I'm new to the business of owning a wood stove and my husband and I have had some burning (no pun intended) questions regarding ours. We recently bought a house with the Quadra Fire 3100 Millennium Flat Top installed (probably from the early 2000s based on photos we've seen). We bought seasoned split wood that the sellers says was seasons two and a half years. It is dry and burns great.
However, we have noticed the stove top temp reaching 500 when loading it fresh with 3-4 pieces of medium sized wood. We have been unable to find a good stove top temp recommendation for this stove. We believe the pipe is double wall, and it goes straight up through our 25 ft vaulted ceiling. Our inspector said everything looks good as far as the chimney/pipe were concerned and we cleaned it.
Since we have double wall pipe, what should the max temp be measured on the stove top? Currently have the thermometer to the right of the pipe and a bit forward. We have kept a steel pot of water on it to help with air dryness. Not sure if this is bad or not.
I suffer from anxiety and this is a cause some nights as I fear the house burning down, even though I know I left it burning at 350 before bed.
We have a fuel oil furnace that is ancient and use it as back up for when the fire goes out. We can keep our 1300 sq ft home at 68 degrees in areas furthest from the stove in 10 degree weather, so long as I continue to load it throughout the day. I'm getting about 1.5-2 hours burn time on 2 pieces of wood at 350 degrees. We have creosote burners that we throw in the fire when I reaches 400 once a week to stop it from building up.
Tonight the fire went completely out so I had to restart it (I use peeled off bark) and it reached 500 F in about 25 minutes. I closed the intake on top and let it burn from the bottom for about 10 minutes longer before closing that off. I felt fine with that until I looked again and it was up to 525.
Opinions? Knowledge? Thanks in advance!
However, we have noticed the stove top temp reaching 500 when loading it fresh with 3-4 pieces of medium sized wood. We have been unable to find a good stove top temp recommendation for this stove. We believe the pipe is double wall, and it goes straight up through our 25 ft vaulted ceiling. Our inspector said everything looks good as far as the chimney/pipe were concerned and we cleaned it.
Since we have double wall pipe, what should the max temp be measured on the stove top? Currently have the thermometer to the right of the pipe and a bit forward. We have kept a steel pot of water on it to help with air dryness. Not sure if this is bad or not.
I suffer from anxiety and this is a cause some nights as I fear the house burning down, even though I know I left it burning at 350 before bed.
We have a fuel oil furnace that is ancient and use it as back up for when the fire goes out. We can keep our 1300 sq ft home at 68 degrees in areas furthest from the stove in 10 degree weather, so long as I continue to load it throughout the day. I'm getting about 1.5-2 hours burn time on 2 pieces of wood at 350 degrees. We have creosote burners that we throw in the fire when I reaches 400 once a week to stop it from building up.
Tonight the fire went completely out so I had to restart it (I use peeled off bark) and it reached 500 F in about 25 minutes. I closed the intake on top and let it burn from the bottom for about 10 minutes longer before closing that off. I felt fine with that until I looked again and it was up to 525.
Opinions? Knowledge? Thanks in advance!