I meant 2x4 for the kindling. I agree. Regular splits for the rest.
Close the ash pan door and do not use it anymore. Let's start from scratch. Stack your bottom splits like in my picture. Use 2x4 lumber or the...
So you are doing top down fires. Here is the next question. Are you doing the top down fire correctly? Is the wood below catching and taking off...
It sounds like it is working. Have you ever done a top down fire to start the stove?
Something is wrong. The stove does not breathe and the cat does not work? You either have terrible draft or poor wood. Even with poor draft,...
The cat will work if you prop the lid open. As long as there is draft. That small amount of air shouldn't have any effect on the cat.
Sealing the cat probe doesn't really do anything to the cat. It is on the exhaust side so any air entering the probe hole would go right up the...
Smoke or steam? If you're seeing smoke check the bypass and cat gaskets. Make sure nothing is warped.
Catalytic Wood Stoves Shown to Increase Dioxin Emissions Has anybody read this? I would love to get Woodstock's view on this.
[MEDIA] This should help your situation.
What you were referring to as the baffle is probably the secondary manifold. It is normal for this bend in and out. Notice the bolt in the...
I could see running ducts into the floors in conditioned space working, but taking room heat up into the attic is a long shot.
I just count from the rear. Small and large all the same.
Hi Tim, That house looks familiar... Essentially you are trying to accomplish the same result as my house which has duct work in the attic....
I voted. I got my Ideal Steel in early October 2014. One of the very early ones. I would be curious to find out how many of these (IS) stoves...
It wasn't really intentional just habit.
[MEDIA] I made this video to show how I settle into a cat burn. At the time the cat probe was 500, the stove top was reading 250. It was...
The cat probe hole is on the left side (looking from the front) of your stove. There is a small screw in the hole. I saw it on my friends.
I'll mix it up haha. Look into Blaze King ;).
I have the Woodstock gauge near the flue collar on mine. I also have a cat probe for the front. I've found that the cat probe reaches the 500...
