint job, cat, rheostat, and 8" oval ss liner . It wasn't easy but so happy to be done. Did several break in fires today, it all went pretty well, but have two more questions for you all.
1- my blower was very quiet when on low speeds but at times during my fires today it ramped up to very high speeds. It is now stuck on significantly high speeds. Does the 91 have a two stage blower. It was whisper quiet at some of my highest burn temps so not sure why it is now so powerful?
2- what temps are safe for wood mantles and surrounding trim? Probably need a heat shield, but at 600f stove temps the hottest trim board was 165f with the infrared gun. Wouldn't normally run that hot. Just baking the new paint.
Thanks for all your help!
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