Our Lopi Endeavor is now 22 months old, and the center baffle tube has failed (big split in the middle, flaky metal, sagging.) The dealer is going to replace the part under warranty (actually, I'll be installing it - can't wait the 3 weeks they're backlogged!) The other tubes are fine, just the middle has failed.
I know that the tubes have a finite life, but less than 2 years? We've burnt mostly maple, with some fir and the very occasional piece of oak mixed in. We run stack temps at about 350-400 deg, and stove top temps (lower section) at about 450-550 deg. In a very few instances the baffle tubes have gotten hot enough to faintly glow, but we shut the air down to bring temps back in line when that happens.
Thoughts? Am I doing something wrong?
-=[ Grant ]=-
I know that the tubes have a finite life, but less than 2 years? We've burnt mostly maple, with some fir and the very occasional piece of oak mixed in. We run stack temps at about 350-400 deg, and stove top temps (lower section) at about 450-550 deg. In a very few instances the baffle tubes have gotten hot enough to faintly glow, but we shut the air down to bring temps back in line when that happens.
Thoughts? Am I doing something wrong?
-=[ Grant ]=-