I've been burning shoulder junk with mild temperatures and burning has been annoying with draft etc.. I was almost second guessing the Ideal...
Have we determined that there is a clear benefit to adding stock to the backside of the radiator?
I'm right there with you. I have a Snap On oscilloscope in my service truck. I see the fun in all of this data logging.
After 27 stubborn years of burning coal in a furnace ( plus my grandpa used it before him when he was a kid), my dad finally gave in to my mom's...
There are pretty big differences between the Ideal Steel and Blaze King Princess. The Princess may own the bottom end burner prize for steady...
If you want a wood stove that does what your coal stove did with a nice long consistent burn I would go straight to Blaze King. They are the only...
One lesson I have learned is that if you want a nice burn with higher temps in the am you need to run hotter. It might sound backwards, but...
I had the original one in for two seasons. Every time I cleaned the cat I saw more metal flakes sitting on top. The radiator was only half as...
You aughta send that picture to Woodstock and have them send you the new radiator with a stainless steel plate. That baby is warped.
When I first got this stove I was getting nice charcoal bodies in the morning after an overnight load but I was getting slow starts and smoke...
I put a damper in my stove pipe tonight. I have a theory. Even though it has somewhat of a restriction on the draft, I believe it will keep the...
How did you stack the bricks? You have to make sure air can get in between them. It's not going to burn well if you have them neatly stacked on...
I had one in the pipe on my Quadra Fire. The thing I loved about it was I could close it when burning down coals. It seemed to keep more heat in...
My draft is funny. I had to extend the chimney to get better starts and less smoke spillage . So it seems strong now on the start. I am still...
OR the epa :rofl: :lol::dex::picard:
So here is an expensive cat. $12,000. It's on a Case IH 500hp Steiger. The operator hit a power line cable and bent the top pretty bad. I...
The cat is always hyperactive when it is new. However, it does sound like your draft is pretty strong if you still have flames with the air...
I agree. Throttling down the stove sort of gives the cat what it needs to take over. I do believe in running the stove hard up until that point....
Did you watch the video I posted? That should give you an idea how to turn the stove down.
This is a really basic question so don't take it personally but I have to ask. You do have the bypass fully open when you start a fire right?...
