Here are the before pics, actually took them when I was looking to buy this house in summer 2008...no wood stove or fireplace was almost a deal breaker. The closet is where the T5 is going. I know, I know it's a tiny family room.
madison said:Thanks for the install pics, I always like looking at the progress and nice workmanship.
As has been recently discussed, a blower will really help with BTU output, i do not see the cord, but maybe it is hidden nicely behind the stove.
Also, besides the stack temp, hopefully it is a probe into double wall pipe and not a magnetic, most of the PE Alderlea threads comparing stove temps are monitored directly on the steel stove top, under the trivets.
I am really digging the metallic brown.
Nice job all the way around.
Russ in Chicagoland said:Looks great. I'm picturing a long "drawer" sliding into your storage area built out of a couple 2x4s and plywood on casters. Pull it out, load it up, slide it back in. Crawling in and out of that crawl space is going to get old quickly..
MinnesotaGuy said:madison said:... though I think I'm getting some gasket/door leakage which I put in another post.
Search dollar bill test, for testing gasket leak.
and since I see the door was removed for moving the unit into your home, it is a bit of a pain, but you have to remove the side panel on the hinge side to access the three hinge bolts to square up the door. I posted some instructions/my experience a couple times, here is one link. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/34393/
Once you get the hinge side adjusted, you can gently bend the latch catch on the opposite side to tighten/loosen the door latch.
MinnesotaGuy said:madison said:Thanks for the install pics, I always like looking at the progress and nice workmanship.
As has been recently discussed, a blower will really help with BTU output, i do not see the cord, but maybe it is hidden nicely behind the stove.
Also, besides the stack temp, hopefully it is a probe into double wall pipe and not a magnetic, most of the PE Alderlea threads comparing stove temps are monitored directly on the steel stove top, under the trivets.
I am really digging the metallic brown.
Nice job all the way around.
Thanks guys. No blower Madison, I'm going to try without and add if needed. It's a condar probe and I have a Rutland stovetop magnetic that I question how accurate it is. I'm getting stovetop readings of 600-700 while the flue thermo is 500-550. I read another post where BG indicated the higher stove temps are normal, so I'm pretty sure I'm ok, though I think I'm getting some gasket/door leakage which I put in another post.
BeGreen said:About what position is the air control being set to when these temps are recorded? Can it burn ok with the air control all the way closed?
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