Lopi Liberty first "Oh Sh** Moment"

[lopiliberty]

I started a fire this evening with a good bed of coals with 3 pieces of wood loaded n/s and 2 loaded e/w on top of that. Let the fire get hot and started shutting down the air in stage as I always do. Watched the fire for an hour or so and the temperature was holding at 625 with the air control just slightly open so I decided to go up stairs and get on hearth.com. I was searching the pages and I thought it seems to be getting hot up here pretty fast so I went down stairs to check the fire and when I turn the corner I found the stove have one he** of a secondary burn going on with a stove top temperature of 900 degrees maybe hotter and stove pipe temperature of 500 degrees. I shut the air ALL the way down and turn the blower on high until the temperature came down to 550. This stove like to run hot, and a stove top temperature of 700 to 750 is not uncommon, but when it gets to 750 I turn on the blower. This is the first time it has ever been above 750 but I think I caught it in time so I don't think it did any damage to the stove. Just one more runaway stove.

 

[cmonSTART]

It happened to me a couple weeks ago. We were getting the kiddos in bed and I forgot to turn the BK down. I never knew the inside of a stove could glow so much!! Oops.

*edited for spelling.

 

[lopiliberty]

It happened to me a couple weeks ago. We were getting the kiddos in bed and I forgot to turn the BK down. I never new the inside of a stove could glow so much!! Oops.

I know what you mean. My front air tube and baffle support was as red as a tomato. I didn't forget to turn the air down, it was just slightly open and the stove temp was hold at 625 for about an hour so I don't know what happened

 

[oldspark]

Never got my summit that hot but sometimes after you think the stove has settled it takes off again.

 

[lopiliberty]

Never got my summit that hot but sometimes after you think the stove has settled it takes off again.

TELL ME ABOUT IT!! Its not the first time it as taken off again once I thought it was settled in but I caught it right away and took the steps to cool it down again

 

[BrotherBart]

That hasn't happened to me since, oh I don't know, 10:34 last night. I know how to load it but I just HAVE to keep screwing around. :red:

Dang near happened again tonight. And it isn't cold outside so the joint is gonna be kinda warm tonight. I blame it on beer. Not the stove.

 

[woodmiser]

Last night I loaded two splits of super dry sweet gum and beech and than laid a fresh unseasoned split of ash on top of those, on top of the coals, into the Clydesdale insert.
That was a nice fire as the ash was controlling the two superdry splits from taking off. There were really nice flames rising around the wood, almost looked like a gas log set. I finally learned how to run this stove and it's exactly as Hearthstone support said... mix in some partially seasoned wood if you are having easy overfires.

 

[gpcollen1]

I have the sister stove to that. I don't even flinch at the temps up in the 800-900. The manual says not to exceed 850. That stove can handle it and then some - and mine is over 10 yrs old. I have found that that is essentially where the stove tops out. I would have just grabbed another beer and sat down in my shorts to9 watch it roar away...

 

[lopiliberty]

Last night I loaded two splits of super dry sweet gum and beech and than laid a fresh unseasoned split of ash on top of those, on top of the coals, into the Clydesdale insert.
That was a nice fire as the ash was controlling the two superdry splits from taking off. There were really nice flames rising around the wood, almost looked like a gas log set. I finally learned how to run this stove and it's exactly as Hearthstone support said... mix in some partially seasoned wood if you are having easy overfires.

I have some oak and maple that was cut and split in october that I usually try to mix in with the dry stuff, but I didn't have any in the garage last night and I didn't feel like going out in the dark and get any. I find it helps slow the fire down alittle but this stove seems to burn green wood just as good as it burns dry wood.

 

[lopiliberty]

I have the sister stove to that. I don't even flinch at the temps up in the 800-900. The manual says not to exceed 850. That stove can handle it and then some - and mine is over 10 yrs old. I have found that that is essentially where the stove tops out. I would have just grabbed another beer and sat down in my shorts to9 watch it roar away...

Running your olympic that hard, have to had to replace any of the internal firebox parts in the last 10 years?