On my Blaze King, the orange glow is like a night light in the living room. Quite bright most of the time. Pretty weird.
For the square footage you want to heat, I can tell you from first hand experience, that Hearthstone will never cut it. I have 3500 sq ft and put...
Good deal! That gives me some target information. I'll be reporting back with actual numbers once I start burning.
I will be checking the temp at the top of the chimney this winter while burning normal heat output. I wanted to do this last winter and never got...
Very interesting! My stove seems to burn consistent and steady. While burning (At least until the coal stage) the Cat has a nice orange glow to...
Attached is a picture of my Cat after my first full heating season, taken immediately after removing from the stove, without any cleanup.
Prepping for winter heating, I removed my Cat to check it over after burning all last winter. I was shocked, it barely had a layer of dust on it....
My BK 40 will easily run 12 hours and my longest was 36 hours on a mild burn with 40 degree day.
I installed the BK 40 last fall. It was replacing a basically brand new Hearthstone Heritage soapstone stove that I found out immediately was way...
I agree 100%. MC is everything! My wood is 3 years seasoned under cover. I burned such a small amount last winter, it blows my mind. I like to...
I've only burned my BK 40 for one winter, and that's what I found as well. To really pack it full, smaller is better. Most of my wood is split...
Dang! Dodged a bullet for sure! Keep it clean, hope you heal quickly so you can get back out there.
I'm not cured yet, but I'm almost "on the wagon". As a former (10 to 15 cord = BTU possesor), I've seen the light through a lot of self reflection...
Ok, I think I can say heating season is over (although, I did build a tiny fire two nights this week just to knock the cool dampness down during a...
Supposedly, the Ashtrol sold by Central Boiler to be used daily in their fireboxes neutralized the acid in the creosote to prevent firebox...
We're lighting a fire every evening, and letting it burn out by morning. I burned it at a higher temp when everyone had gone to bed last night...
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...
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...
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,...
Makes sense, that sounds reasonable.
