A prior poster with a Pacific Energy Spectrum said his stove (almost identical to Super 27) said there should be be a ceramic/wool blanket on top of the baffle. The parts list doesn’t show anything like that, though it makes sense because I’m losing a lot of heat. Does that part exist?
Is there baffle insulation on a Super 27?
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It's confusing. I thought the older ones had the insulation internally in the baffle under a stainless steel top cover but we recently had a poster with a 1998 Spectrum that said there was a blanket on top. Then the blanket went internal but I am not sure about which version. I think they have gone back to it being covered again, but have not opened up a new stove to check. There have been reports by some people of adding a blanket on top but it was not confirmed whether there was one when the stove was new.
It's also confusing with the Summits. The A version had no blanket on top, but the B&C versions did, and then the D version baffle blanket went internal again I think.
It's also confusing with the Summits. The A version had no blanket on top, but the B&C versions did, and then the D version baffle blanket went internal again I think.
I was fixated on the baffle because my stove is unable to heat a room even with a bed of embers and a lot of seasoned wood. If I leave the door open the room goes up a few degrees; close the door and we’re back to minimal heat, and burning a ton of wood. What could be going in? This is for 8 years that I have the stove.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Is this the room door or the stove door? If the stove door, it sounds like a symptom of an issue that may be outside of the stove.
In the house it could be a chimney cap screen that is restrictive, or the need for outside air, the room could be under negative pressure, etc. This stove is not too fussy about draft, but a too short flue system can also cause this issue. We need more details on the installation to narrow down the cause. Another possibility is that the wood being burned is not be fully seasoned.
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