It sure can’t hurt to have the gap and space. Just not required at all. Neither is the shield.
I love having a shop stove. Farmers insurance loves it too. So did the permitting authority. It passed inspection of course along with three...
Since this wall shield is not about safety or clearance reduction it does not have to have an air gap or be off of the floor. It’s only potential...
So long as you can load straight in and not chuck logs in sideways! I had a hearthstone stove with side and front doors, only ever used the side...
You don’t need a side load door when the stove is designed to load wood straight in from the front like the t5. This stove has a great reputation.
On my cat stove at low output I have probe temps of 400 and cat temps 1200-1400. On medium output the flue temps might rise to 600 but the cat...
For the big blowers on my NC30 stove I added an adjustable snap disk like pictured above to start and stop the fan whenever a surface (I chose the...
The princess cat is approximately 10x4x2 inches thick.
The IS is an excellent performer. It’s probably #2 if your primary objective is long burn times. My splits are pretty large and dry softwood. 1 on...
every time I replace a dead cat I am surprised at how well a cat stove can work. New cats are especially active but then there is a long and...
yeah, these meters are not meant to be tested that way and your meter was probably fine. This isn’t an oven thermometer, a probe meter is...
Good news, the new one slid right in. No problem and no need for extra gasket. The old cat had some peeling on the back but no clogging. It’s a...
The furnaces also have that awesomely huge heat exchanger in the exhaust to steal the heat from the flue gasses. They also have automation and...
It's just a noncat stove. Secondary air supply and a firebox temp above the temperature where smoke will spontaneously combust. Nothing wrong with...
Even noncat stove dealers? We really don't have many stove shops but if it's that common then I might just stop by a shop. I know I can order it...
That is odd about the higher MC recommendation. 28% is almost green depending on the species and climate. I spent a lot of time mowing brush...
Got a package on the porch last night. A brand new ceramic cat for the princess and I'm giddy with excitement. Ready to stop wasting so much wood,...
When creosote burns in a chimney fire it puffs up like popcorn into a grey/black puff looking thing that has a thin shell but is soft inside. You...
might be a Woodstock thing or just a stove design issue. With the bk stoves, the steel cats with their tiny cells have been clogging like crazy...
I’m one of those guys who has burned through one of each type and I saw no benefit to the steel. Potential drawback of clogging is greatly...
