Longest your stove has took to cure the paint / acrid smell

[pault123]

Evening all,

Stove fitted 5 weeks ago, first couple of burns very light as per the manual...

"2.1 To allow the appliance to settle, and fixing glues and paint to fully cure, operate the appliance at a low temperature for the first few days. 2.2 Do not touch the paint during the first period of use. 2.3 During this time the appliance may give off some unpleasant odours."

I didn't have any unpleasant odours.

Since then i've been running the stove in the operating temp on my Stovax thermometer between 300-450 *F


All is well until the temp goes over 400 *F, (up until this point I can't smell a thing, its perfect) I then get an unpleasant acrid smell. I'm certain its not smoke which actually smells quite ok in comparison (Eg when reloading) The smell dwindles once the temp drops back to 350 *F and below.

I've done some all day runs and kept it in best operation temps to try and cure the paint once and for all, I also take it up to the 400-450 range every night for a few hours. Yet still it persists.

Whats the longest your stove have took to cure the paint? Any other suggestions?

Cheers

 

[bsruther]

Take it up to 700F, shouldn't get any smell after that.

 

[begreen]

You are taking the stove to just under the baking temperature. Take it up to 550F for an hour or so and open up some windows. A few fires at this temp will bake in the paint for good. Actually, you may want to run at this temp normally. 350F is a bit cool for a good burn.

 

[DougA]

When I installed mine, the stove pipe went through a bit of slight stink and I thought I got away lightly. A week later, the temps got a bit high and I learned what others have reported about the awful paint smell.
Yup, as others have said, run it hot, open the windows and get it over with. I had the smoke detector go off during my second 'stink'. No smoke but the vapors from the paint are the save effect as smoke on the detector.

 

[iluvjazznjava]

My stove stank for the first two weeks of burnings - set off the smoke detector a few times. Then my wife lit a fire and went up town shopping without turning down the air (she is new to wood burning). When I got home, the stove top was probably at least 1,000 degrees (thermometer was maxed out at 900). House really stank that day, but never since. I also learned that these modern stoves are pretty tough and can take abuse - otherwise my house would have burnt down.

 

[pault123]

Thanks all,

I checked with the manufacturer today what the highest I could take it up to without damaging the stove, with the plan to run it at this for a good few hours.

He replied "450*F" Oh dear! Not sure if I should believe that or not!

 

[begreen]

Perhaps the customer service person was going by flue temp?

 

[pault123]

Hmmmmmmmm thats a good point. When a flue is reading 450*F what would you expect the stove top to be - hotter or cooler?

So I need to pick up a another flue thermo like in my original post, and stick it on the stove top and get this up to 550 *F - 700 *F?

 

[begreen]

If the stove is efficient I would expect the flue temp to be a bit cooler than the stove top. But that is a big generality. There are lots of variables including stove design, stage of burn, flue design, etc. that can influence flue temp.

 

[1ruralmailman]

i will have a 600 stove top,and a 400-450 pipe reading.i dont know of any stove that cant run up to this temp,and not be ok afterwards.