new MT. Vernon smoking

[pelletguy]

I just had a new Mt. Vernon AE installed and have been trying it out the last few days. There is a definate smoke smell in the room when it is on. I checked last night with a flash light and there was no smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. also none from the hopper. it is definately coming from the front/blower. I didnt know if there was anything to "check" myself before i call the dealer. They did not install an outside air kit, and i was thinking, is the stove not getting enough oxygen to burn strong? There is plenty of heat and the flame seems strong. any ideas?

 

[firewarrior820]

my castile smoked quite ABIT ITS FROM THE HEAT TUBES oils and stuff i took a gun cleaning rod and a rag and cleaned out each one ,no more smoke

 

[cncpro]

At this very moment I am burning my Quadrafire CB1200 really hot with a window open and a fan blowing out. I am hoping to kill the last of the smoke problems today...

As others have stated on this forum every time the stove hits a new high temperature it will smoke for a while...

I think you just need to give it some time and try to breathe as little as possible until it's better... ;-P

I am not talking about any small amount of smoke here either... I set off the smoke detector before it even got really warmed up... The sun shining in the window illuminating the smoke makes it look foggy in the room...

 

[pelletguy]

The installer told me to run the stove hot for a few hours with the windows/doors open to get rid of the grease etc. I ran it for 4 or 5 hours until the chemical/oil smell burned off. this smell certainly smells like wood smoke.
thanks for the quick reply.

 

[globewyre]

I got my AE installed on Thursday, I did not smell to much smoke but I was painting in the next room with the windows open. I will try another burn tonight to see if we smell smoke.