Blaze King Ashford, just a few features!

I got to use my ash pan for the first time and I love it! It's much easier to use than others that I have had. It's very clean! I really like that there is no ashpan gasket to depend on.
The cat probe now has a protective jacket around it, it doesn't look so alone up there now.

I love the Beefy handle!

 

Not sure why the pics don't enlarge? Sorry

 

They're the right size according to the file size, but no matter, they're big enough to show the detail.
Wish I had that on my stove. The corrugated bottom on mine can be a pain to clean and shoveling into a bucket without spill can also be a challenge. I like the big glass on your door too.

 

That looks better than most ash pan setups. Got pics of the front of the stove? I'd like to see a few beauty shots of it. Looks like a nice stove

 

That thing looks mint especially compared to some of their previous efforts.

 

This glass is kinda small compared to the Cape Cod. The Cod has a grated bottom, I don't like how the ashes are able to fall into the bottom especially when the pan is being dumped. I like choosing when the ashes are dumped.
Here is a picture of the Cape Cods glass.

 

Thing of beauty. I love the performance of my Jotul 602, but that pic blows my experience out of the room

 

How big is the ash chute? My T6 has a setup like yours and the hole for the ash to drop through is too small. It is also off center which probably doesn't help. The pic makes it look bigger than the one in my stove.

I loved the grate system on the Encore, as you pointed out though, ash door gaskets can be a pain.

 

especially when they create a blast furnace that warps that pretty stove....twice

 

It's not very big, maybe 2"x 3". I first thought it was too small myself, but I realized that if it was any bigger all the good hot coals would go right down with the ashes. Making it hard to clean out in the winter. Have you tried using an ash hoe, it makes life a lot easier!

 

Nice stove. It would pass the WAF. (ie. Wife Acceptance Factor)

 

Is this a convective stove? Somewhere I read about the (I forget their nomenclature) component or rebuildable firebox, at least I think it was BK. That's pretty cool, so as to make rebuilds easier should it ever need one. I also see what looks to be "air slots" along the top of the stove, which makes me think it is convective. Does it also have the BK thermostat feature? What is the approximate size of the firebox? Sorry for the 20 questions.

 

It has a steel firebox with a cast iron jacket. It is a convective stove but works well as a radiant stove too. I don't have the blowers for it yet. With the 2.85 cubic foot steel firebox, no rebuilding should ever be needed!

 

The last picture was of my cape cod, where you referring to it or the Ashford? My response above pertains to the BK Ashford.

 

Yeah, the ash dump is closer to 4x6 on the Buck. I'm glad it's got that because I want to start amending the garden soil with biochar, and the only charcoal chunks that make it into the pan of the Keystone are the tiny ones.

The maintenance-free steel box is certainly something to consider. One of those may be the stove I put in here for the long haul. Your experience running this stove is going to be a great asset. Thanks!

 

I was referring to the Ashford, where the pic on their website shows like 4 slots across the top above the door. So I am thinking it is convective but no mention of that word on their website.

I looked into BKs once but couldn't find a local dealer and between the pricing I saw (I think I was looking at the Princess at the time) and the WAF issue I didn't dig deeper. Since at the time I was a telecommuter as long as a stove "get's me through the night" (sounds like a rock ' roll song) it's all right.

 

"Should" is the operative word there. The level of end user mismanagement of wood stoves, chimney systems etc.. never ceases to amaze me. I saw a BK King recently where the cat basket, or whatever it's called (this was an older model) was so miss-shapen that it had obviously been over-fired many times. ..and the flue pipes.. IyiYI! let's just say it would make a firefighter turn red. ("well I cut that wood a month ago, it should be plenty dry by now!")

 

Some people could destroy a tank i guess! Unfortunately, once a steel stove is messed up that bad It's probably a lost cause. I guess that could be said about an iron or stone stove too. It is technically fixable, just not a good use of money most times.

 

What is the recommended top stove temp for that stove. It is a steel stove jacketed, so 650 stove top?

I know the 30 is safe to run at 750 without blinking an eye. The Defiant's griddle temps can run safely at 650-70.

 

I'm not sure. 600 is the most I have done and it seemed to be comfortable, I didn't have to force it.