Hi all,
I have a Lopi Republic 1750 insert, been using it for about 2 weeks. Overall, it's been fantastic. I'm having a hard time getting the temp above 400 on a reliable basis, but that's another matter.
About 2 times now I've been starting the stove up and ALOT of smoke was forming inside. Simply my placement of newspaper/wood and perhaps a poor draft at start. I'm perfectly fine with it, I kept the door cracked and it DID NOT COME OUT from the door.
This insert has a firebox and then a "Shell" around it - basically another steel-plate box with a ~1" airspace that fits around the firebox, and then blower blows through it and out the top and sides to push heat out.
Well, from out of the shell on top or at the top of the sides, twice now, smoke has wafted out. It's only a little bit of smoke, it very gently wafts out, dissapears, and then it stops.
It seems to only happen during the initial start-up when the firebox is absolutely filled with smoke. The adjustments are correct for starting the fire (damper bypassed, air control wide open, door cracked).
I have 2 possible theories:
1. The smoke is so slow and thick that it gathers around where the insulated liner inserts into the firebox. It's not an airtight fit - so when the smoke has no velocity from heat or pressure, a bit wanders out. As soon as it heats up and the smoke is forced upwards, this is no longer a problem.
2. The firebox has a crack in it - This doesn't make alot of sense to me, since I never get any smoke/smell at any other time.
Is this normal? Does #1 sound right? It's literally so little smoke and it's gone almost instantly, but it's definitely coming from the shell around the firebox and not from inside the firebox.
Thanks all,
Joe
This happened to my wife as well, once.
I have a Lopi Republic 1750 insert, been using it for about 2 weeks. Overall, it's been fantastic. I'm having a hard time getting the temp above 400 on a reliable basis, but that's another matter.
About 2 times now I've been starting the stove up and ALOT of smoke was forming inside. Simply my placement of newspaper/wood and perhaps a poor draft at start. I'm perfectly fine with it, I kept the door cracked and it DID NOT COME OUT from the door.
This insert has a firebox and then a "Shell" around it - basically another steel-plate box with a ~1" airspace that fits around the firebox, and then blower blows through it and out the top and sides to push heat out.
Well, from out of the shell on top or at the top of the sides, twice now, smoke has wafted out. It's only a little bit of smoke, it very gently wafts out, dissapears, and then it stops.
It seems to only happen during the initial start-up when the firebox is absolutely filled with smoke. The adjustments are correct for starting the fire (damper bypassed, air control wide open, door cracked).
I have 2 possible theories:
1. The smoke is so slow and thick that it gathers around where the insulated liner inserts into the firebox. It's not an airtight fit - so when the smoke has no velocity from heat or pressure, a bit wanders out. As soon as it heats up and the smoke is forced upwards, this is no longer a problem.
2. The firebox has a crack in it - This doesn't make alot of sense to me, since I never get any smoke/smell at any other time.
Is this normal? Does #1 sound right? It's literally so little smoke and it's gone almost instantly, but it's definitely coming from the shell around the firebox and not from inside the firebox.
Thanks all,
Joe
This happened to my wife as well, once.