Well I did it!

[JoeyD]

Its 73 degrees here and I just had my first fire in my newely installed Napoleon 1100c. I got it installed today and had to try it out. I just did one smallish load and got it hot enough to get the secondary burn going. I think I'm going to like this stove. It lit fast and burned real nice.

Can't wait untill it drops below 70 degrees outside

I'll try to get pictures up later.

 

[eba1225]

Joey,

Glad to hear that. Weclome to the site.
BTW, where in S. Jersey are you I grew up there?

Erik

 

[begreen]

If it started easy in these temps, it's going start itself in winter. Congratulations.

 

[fossil]

Way to go, Joey. Most stove mfr's manuals have instructions for the first few break-in fires, to cure the finish...if that's the case with your new stove, make sure you follow those instructions. It can be pretty stinky & a bit smokey, so best to get it done before the weather's such that you don't want to crack open any windows. Congratulations! Rick

 

[stanleyjohn]

Good going!If there is any curing stink!its a nice time of year to air the house out.

 

[BrotherBart]

Congrats!

(Waiting for the pics. Patting foot.)

 

[fossil]

Joey, is that a Carpenter Ant in your avatar? :ahhh: Rick

 

[stanleyjohn]

Its not just me seeing that ant!The bit of brew i had earlier didnt cause me to see things :lol:

 

[fossil]

I just hope I didn't do any damage to my monitor trying to kill the bahstad. 8-/ Rick

 

[JoeyD]

Here is the stove on the morning after:

After looking over the instructions again I realize my fire may have been a little bigger then the recommended start up fire. I remembered the small hot part but forgot about the just kindling part. I only added a couple of small splits that filled about 1/4 to 1/3 fo the box so I'm hoping I'll be ok there. It did smoke and stink up the place so I'm glad I it with the windows open.

BTW, Erik I'm in Winslow TWP'

 

[cmonSTART]

Looks nice!

 

[Jukeboxfun]

That really does look nice. Maybe I'll have to start a break-in fire soon in my new stove. I'm try to wait till the first coolish night in Sept. though.

 

[BrotherBart]

Schweet.

 

[kevin85]

nice looking stove and setup.

 

[eba1225]

Joey,

Looks really nice. Have fun this winter counting the $$$ that you save.

BTW, I hail from the Vineland area.

Erik

 

[rich81]

really good looking stove and i like the hearth pad its on. now seems like a good time for a few small break in fires because you can open the windows then when the cold weather comes you don't have to waste your heat.

 

[Hanko]

Here is the stove on the morning after:

After looking over the instructions again I realize my fire may have been a little bigger then the recommended start up fire. I remembered the small hot part but forgot about the just kindling part. I only added a couple of small splits that filled about 1/4 to 1/3 fo the box so I'm hoping I'll be ok there. It did smoke and stink up the place so I'm glad I it with the windows open.

BTW, Erik I'm in Winslow TWP'

Kinda close to the wall isnt it? looks good anyway

 

[JoeyD]

Yes it does looks close. The manual says with double wall pipe I can go as close as 2" to combustible surface on the corners. I have it 8" so I hope that is good. The clearances are one of the reasons I chose this stove as none of the rooms in my house are very big.

 

[Hanko]

well if your electric outlets melt than i guess its too close

 

[BJ64]

Nice work on the hearth. Did you lay the tile yourself?

 

[begreen]

well if your electric outlets melt than i guess its too close

It's a jacketed stove. The clearances for this model are quite close for corner installs, among the industry's closest. They'll be fine.