Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
Warping Or Breaking Of
Cast Iron Parts
Overfiring as a result of
compensating for wet wood.
Burn dry cordwood.
Overfiring - too much primary air. After kindling a fire and getting the
internal
firebox temperature to 500°
(250° on stovetop or about 250°-300°
on stovepipe), engage the combustor
by bringing the bypass handle up and
reduce the air damper to 1. You
should see the bright yellow flames
slow down and become more orange
in color. Make fine adjustments to
your damper (moving it closer to 0 in
1/8 to 1/4 inch increments) until you
achieve this slower moving, darker
flame.
Overfiring after reloading firebox.
Note: The cast iron parts in your stove are high quality class 30 grey iron.
They will withstand normal operating temperatures of up to 1400 degrees,
internally, ( or roughly up to 700° surface temperature). When iron parts
become warped or heavily oxidized (reddish-brown in color, with a rough
surface), it is evidence that they have been repeatedly exposed to
temperatures above 1400 degrees.
After reloading the firebox, let the
internal
firebox temperature come up
to the 500° mark (250° on stovetop or
about 250°-300° on stovepipe) before
re-engaging the combustor and re-
adjusting your air control as above.
Stove Smokes Occasionally/
Erratically
Wind forcing smoke down
chimney.
Increase height of chimney or install
a wind cap.
Negative pressure in the home. Turn off exhaust fans, open a
window in the room, consider
solving pressure problems with an
HVAC professional.
Inadequate draft. Increase the amount of air coming
into the stove by opening air damper.
Wet wood. Use smaller pieces of dry split wood.
Flue is too large.
Multiple inlets to chimney.
Install a liner that mathces the stove’s
flue outlet. A 6” liner is recommended
for the Fireview.
Connect stove to a chimney that only
has one appliance per flue. Block
other inlets properly.
Problem Cause Solution
Combustor Not Glowing Late stage in burning cycle.
The combustor does not need to glow
to be working. Check smoke exiting
from chimney to ensure combustor is
working properly.
Window Dirty
Air flow restricted.
Check air gap at top of stove window
inside stove. There should be 1/4”
gap between glass and edge of cast
iron. A smaller gap may cause
window to soot.
Smoldering fire. Open air control in 1/4 inch
increments until some slow flames
appear. Run hot fire to burn smoke
off the glass. Or, remove build-up
with glass cleaner when stove is cold.
25
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...