I bought a house with an old Lopi wood stove already installed. I had it and the flue inspected and he said that it was all still in good for burning wood considering it's age (from 1985)
Googling I came here and found a lot of posts on how to get the stove actually burning properly. Thanks to you guys and putting in a new braided gasket on the door, and doing some cleaning and sealing the wood stove now has a nice slow burn. I can get the slow rolling flames and have doubled the time the compressed saw dust logs burn to about 5 to 7 hours depending on how well I monitor the stove and dial in the O2 through the stove's top and bottom vents. Getting that controlled burn really reduces the drafts in this older house and keeps the house at the perfect temperature, at least during these 40 degree days. I haven't had to use the electric heat at all since fixing it up, even through the night. It's great.
I wouldn't have been able to do it without you guys and I really appreciate the vents.
Googling I came here and found a lot of posts on how to get the stove actually burning properly. Thanks to you guys and putting in a new braided gasket on the door, and doing some cleaning and sealing the wood stove now has a nice slow burn. I can get the slow rolling flames and have doubled the time the compressed saw dust logs burn to about 5 to 7 hours depending on how well I monitor the stove and dial in the O2 through the stove's top and bottom vents. Getting that controlled burn really reduces the drafts in this older house and keeps the house at the perfect temperature, at least during these 40 degree days. I haven't had to use the electric heat at all since fixing it up, even through the night. It's great.
I wouldn't have been able to do it without you guys and I really appreciate the vents.
