New Install of Blaze King King 40 KE Stove on Six Inch Flue and Chimney

I’m comfy at 71-73 with the stove. The other two in the house like it 74-76…and meanwhile I feel like I’m dying I get so hot.

Another odd thing…
When we’re running the fuel oil furnace we keep the wall thermometer set at 67*F or else all three of us get far too hot in here, to the point we get sick from being so hot.

 

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That's funny. Same here!

 

As spring is in full swing, fires are becoming "smaller" with the warmer nights. Because of this, I've noticed more creosote building up on the inner walls of the stove. Is this a concern as far as the acid in the creosote deteriorating the steel?

When I used my Central Boiler E-Classic, I would buy their Ashtrol, which supposedly neutralized this. Would/Has anyone ever put any concern into this?

 

Nope

 

If I understand correctly, BK says to have a "wide open" fire to "crisp" that mess up before shutting down for the summer...maybe Highbeam can confirm that...

 

Makes sense, that sounds reasonable.

 

Yes all that firebox creosote is very corrosive so it’s a good idea to burn hot once in awhile and clean it up.

 

I dunno what they specify...I'm thinking there'd have to be active flames in the firebox for sure, so whatever it takes to make that happen...

 

Last night, I put in a pretty good fine splits (kindling) and some 2 inch splits. It let it burn pretty hot, not ridiculously metal warping hot, but definitely hot. This morning, all the shiny creosote was crystalized and flaky brown. I'll definitely do this more often.

 

Last night I burned mine as normal with the catalyst engaged etc., just with the draft open enough to keep it quite hot. Not full open but at least 3/4.

 

This is the way. Supposed to do it weekly to prevent that corrosion from damaging the firebox.

Always with the bypass closed. You’ll ruin the stove if you run hot with an open bypass.

We’re still freezing overnight but pretty warm in the day. Full stove burning right now. I’m jealous of you guys east and your short burn seasons!

 

They getting shorter too! We really only had one real cold week here in NEO...and barely any snow at all...3-4" was the most at one time, and it was gone in a day or two...we used to get snow in november-december and it stayed most of the winter, and a good storm gave us us a foot or two on the ground!

 

It was much the same here in South Central Michigan. I have probably 2 full cord of left over wood from the season.

 

That's good. I'd been giving my stove a pretty hot burn for about 30-45 each day, whether needed or not. We were blessed with a very short, mild winter. If this is global warming, I'm all in!

 

This is more than the typical 15 minute char of a fresh load. It’s like a whole burn cycle of small wood burned at a high setting. Just not too hot to overtemp your flue. I found it more effective to only load up to the tops of the bricks so that the firebox tar is exposed to more direct heat.

Afterwards you can peel/wipe/knock sheets of hard flakey creosote residue right off and see the bare metal.

You sorta need to plan for it because your house will get hot.

 

I agree that it is in a stove...but in industrial environments creosote is used as a preservative!