Over Firing

[jjensen]

I recently purchased a US Stove company 1261 cast iron. Its begun turning white, and some seems are bulging. Im worried about running it, but my boyfriend thinks Im paranoid...

 

[begreen]

Welcome. You have the good common sense to be concern. The stove sounds like it is being overfired. It's easy to do in this style stove. The air control is crude.

 

[Fred Wright]

Yup, this sounds like an overfire issue. Overfiring usually is evident if the stove or stovepipe is glowing.

I recommend that you not use that stove. Structural damage can easily cause a house fire.

 

[Angelo C]

what do you do if in fact it is "over firing"... dampen? lighten load ?

 

[begreen]

These stoves are usually crudely made. If it has developed air leaks then slowing it down can be hard. Hopefully there is a key damper on the flue to at least offer some control.

 

[Bob E]

Shoot, those stoves leave the factory with air leaks. I saw a youtube video where somebody packed all the joints on the stove with fireplace cement in an attempt to make it air tight. Seems like they said it worked. Might be a short term fix...

 

[Bob E]

here it is.

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[rijim]

The consequences are too high, I would look for a used stove that is an upgrade and trade it.

 

[bobdog2o02]

here it is.

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Wow, ADD much?

 

[marajade]

Wow. That woman's YouTube channel is full of "amazing" things.

 

[transmogrifire]

Wow. That woman's YouTube channel is full of "amazing" things.

Im going to make a german wood pile thingy