Manchester 8360 Help

[michiganwinters]

Hi fellow burners!

It's been some years since I've posted last.
We have been serious wood burners since 2007 having owned many different stoves such as PE Summit, PE Vista Hearthstone Mansfield, Woodstock Fireview and now a Hearthstone Manchester 8630. We are serious about our wood so we harvest, split and stack 3yrs in advance in our covered woodshed (red and white oak).

We purchased this stove and did a complete rebuild (all new gaskets, glass, baffle, paint) including a dollar bill test. We use only the front door (we do not use ash pan, or side door)

We have it installed in our brand new custom energy efficient home connected to 7ft of double wall (with a damper 1ft above stove) then 15ft of class A. We built the home ourselves and went over the top with insulation.

We LOVE the look of the stove! But this thing vaporizes wood and never leaves us any coals to start a fire in the morning....annnoying. We've tried about everything we can think of! Completely loaded, shut air down early, close damper 75%....it's just gone, no coals and the stove is barely warm to touch. We are NO WHERE close to what Hearthstone specs for burn time or heat holding time for that matter! Something has to change or we will have to swap out this gorgeous stove. HELP!

 

[begreen]

Indeed, the Manchester is a very good looker and it should be a strong heater. Check the door glass gasket for a snug but not overtight seal. Also, check to make sure the ashpan is not leaking air under the fire. One thing to try is to fill the ashpan full, then put some more ash over the floor grate so that the ashpan is sealed off with a layer of ash. Make a normal fire and see if there is a big change. Another thing to check is the baffle and make sure it is pinned in place, intact, and in good shape.

 

[begreen]

Sound familiar?

 

[michiganwinters]

I will try those things thanks for the reply! Only enough it's not burning overly hot which was our concern with such a tall chimney that it would over fire on us. Plus we've read that it like to run hot in general so that's why we decided we to install the damper. So Odd.....I was expecting a solid 10hr on this big beautiful stove

 

[begreen]

22' of flue is not overly tall. Is this in a high wind area?

 

[rpwalton]

We purchased this stove and did a complete rebuild (all new gaskets, glass, baffle, paint) including a dollar bill test. We use only the front door (we do not use ash pan, or side door)

Just curious as to how old this stove was if you had to rebuild it...