The vinegar bath does nothing other than simply cleaning ash deposits off the cat. It is mostly unneeded and may or may not remove bits of the...
I got my new cat and ash pan gasket yesterday. I cleaned everything out and installed the new parts. I had some buildup in my chimney which I...
My Ideal Steel is 6" with a heat shield.
Interestingly enough my ash pan gasket is bad and they have a new one on its way. I talked to them very specifically about the low end response...
I've played with this theory. What I have found is that a lot of the off gassing is wasted getting the cat up to temperature. By the time you get...
I would agree. I think she did her math wrong. I took delivery September 2, 2014. In fact, the stove was not in production 3 years ago.
Sandblasting won't do squat. That thing will be glowing red during normal operation. You could try the stainless steel.
I think it's still $175. If you want one you have to get on a waiting list. Any chance the new cat is of better quality?
$155 pro rated for a new cat including shipping since I'm on my 3rd year. Ouch. They admitted that the cats do lose their reactivity after a...
I think my cat is fried. It works, but there is hardly any low end oomph to it anymore. It takes higher temperatures to get it cruising and it...
I was fine with the scaling of the radiator until it got so thin that it barely did anything. Everytime you hammer on that thing to straighten it...
Thanks for the help guys. I guess the advantage of charcoal is that it keeps a more consistent heat? My parents are taking down an English...
Hi guys, I do a lot of cooking in and on the Woodstove. I really enjoy the smoke flavor. So I bought a really cheap offset smoker to...
Has anybody replaced the door gasket on this stove with generic rope? 1/2 or 5/8"? I would like to order the correct one from Woodstock but I've...
I've run the Ideal Steel 3 years. My stove has 2 90s into an outside lined chimney about 23ft with a 4 ft insulated extension. I have the same...
My probe warped over time and is bent a little. This keeps it in place and clears the bypass .
I still have the original cat. As far as I can tell it still lights off and works like it should. I have no doubt that a new one would light off...
Make your splits smaller. Try loading north and south.
I find my stove is also happiest at notch #4-5. #5 seems to work best overall. I notice a sharp drop below them.
The draft is really good, but no doubt slower on warmer days. This up and down weather we have been having just made it harder to decide how...
