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Ideal Steel Season #2 Tips, Tricks, and Improvements.

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by JA600L, Sep 13, 2015.

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  1. Canadian border VT

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    heck no I did you want to open some windows anyway while the paint cures in!:coldfire:
     
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    Just hoping I get decent draft. I can close the room off from the rest of the house. Yeah it's gonna stink.
     
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    mine was not that bad.. for smell, I got great draft chimney thru Wall the 27 feet up.
     
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    Mine wasn't too bad either. A little irritating, but only just a little.
     
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    Lit a piece of paper in there. smoke went up and out. It's 59 degrees right now and I haven't added the 2 foot of chimney yet so I'm at 13. There is however 5 foot of double wall in the house now. Little more expensive but worth it in the long run I think.
     
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    soon what ya waiting for build one and post some pics....:thumbs: Come on man ya know ya want too.. do it.. :popcorn:
     
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    Got some kindling and some small pieces of 2 by 4 going right now.


    I've got double wall pipe so how do I know when to turn the air down? They say when the single wall pipe says 250 but I've got double wall
     
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    Babaganoosh Don't worry with that small of a load you probably won't even get to 500 inside.. keep air open and don't engage the cat you will be fine!
     
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    Pics? C'mon you're killing me, B! Haha
     
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    Don't open the air intake all the way in less than half a second when the box is black from running on the cat. I had a backdraft movie type of event! I saw the little puff of smoke come out from under the hood! It was neat.
     
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    yeah plus one for peer pressure! way to go Babaganoosh
     
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    That was a few very small splits too. Going to pick up a probe thermometer today and try to get the cat to light off with a bigger load.
     
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    How do you know the cat is working? can you see it glow?
     
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    I know cats working when temperature on chimney starts to drop... then I have only had 6 fires you need a real load to engage cat..
     
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    Oh man I'm lost. You aren't really supposed to burn without the cat engaged though right? Aside from getting the stove to temp that is.
     
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    Won't hurt anything. Just won't be as efficient. Lots of heat will be lost up the stack
     
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    yeah, my wife likes flames so we just disengage cat get some flames.. I never engaged cat in curing fires.. it's still shoulder season I am burning white birch and popular haven't got over 800 inside yet....
     
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