A few questions about Dovre DV 400

[Sea Kay]

I'm staying in a cabin with a Dovre DV 400 propane stove. I'm not really that handy so a week ago I had a guy come out to inspect it and service it if necessary. It had been making a "whooshing" sound when it came on that I didn't like, plus the thermostat was not responsive. He cleaned it (quickly, he was in a big hurry it seemed), repositioned the logs matching the way the manual shows, I later discovered, so, good. That cured the whooshing sound. But the original gasket was kind of dangling inside the glass so he replaced that, but he used a tape style gasket. After installing it, he failed to mention that the adhesive needed to cure for 24 hrs, so I fired up the stove while I was outside for about 45 minutes and came in to a house full of a nasty smell. I called the guy and he said it was fine, to just burn it with the windows open a few times and it would dissipate. I've done this a few times and it still stinks, slightly less, but what I wonder is if I messed up the curing process by firing it up immediately. Also, not real stoked to be breathing this with regularity as I don't know if it's a health hazard. Any insights into this? My second question: the manual says the flames should be blue at the base with orange tips and I just want to make sure this thing is safe so here's a pic of how they look. This thing is from the early 90s (?). It's probably only had about 4 years of continuous use in its lifetime, since this is a guest cabin. Anyway, sorry for the long post. This thing is the only heat source when the power goes out and we're having a stormy season here . Thank you!

 

[DAKSY]

Those flames look fine, although some rockwool ember material would help to make them look a little more realistic. I would say they are more yellow than orange, & that’s what you want. Yellow at the top is cleaner flame than orange.

 

[Sea Kay]

Well, that's good. Thanks.

Any insight about the gasket smell issue? I'm a total newbie but I'm tempted to just order the original gasket part for this heater and either have the guy put it in or do it myself. Hopefully I can find some instructions. Meanwhile, I just want to make sure it's safe.

 

[Sea Kay]

Those flames look fine, although some rockwool ember material would help to make them look a little more realistic. I would say they are more yellow than orange, & that’s what you want. Yellow at the top is cleaner flame than orange.

Any insight into the smelly gasket issue? It seems to start stinking after half an hour or so.

 

[DAKSY]

Do what the tech said. Burn it. It might take 4-5 hours to cure the adhesive…

 

[Sea Kay]

Do what the tech said. Burn it. It might take 4-5 hours to cure the adhesive…

Do what the tech said. Burn it. It might take 4-5 hours to cure the adhesive…

Thanks. I'll do that. I did read somewhere that it's best to use the gasket specifically for your particular model, and it's available, so I might end up putting that on.