After just purchasing and having someone professionally install my new Napoleon 1400PL (leg model) wood burning stove, I can get A good bed of coals and load only 3 logs (seasoned red oak) and close the air down all the way. It than seemingly overfires to 650 degrees F. and only burns for 2-3hrs. Is this normal? The manufacturer claims 9hr. Burn time. Is it getting too much air? The installer says the wood could be too dry, but was only cut this spring.

Newer wood stoves are designed to burn hotter to meet EPA regs but 650 is too hot. I never go over 400. You have an air leak somewhere or one of the air regulators is not closing properly. Does the loading door have a gasket? Are there air adjustments? I have an old Better N Ben and it will easily go 8 hours with the right air adjustment.

Thanks ma0641,
The stove is brand new, everything appears to be air-tight on the door. The thing I can't understand is the air control. It's just A slide that you push in to close it off, but after removing the ash pan and looking under there, I see the slide hits A stop, and doesn't close off all the way. It still leaves like about A 1" inch slot for air. Should I remove the slide, and bend down the stop to allow it to completely close? I don't want A creosote problem. Does anybody else have one of these stoves?

Go to the Napoleon website and download the manual. They also have a FAQ section on there, maybe that will help.