I agree completely. That 1700F cat just freaked me out. Do you think closing the air down completely would have avoided that issue?
Are you saying to close it down completely? That wouldn't bother me if the cat stays out of the overfire zone. I have a twisting flue with...
I do think that the burn time would have been long enough if I had left the air turned down. It was the high cat temp that bothered me. So...
Leave out that E/W piece on top and that should be pretty close to mine. Mine were all E/W, and large so it's hard to compare exact. Maybe...
I can try that. I had thought that bigger splits with less surface area would burn slower, but I can try to fit some smaller ones inbetween....
Without the cat probe I would have left it too. Figured I had it dialed in just right. My flue temp alarm is set at 780 as I had been under the...
How do I get these fabled 12 hour burns on the Ideal Steel without melting down my cat? Background: I installed a new Woodstock IS this winter,...
Thanks for the replies answering my question. I can see where that larger table certainly work well, and I'll take you guy's word that hitting...
Those look as if it would be easy to hit the engine with errant splits. Is it just not a problem? Or do the log cradles catch everything? Or?
Thank you, Brian. That's the information I was looking for and just couldn't seem to find. These are the type of connector I would need for...
Ok, I thought I remembered seeing some posts that specified which probes were being used, but couldn't find them when I went back looking. After...
What thermocouples are people using for a digital cat thermometer on the IS? The one the comes with the Auber says it isn't rated for direct...
I just finished installing my IS, and thought I'd check the gasket before lighting it. The lower right side of the ash pan gasket feels hard and...
Last time I was in Menards they had that refractory cement for firebricks. It wasn't nearly that expensive. It might be worth checking some...
I'm sure location has a great deal to do with seasoning. Here, it's common to go 3-4 weeks without precipitation in the summer-fall-winter. And...
I would guess Mulberry. Good firewood in a stove, tends to throw sparks so it's not good for a fireplace.
Thanks for the welcome! :) I've got a couple large (40"+ DBH) ash trees that need to come down in a couple years. I'll try to document the...
This is a quote from the park website: "Cutting vegetation (e.g., tree branches) is prohibited. Large pieces of wood for campfires may be...
I figured it would be better to copy one in new condition rather than waiting until it's warped and flaked. I would start out running the...
Hello, new member here. My IS is still sitting on the pallet, don't have it installed yet. But after reading about how the radiator warps and...
