The new EPA stoves are a PITA.... I have a PE summit that I swear has the temperament of woman. One day it is fine and the next it is like playing with satan..
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I resemble that remark. My new stove, and it meets our state regulations which I believe are tougher than Colyfonia's, is pretty much idiot proof. You push the bottom air intake lever back then forward til it stops, a tick tock begins. That's a timer. It'll shut down on its own. You push the other all the way forward and light it. It goes and a bit later you readjust it. It then heats the house. Let me see, I've had an earth stove, a Fischer, a worthless fireplace insert, and a long time ago a franklin type. This stove seems to be a good one and it is a Quadrafire. I burn mostly Doug-fir.
So, maybe you need to read the instructions? opcorn: