If you try to bend it back it just weakens the metal and causes more scaling.
Here is mine.
We had this problem last year on the old thread. You would find it mentioned quite a bit in the old thread. Mine continues to scale metal off...
I don't worry about it. Worse case scenario you have to buy a new one. Haha then you will know what not to do.
I made payments on mine long before I got it. That way I didn't have to pay it all at once. Plus they weren't in production yet.
You will be pleased.
The coaling issue is caused more by moisture content, draft, and the air setting. I added chimney height, opened the air a bit more and have 3...
Notch #5 is my sweet spot. I don't use eco bricks though so maybe that explains the hot temps. I have found that the best way to run this stove...
Your cat temp is way up because it is carrying the smoke load. If you let the secondaries help the cat temp should drop.
Or go the BDF route and drill a small hole in the ash pan door ...o_O
The bimetal control works good for warmer weather. I took it off for this cold spell. I would recommend opening the air up more for this colder...
So how would you compare it to your old stove? I am running my Ideal Steel and Quadra fire during thise cold spell. The main difference is the...
I've noticed too that my cat is a lot more finicky to get lit this year. It does go, but as you said 800 degrees is what it takes. It still...
Making the slots bigger won't be a hard task to accomplish :cool:
I seem to have tapped into the sweet spot of this stove. Even when the strips are closed I am getting a very even long cat burn. When the strips...
I got mine right off of condars website. I think Woodstock sells one now too.
The difference will be a more peaked burn cycle in the PE vs. A very steady consistent output of the BK. A tube burner will have a very hot part...
So I have been experimenting with adding an automatic control to my Ideal Steel. What you see in the picture is the primary and secondary inlets...
I had a very successful run last night with my new bimetallic controls. It gave me a very nice low end cat burn at the beginning and opened...
It should work but may be slightly delayed depending on coal temperatures. I wonder if they will open and close again throughout the cycle....
