Stove top temperature for Cubic Mini Grizzly

[boulder84]

Hi there,

I have a cubic mini Grizzly wood stove that is giving off a lot of VOCs (presumably from the paint curing). The stove is new, but I have fired it around a dozen times, and for approximately 30hrs (like their documentation states). I reached out to Cubic Mini who told me that the stove top (not the pipe) needs to be 800F -900F, while seemingly suggesting that I should be able to maintain this temperature fairly easily.

Does this sound reasonable to you all?

Any stove thermometer I have seen suggests that 800/900F would be way too high, and from my personal experience I get more like 550-600 degrees when things are really burning well, and more like 400F-500F between loads. Less when going to coals. I get a good draft, no problem starting a fire, or keeping it going.

Thanks.

 

[begreen]

8-900º is a very high temperature and possibly overfiring. At this temp there would be very high flue temperatures and stress on the flue system. A more normal stovetop temp would be around 650º. If the stove finish is still offgassing after several fires at this temperature, then the paint job may be defective.

 

[boulder84]

8-900º is a very high temperature and possibly overfiring. At this temp there would be very high flue temperatures and stress on the flue system. A more normal stovetop temp would be around 650º. If the stove finish is still offgassing after several fires at this temperature, then the paint job may be defective.

Thanks. I thought it sounded high. Temperatures measured today at various stages of fire were 563, 720, ~750 (max for digital meter), 693, 656, 756, 638, 484. All measured at top of stove. I will give it a bit more time. Still getting high VOCs today after 8 hours yesterday with doors and windows open.

 

[begreen]

Those temperatures sound normal. The paint should easily be baked in by now. If not, something is wrong with the paint or the off-gassing is coming from something else like the stove pipe. Was any sealant used at the flue collar or on the stove pipe? How does it pass through the wall or ceiling?