Yup, happens to the best of us. Came home from work, put the starter load in, had some coals so no Super Cedar necessary, just some newspaper. Let that run for a bit and closed my bypass and set the air to about halfway. At about 500 or so, just like I normally do, I open the bypass, open the front ddor, push my starter bricks to the back of the stove, and pack it full of 12 more biobricks and closed the door. Drop the air to 25% and sat in to watch a movie with the family. Movie ends and I'm lookin at the stove and think that the fire is ~really~ roaring.
I go check the stovetop thermometer and it's at 650 and climbing. Well that ain't right and I realize...yup, forgot to close that damn bypass. As soon as I close the bypass, up she goes to 700+. Damn. Close the air off and sit there and watch the lazy secondaries make a very pretty show on the door glass until they extinguish. Let her get back down to 650, go wide open on the air, let the flames catch, and drop back down to 25%. Cruising at 600 ever since.
I go check the stovetop thermometer and it's at 650 and climbing. Well that ain't right and I realize...yup, forgot to close that damn bypass. As soon as I close the bypass, up she goes to 700+. Damn. Close the air off and sit there and watch the lazy secondaries make a very pretty show on the door glass until they extinguish. Let her get back down to 650, go wide open on the air, let the flames catch, and drop back down to 25%. Cruising at 600 ever since.