Definitely the 300 is overkill for that climate. Id go with a regular stove like a 30 which operates nicely on a weaker draft. Perhaps even a cat stove that can be dialed way back.
Thank you so much you all just saved me a lot of trouble in picking the wrong stove for my climate and chimney height. I do wish it would have fit, I was looking forward to cooking some burgers inside. again thank you all very much
I have my Tl-300 for 5 years and the top load door gasket seals fine.As far as the smoky smell goes, it's probably the the top load door gasket,I went through several gaskets in a season because the gaskets flatten out and the top load door hits the top of the stove before the gasket is fully compressed.
We shut the damper at 550 degree for a stovetop temp. The stove is fully loaded and most generally the wood is fully engulfed but there are times if the wood is positioned just right, it won't be. The outside temps on the most recent times have been at 20 degrees or less. Another problem we are having is getting the afterburner to activate and then we get the smokey smell in the house. We have had the stove for 5 years. I am wondering if either it needs cleaned thoroughly or it needs replaced. I have an email into Harman but will check with my dealer next week for any ideas he may have.
We have had the stove for 5 years. I am wondering if either it needs cleaned thoroughly or it needs replaced. I have an email into Harman but will check with my dealer next week for any ideas he may have.
he replied most people run it at half way or even a little more
Sounds like your running it right. If you have a strong draft you wont be able run too far open. I never even run half way. Its that way on most stoves with a strong draft. Dont overheat the stove and you will get many years of good service. Besides warranty is void on overfired stove. 800 sounds a bit high.Ask him what their flue temps are!
If I ran my stove with the air open over half-way all the time, I'd really be helping to heat the great outdoors, and using LOTS of wood to do it! Oh yeah... AND over-firing my stove, too. As it is, I can easily get the back of the stove to hit 800F with the air about a third open.
Ask him what their flue temps are!
If I ran my stove with the air open over half-way all the time, I'd really be helping to heat the great outdoors, and using LOTS of wood to do it! Oh yeah... AND over-firing my stove, too. As it is, I can easily get the back of the stove to hit 800F with the air about a third open.
No way. Let that AB intact. It is very fragile and you dont want to mess with it unless you really have to. You can easily vac out the air holes from the front. Everything you can see from the front is covered with the hard ceramic and you wont damage anything but dont stick anything up into the AB where the fragile parts are. Just the holes along the bottom and a few on the sides near the bottom need the ash to be vacuumed out from time to time. I have my stove 5 years and thats all iv ever done and it works perfectly. I do it with a cold stove.How would one remove the AB from the rear? On mine it appears that it would come out the front. Being this is my first year with this stove, is this something that should be done on a yearly basis?
The fire dome can not be removed for cleaning,if you remove it you have to replace it with a new one. The gaskets on the fire dome shrink from the heat and you can't buy just the gaskets.If you tried to clean it and put it back in it would not fit tight enough to seal properly.Also the fire dome becomes very brittle from the heat.When installing a new fire dome the gaskets come attached to the fire dome from the factory. There is a access cover to remove the fire dome behind the rear heat shield. When installing a new fire dome the access cover has to be bolted down evenly to compress the new gaskets.
The wood and coals lays up against the ceramic so of course your going to get ash in the holes. I just use a shop vac about once a month with a cold stove.Seasoned Oak, Can you see the ash in the holes? I never really looked at the holes prior to putting it into service, can you see all the way through the holes?
Iv heard 10 years of burning,but there are lots of variables. I guess if you stove starts smoking when its not supposed to. The whole ceramic area around the opening glows cherry red when it operating properly. Dont burn any treated, painted or green wood and you should be OK.How long should it last?
The fire dome can not be removed for cleaning,if you remove it you have to replace it with a new one. The gaskets on the fire dome shrink from the heat and you can't buy just the gaskets.If you tried to clean it and put it back in it would not fit tight enough to seal properly.
Have you tried this and not had good results? Have you taken your AB out of your stove? How big of job is this? Do you know the price of replacement if you were to break something?
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