I'm not comparing other stoves. I am specifically asking about Blaze King and what type of temps the stove is running at during a low burn and what I could expect when running the stove at a higher temp.Yeah, going by stove top temps and comparing to other stoves probably isn't real accurate. Even with the PH, I can have pretty high top temps without geting much overall heat in some circumstances. I think a couple folks have stated 6,000 to 8,000 btu's at the lowest burn for the Princess. It's probably in BK's literature. Somewhere just north of a 1,500 watt heater, but this is for 20 or 30 hours. I think the BK's are well tested and it seems like their literature is not bogus like many.
I don't even monitor stove top temps. Since this is a cat stove, the only thing making heat is the cat and that leads to a single really hot spot on the top of the stove that is most accurately measured with the cat temp probe. The rest of the stove is so cold that the paint hasn't even cured yet.
So you really ought to be concerned with where on the stove top one is measuring.
I wonder what the difference is between Todd's setup and jtb51b's setup. Could be wood. Looks like jtb51b runs it at a higher setting to achieve the same temp.
Didn't you say you didn't want to compare other stoves? Maybe be was talking about these stove in particular?That isn't accurate for all cat stoves.
That seems about right. The 90s will create a challenge. Thanks for the info.I would imagine it has something to do with wood, as well as a lot to do with draft. I couldn't imagine how draft (vacuum) would not affect the setting being used to achieve a set temperature. I have a fairly short chimney with 2 90's and its an exterior (un-chased) chimney in a much warmer climate.
Jason
I have looked into trading off one of them for a set of 45's as well as going to double wall in the process but I have not made the switch. With the problems I was having with the stove prior to this year I really wanted to see some improvement before I went forward with throwing $$ at the setup.That seems about right. The 90s will create a challenge. Thanks for the info.
I'm not comparing other stoves. I am specifically asking about Blaze King and what type of temps the stove is running at during a low burn and what I could expect when running the stove at a higher temp.
The 30 is between a Princess and a King. It is a steel stove that is approximately the same size and mass of the Princess. I know how that stove heats at specific temps. I also run cat stoves, so I am aware that a low burn from a cat stove may offer higher temps at certain locations.
I wanted to know what type of temps a low burn on a BK stove provided and what length of burn a BK stove offers when run at 400-500 degrees.
Good point. That is correct.Didn't you say you didn't want to compare other stoves? Maybe be was talking about these stove in particular?
Jason
Question; If I am running more than one BK, would this be a problem? Let's say I am running three Princess stoves. Will the weather make them harder to control if I want them to stay at a low burn?Like someone said the colder it gets they draft more on their own and you don't change things much unless really cold and windy.
Understood.It's easy to run but you will have a dirty glass most of the time..it is what it is..sometimes cranking her up will clean off the glass.
That isn't accurate for all cat stoves.
Question; If I am running more than one BK, would this be a problem? Let's say I am running three Princess stoves. Will the weather make them harder to control if I want them to stay at a low burn?
Understood.
The point of my questions was for long term decision making since it seems like BK will be releasing a Princess sized stove with an more conventional look soon.
So, long term, I am trying to plan accordingly. Down the road (undetermined as that is) I would update all three stoves to an ideal setup, whatever that might be. Right now I am pleased with what I have accomplished, but I know I could improve things if my budget was different. Under a perfect situation I would expand the height of the fireplace in the kitchen to allow for what ever stove I wanted.
I would say no, they are easy to control in any weather condition-- they will just vary slightly from geographical location to geographical location. You might also see some differences from the different chimney setups. But not a HUGE difference. The output will still stay the same while the number you set as well as the burn times might vary somewhat. I would say in a single house with 3 stoves you would not see the large differences that Todd and I see from Alabama to Michigan.Question; If I am running more than one BK, would this be a problem? Let's say I am running three Princess stoves. Will the weather make them harder to control if I want them to stay at a low burn?
Understood.
The point of my questions was for long term decision making since it seems like BK will be releasing a Princess sized stove with an more conventional look soon.
So, long term, I am trying to plan accordingly. Down the road (undetermined as that is) I would update all three stoves to an ideal setup, whatever that might be. Right now I am pleased with what I have accomplished, but I know I could improve things if my budget was different. Under a perfect situation I would expand the height of the fireplace in the kitchen to allow for what ever stove I wanted.
Crappy layout combined with draftiness. The draftiness will be minimized as the years go on, but it will never be remotely close to a modern home.Well I have just the one king but I never once had a problem keeping it in low burn in the two years that I have had it..not once.
I just set the t stat on 1 and no flames!
I can't speak for others though.
Having 3 burning in diff stages would be interesting to say the least.
Big house eh?
Well with 3 stoves you would certainly want a long burn time.Crappy layout combined with draftiness. The draftiness will be minimized as the years go on, but it will never be remotely close to a modern home.
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