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Stove burning too hot
or fast (cont.)
Insufficient Heat
Acrid odor during
initial burn
Window Dirty
High wind or hilltop location
Poor quality or green wood
Blocked outside air duct
Heat going up chimney
Paint and/or window gasket
curing
First start up fire
Airflow too restricted
Smoldering fire
Install wind cap on top of chimney
Use only dry wood (dried at least one year
depending on wood species)
Test with kiln dried wood.
Check outside air duct for blockage
Test with thermometer on 1st section of
stovepipe– temps should drop below 300 degrees
F when combustor is engaged.
Open windows until paint or gasket is cured.
This is sometimes the result of condensation in a
new stove, and should disappear after several
hot fires.
Open the air damper in small increments until
some slow flames appear. Run a hot fire to burn
smoke off the glass, or remove build up with
glass cleaner when stove is cold.
Green or wet wood. Burn dry wood, or open air
damper slightly for a hotter burn. (see above)
Is my Combustor still working?
Your catalytic combustor is viable for 12,000 to 14,000 burn hours. This translates, roughly, into a life span of 4 -6 years.
If the catalytic coating is not working as it should, it is not burning the gas vapors in the smoke and therefore, the smoke
exiting your chimney will be darker in color. If your draft is sluggish and you have ruled out any draft related issues in
the venting or in the wood supply, your combustor may not be burning the smoke vapors and too much volume is try-
ing to pass through the honeycomb at one time. If heat output is diminished, and any other factors are ruled out, that
may also be a sign that the catalytic combustor is not burning the smoke vapors, therefore not extracting maximum heat
from available BTUs in the wood you are burning.
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