Warm Morning 500 burning wood?
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So I’ve acquired a Warm Morning 500 for a steal. I know these stoves are designed for coal and do a wonderful job if coal is used. We had a similar one years ago in my childhood.
On to my original inquiry. I’m wanting to use this stove as a wood burning stove( for now anyways until I can go get a load of coal) Does anyone have any do this or don’t do that advice for running wood?
I know this stove won’t be as effective and efficient in doing such. I have a supply of wood which would make it much more convenient as of now. It’s going in my detached garage/workshop.
On to my original inquiry. I’m wanting to use this stove as a wood burning stove( for now anyways until I can go get a load of coal) Does anyone have any do this or don’t do that advice for running wood?
I know this stove won’t be as effective and efficient in doing such. I have a supply of wood which would make it much more convenient as of now. It’s going in my detached garage/workshop.
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It's difficult to load due to the door size and the stove shape. You have to be gentle and not damage the corner flue bricks when loading. Other then that I had a WM 617 and it burned wood great. Basically the same thing you have minus the shroud. It needs to be sealed good. If the stove cement around the top casting, door frame, and ash door frame is in bad shape it should probably be replaced or at least gone over. I used a manual pipe damper with mine. High winds here.
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Everything you’ve just described is what I was thinking. I’ve been burning in it since I posted. Which brings me to my next question about how the door is supposed to seal. When the winds pick up it’s wanting to smoke ip the garage. You can see plain as day where it’s coming out over the door. Is there anything I can do to help that?
As far as the wood goes I actually lucked out. A local sawmill has piles of cutoffs they’ll give away if you load and haul. The cuts are the ends of the logs and are sometimes only 4-10” once I bust them into smaller chunks it’s fitting into the stove perfectly.
As far as the wood goes I actually lucked out. A local sawmill has piles of cutoffs they’ll give away if you load and haul. The cuts are the ends of the logs and are sometimes only 4-10” once I bust them into smaller chunks it’s fitting into the stove perfectly.
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Can you show a.pic of the door?
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Yeh that wood you're getting sound perfect. Pretty much at the mercy of the door as far as it sealing. Might possibly be able to put a bead of high temp silicone around the door frame mating surface then lay seran wrap over that and close the door. Let it dry a good long time and pull the seran wrap off. Trim to suit with a blade. That's about the only thing I can come up with. There is no provision for a gasket there.
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Saran wrap might indicate PVC wrap or PVDC wrap...fig wrote: ↑Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 3:45 pmYeh that wood you're getting sound perfect. Pretty much at the mercy of the door as far as it sealing. Might possibly be able to put a bead of high temp silicone around the door frame mating surface then lay seran wrap over that and close the door. Let it dry a good long time and pull the seran wrap off. Trim to suit with a blade. That's about the only thing I can come up with. There is no provision for a gasket there.
Using any thermoplastic film I would suggest testing it with a one inch section first. Better to end up with a 1 inch gooey mess than a few feet to clean.
Perhaps some stove gasket material to the door, glued in with cement sealer. Similar to
https://rutland.com/products/e-z-spread-fiberglas ... ket-cement
Will it hold with use ? I dunno.
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There's no way a gasket fits there. The hinge won't allow enough gap when the door is closed or not closed as the case will be...davidmcbeth3 wrote: ↑Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 4:11 pmSaran wrap might indicate PVC wrap or PVDC wrap...
Using any thermoplastic film I would suggest testing it with a one inch section first. Better to end up with a 1 inch gooey mess than a few feet to clean.
Perhaps some stove gasket material to the door, glued in with cement sealer. Similar to
https://rutland.com/products/e-z-spread-fiberglas ... ket-cement
Will it hold with use ? I dunno.
The method I mentioned above has been done a few times on here by other members that have had warm mornings. The one sitting in my dining room has had it done. It works plain and simple.
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One could make a hinge adapter(s) to accommodate. Something for OP to consider.fig wrote: ↑Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 4:18 pmThere's no way a gasket fits there. The hinge won't allow enough gap when the door is closed or not closed as the case will be...
The method I mentioned above has been done a few times on here by other members that have had warm mornings. The one sitting in my dining room has had it done. It works plain and simple.
.............. Assuming Fig was referencing this post --
Yeh that wood you're getting sound perfect. Pretty much at the mercy of the door as far as it sealing. Might possibly be able to put a bead of high temp silicone around the door frame mating surface then lay seran wrap over that and close the door. Let it dry a good long time and pull the seran wrap off. Trim to suit with a blade. That's about the only thing I can come up with. There is no provision for a gasket there.
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Sounds like a you’re on to something there. I’ve been scratching my head on it for a while. I’ve seen several of these stoves and never saw a seal or gasket on any of them. I know a few I’ve seen leak the same, above the door usually has some soot on itfig wrote: ↑Sat. Feb. 18, 2023 3:45 pmYeh that wood you're getting sound perfect. Pretty much at the mercy of the door as far as it sealing. Might possibly be able to put a bead of high temp silicone around the door frame mating surface then lay seran wrap over that and close the door. Let it dry a good long time and pull the seran wrap off. Trim to suit with a blade. That's about the only thing I can come up with. There is no provision for a gasket there.