Magnum baby

[Dferr]

Does anyone know why my magnum baby burns with the flame leaning over to the right side? Its like the flame is being suck over too the exhaust blower side. I've cleaned the stove really well. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks, Don

 

[Fsappo]

Is the stove level?

 

[Dferr]

Yes, it is sitting level.

 

[Fsappo]

There is a member, cant recall the name, who knows a ton about these stoves. He may chime in. When you say you cleaned the stove well, di you remove the burn pot, get all the baffles, etc as described in the manual?

 

[Dferr]

Yes, it's burning really nice! Its just that lopsided flame that's bothering me.

 

[GMadd]

Door gasket leak on right side maybe?

 

[GMadd]

Or maybe one sided blockage one of the small holes up behind the heat exchangers? Do you clean those?

 

[Watcher1]

Does anyone know why my magnum baby burns with the flame leaning over to the right side? Its like the flame is being suck over too the exhaust blower side. I've cleaned the stove really well. Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks, Don

Most likely your horseshoe area is plugged. Also in the very top at the rear back corners of the fire box there is a hole hard to see find but they are there, piece of wire will get that. There are 2 channels that go up each side of the rear of the fire box and then that goes across. Takes a long handle wire brush to clean them. At the hardware store look for a wire brush that is round as in the brush is round and that the wire that the bristles are attached to go around in a cicle to meet the handle. This hard to explain/ anyway you can cut one end and straighten it out so now you have a brush with a handle long and straight get it? Try that before you get into the drilling the stove thing. Search magnum on here lots on the baby.

 

[rafmt]

My flame leans over to the right side also but not that much. I agree that the horseshoe area is plugged. Also pull out the rod and look at where the heat exchanger tubes go thru the back fire wall. Only the lower row of tubes are accessible for cleaning. There is about an eighth of an inch gap around each tubes that was plugged up on mine. After opening those up and cleaning the area in the upper corners my flame is more in the center but it still leans to the right. I have been experimenting with closing down my damper. Getting a slightly more lazy flame but still enough air to keep my burn pot clean of any excess ash. Seems to give me a little more heat.

 

[Dferr]

My flame leans over to the right side also but not that much. I agree that the horseshoe area is plugged. Also pull out the rod and look at where the heat exchanger tubes go thru the back fire wall. Only the lower row of tubes are accessible for cleaning. There is about an eighth of an inch gap around each tubes that was plugged up on mine. After opening those up and cleaning the area in the upper corners my flame is more in the center but it still leans to the right. I have been experimenting with closing down my damper. Getting a slightly more lazy flame but still enough air to keep my burn pot clean of any excess ash. Seems to give me a little more heat.

I don't think I have a leak, or I would have a lazy flame. I just cleaned the horseshoe, both sides and over the top is clear. Both of the upper ports are clear. It's a shame I can get the flame to burn straight. I think it would be much more efficient on the heat exchanger tubes. My be I will try to close off the right side upper port a little bit with something. to see if it will adjust the flame.

 

[ChandlerR]

Hi Dferr! I have some experience with this stove. I've had it for 7 years now and have learned a lot. Knock on wood, I've never had any major issues and it does what I bought it for.

Lets look at this with some logic. The combustion fan primarily pulls air into the chamber from beneath the burn pot. It also pulls air in from the bottom of the horseshoe as well as two slots in each corner at the top left and top right of the horseshoe. When people say to clean the horseshoe, it is because a dirty horseshoe will pull air from the right side and not so much the left because of the ash buildup on the top. That could bend the flame to the right. I say could because I've found another cause. (My flame was bending more to the right too.)

The burn pot rests on a metal box. On the bottom of the box are two square holes. Air is pulled through these holes and up through the burn pot. If the burn pot isn't seating properly on that metal frame, then air will leak out the sides of the pot. If you have the steel pot, chances are it's warped. I flattened the edges on mine and welded the corners so it sits flat on the frame. My flame is now even and very active.

Hope this helps.

Did you make the mod where you drill a hole on the side of the horseshoe so you can blow it out with air? There are lots of posts with details on how to do this.

Oh, don222 has extensive knowledge of these stoves as well.

 

[Dferr]

Last night, I looked closely at the burn pot and noticed that there was a gap on the right side between the wall and the burn pot tray, maybe about 3/32 of a gap. I cleaned everything up, reinstalled the tray making sure I positioned it to close up that gap as much as I could. It seems to be burning much better. The flame is pretty straight and very active. I think they make a different burn pot that is all one piece, maybe, that would work better.

Thanks, for your help!

Don

 

[ChandlerR]

That's great! They do make a cast iron burn pot but I took the chance that a little blueprinting by me might make a difference...and it did. Some time in the off season, if you have a metal shop near you, you can have them fill in the corners and flatten the edges. That way you won't have to spend a lot of time adjusting the burn pot.