Now what?

[Ziprich]

Well last night i was having friends over, and i went to load the stove. it wasnt a full load just enough to get me a couple of hours intill my all night run. I went upstairs to hang with my friends while the stove fired up. And i forgot about the stove! When i remembered i ran down stairs and turned it back as fast as i could. I took a temp of the stove and the hottest part of the stove was around 1000 degrees My question is did i do any damage and is there anything i can do now? Thanks for the help.

 

[remkel]

I do not know if you have done any damage, but you should take a look to see of there is any warping/cracks etc. When you turned it down, were any parts of the stove glowing red?

If it is any consolation- been there, done that. Some people set timers when they load the stove, I have chosen to use reloads as an opportunity to escape to the basement for some quiet time away from all the ladies in my home .

 

[corey21]

I do not know if you have done any damage, but you should take a look to see of there is any warping/cracks etc. When you turned it down, were any parts of the stove glowing red?

If it is any consolation- been there, done that. Some people set timers when they load the stove, I have chosen to use reloads as an opportunity to escape to the basement for some quiet time away from all the ladies in my home .

+1 i would do a good inspection.

I have had my stove so hot one time that a thermometer on the side of the stove slid off.

 

[Ziprich]

a very small part of the stove was orange. not red hot, if that make a difference. i will check the stove today for any warping and cracks. im not planing on leaving the stove again.

 

[ridemgis]

a very small part of the stove was orange. not red hot, if that make a difference. i will check the stove today for any warping and cracks. im not planing on leaving the stove again.

Just chuckling over your signature. Do you have a little girl or are you the proud owner of a small barbecue?

 

[CT Pellet]

a very small part of the stove was orange. not red hot, if that make a difference. i will check the stove today for any warping and cracks. im not planing on leaving the stove again.

You are fine. Stoves don't really get fully "seasoned" until they "blush" a little.

 

[lopiliberty]

I would think as long as it was for a short time, you probably didn't hurt it. Did you have the bypass open or closed? If it was closed I would check the whole stove especially the fire dome assembly for damage

 

[Woody Stover]

im not planing on leaving the stove again.

I've been known to space out; I always set the timer on my cell phone.

 

[begreen]

This happens all too often. It's especially easy with basement stoves. I strongly suggest folks get a basic timer with a belt clip. Or put a temp alarm on the stove.

 

[Dune]

+1 i would do a good inspection.

I have had my stove so hot one time that a thermometer on the side of the stove slid off.

Wow. Steel/iron doesn't become non-magnetic until about 1300F. That is pretty hot.

 

[corey21]

Wow. Steel/iron doesn't become non-magnetic until about 1300F. That is pretty hot.

Um wow it said on the back of the box at can slid of at above 800. To be honest i had another one right beside it and it did not slid off. But the stove got pretty hot cause the glass cleaned up.