I've had a Hampton H300 FS for a few months now and other than the buzzing/vibrating noise that is kicked out from the fan unit, it has worked pretty well. I loaded the stove up last night and, as usual get the stack temp up to my usual ~800F (probe therm), then damper her down. I watch my stove like a hawk because I am always worried about the heat getting out of control. Had it happen once when I wasn't paying attention and stack temp was at 1100F. Anyways, stove was at 400F (probe), which is a good cruising temp.
I also have a condor magnet therm. that I have on the side of the stove, which is cast iron. That has never registered more than 350F. Last night when I went to bed, that was at 300F. I woke up this morning and open the side door and an 8" piece of gasket that seals the hearth top to the actual stove is hanging and on the far side, opposite the side door, the firebrick has an ~5" crack. I am not happy at all. We're in the dead of winter and this heep of garbage craps out on me. I don't know what happened. My initial thought was that the stove overfired last night. maybe the gasket fell out and the stove sucked a bunch of air and got the fire roaring, which then cracked the firebrick. This is a safety hazard as I could have had a chimney fire or worse and not even known about it until it was too late. :cheese:
I am calling the dealer that installed it today and voice my concern. I can certainly fix the gasket and replace the firebrick, but I need to take a flashlight and look inside more and see if there are any cracks. I a hope this is nothing more than a coincidence that two things happened at once, but doubtful. The dealer better not say I am at fault and not honor the warranty. Like I said, i watch the stove temps very carefully and there is no way this happened recently without me knowing. Not happy.
I also have a condor magnet therm. that I have on the side of the stove, which is cast iron. That has never registered more than 350F. Last night when I went to bed, that was at 300F. I woke up this morning and open the side door and an 8" piece of gasket that seals the hearth top to the actual stove is hanging and on the far side, opposite the side door, the firebrick has an ~5" crack. I am not happy at all. We're in the dead of winter and this heep of garbage craps out on me. I don't know what happened. My initial thought was that the stove overfired last night. maybe the gasket fell out and the stove sucked a bunch of air and got the fire roaring, which then cracked the firebrick. This is a safety hazard as I could have had a chimney fire or worse and not even known about it until it was too late. :cheese:
I am calling the dealer that installed it today and voice my concern. I can certainly fix the gasket and replace the firebrick, but I need to take a flashlight and look inside more and see if there are any cracks. I a hope this is nothing more than a coincidence that two things happened at once, but doubtful. The dealer better not say I am at fault and not honor the warranty. Like I said, i watch the stove temps very carefully and there is no way this happened recently without me knowing. Not happy.