Looking to answer two questions :
I suspect when lighting the stove I mis-triggered opening the flue (on an Explorer you can close the flue if you don't want to wait for the timer by releasing a mechanism to the bottom right - I could of messed up releasing that mechanism before opening it so it was in an odd state of appearing open when it was still closed) - then the stove failed to light (no air and not the dryest kindling) and just smoked so much it came out the sides! However I thought the unit was sealed so smoke could never be emitted from anywhere other than the flue and the door being open(?)
- Is the stove a sealed unit?
- How did this happen?
I suspect when lighting the stove I mis-triggered opening the flue (on an Explorer you can close the flue if you don't want to wait for the timer by releasing a mechanism to the bottom right - I could of messed up releasing that mechanism before opening it so it was in an odd state of appearing open when it was still closed) - then the stove failed to light (no air and not the dryest kindling) and just smoked so much it came out the sides! However I thought the unit was sealed so smoke could never be emitted from anywhere other than the flue and the door being open(?)
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