Steel stove Break In?

[Soopah 27]

Hi guys - fired up the stove for the first time.

Is there a reason for a break-in on a steel stove, other than curing the paint?

The manual does not specify.

 

[swestall]

Someone once said, " Better safe than sorry".....

 

[cmonSTART]

When else would you be able to consume beer with your friends around a hot wood stove in a driveway?

Ohh.. you installed it first..

 

[Soopah 27]

I haven't gotten the stack temp over 600f yet and probably won't until after my insurance agent comes out to snap a picture of it. Although I told him to add the rider to my policy, I may not be insured until that blessed event takes place.

 

[swestall]

If you are inspected, you should have no insurance problem.

 

[webbie]

I say a break in is good - for the paint, as you mention, but also just to make all the parts "gel". Might be partially superstition, but that's what I would do. Certainly you don't have to be as careful, but no glowing red on the first fire!

 

[Soopah 27]

I'm not packing her full, by any means. I'm just wondering is there a parameter I should stay within. As said before 600f was max stack temp.

I would like to burn off most of the paint smell before my wife gets home. A stinky house - does not a happy wife make - but, don't want to get too crazy...

 

[kevin fitzsimmons]

My PE took 5 or more fires to cure the paint. I started with a few small fires then worked up to hotter ones. My fire bricks were a bit wet, so i wanted go go real slow and not crack any. I wish i had thought about setting up the stove outside to cure the paint. It sounds crazy, but if you can get it do it I would.

 

[Soopah 27]

If I could I would. For sure...but, the T-5 weighs in at 515 pounds!

A little too much for me to drag outside.

It would be cool though... :coolsmile:

 

[JimWalshin845]

Consider it like a Muscle Car that you will want to enjoy for decades.

Put the peddle to the metal early and you may break something prematurely...... slow and steady and get that motor running and you will have her purring like a kitten for the rest of your life!

 

[Soopah 27]

OK, advice taken on the slow start. <Thanks> Stove is working fine & we've now moved to analyzing air/heat movement in the house.

Ironically, on the Muscle Car analogy - the guy who built my engine - told me to flog it, right out of the box....Gotta seat those rings! ;-)