is an over fire more likely to happen??

[Jake]

Got my insert last year and burnt nothing but kiln dried (mc 6%) wood in it
Never over fired, max temp on stove surface was around 525deg

This year, I've got some white oak slabwood and some silver maple....

When I burn the slab, or the maple, the fire burns alot cooler stove surface is 350-450

If I got back to all kiln dried, are my chances increased of an overfire?

 

[begreen]

Where is the thermometer placed? If on the face, it might be reading a bit cool.

It's hard to say whether you would overfire. Is the fire still easy to regulate? It sounds like you are a careful burner and have the process of burning KD wood down pat. If you always have the blower on and keep it well regulated, it should be ok. But I wouldn't be surprised it the stove top was more like 650-700 degrees at that point.

 

[Harley]

The change of the wood will certainly not be the cause of the over-fire. You burned real dry wood before, and went to something with a little more moisture in it....it burned different (no big surprise). If you go back to the Kiln dried stuff - as long as you do what you did before - you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[Jake]

yes, the thermometer is on the face right above the door (is there a better spot for it?)

I'm just thinking, if i'm burning a bit cooler, more creosote is building up, then I go hotter, theres more stuff to catch on fire in the liner right?

 

[begreen]

Not necessarily. The stove and you could be burning just fine, albeit at a lower temp for the new wood. However, if the slab wood is green or only half seasoned, then yes, creosote build up is possible. If this is a big concern, hire a sweep to check the chimney or inspect the interior of the stack yourself. (Be careful!)