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Englander/Drolet/Century: what brand should I get?

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by wildwest, Oct 26, 2014.

  1. wildwest

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    The good news is that its in and giving great heat.:dancer: Unfortunately its too far back into the fireplace to use the faceplate. We had a heck of a time getting the stove, adapter, and liner to meet up. :zip: We are both beat, so I think it will stay bare this winter...:whistle: Its called flex pipe, but its not "flexible" LOL
     
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    Can you trim the existing plate to fit in the recessed area? Or maybe fab a custom plate?

    Looks great either way and insulating the liner was money well spent. :)
     
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    New observation, sustained wind eats logs, sucked a fully stoked firebox empty in 3 hours. I used to tighten the air caps all the way down and tilt the damper on my old stove, this one only has one lever. Thank goodness its not our primary heat.
     
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    WW are you monitoring the surface temp of the stove? Its a little hard to do on some inserts but if its sucking down a load of wood every 3 hours you maybe over-firing. Is it putting off tons of heat burning like that? Thats 14.4 cuft/day if you fed it day and night :bug:
     
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    You have me thinking. This is the first time its done that after running 24\7 for days now.

    The best explination I can come up with is that my husband forgot to close the door this morning @ 7 am, but you'd thing I would have smelled smoke!?! When I checked it at 10 am there were ashes dancing & flying inside, it didn't phase me because my other stoves I had to open the door to see, and the wind suction would pull those ashes but this was through the glass w door closed. This is a sealed stove, should they blow and get sucked up the chimney with the door closed?

    I just stole the thermometer from the pellet stove, stuck it on the side of the firebox. I will monitor it tonight when he lights it again. Something doesn't add up eh fox?
     
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    Not sure I'm following you.?

    If he left the door open at 7, it would have been open when you checked the stove at 10. Was it open? I assume you mean cracked not wide open. If my stove door were left open or cracked there would be no smell of smoke in my house.
    Maybe he left the draft all the way open. I've never seen ash blow around in my stove but I've seen the flames blowing like it had a bellows on it.

    With the ash blowing, I'm guessing the door was cracked.
     
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    I think you nailed it, I should have said cracked open. The draft was less than 1/4 open. Little emabarresed, should I delete the false alarm post above?
     
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    Nah, thats part of it.
    How long did the 10am load last?
     
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    I put in 2 more logs that didn't light, so the fires been out since then...:whistle:
     
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    :picard::doh:


    :D:D:D:whistle:
     
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    :whistle::picard::doh:

    It's ran fine since then:thumbs: Thanks Fox!!
     
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    Cruising @ 575*
     
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    Where is the thermo?
     
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    there is a couple inch's gap on the side before the faceplate starts, I stuck it there. Where would you suggest?
     
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    I'm not very familiar with the 13i but the hottest spot you can find. I've seen them above the door off to one side on some inserts.
     
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