King Burn times?

camenitto said:

Hello all I read in the blaze king KING brouchre that a burn time can be 40 hours on low. Is this possible? Is that for cordwood? And lastly what is considered a burn time?

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Use the search feature and you will see a lot of Blaze King owners telling their experience with the long Blaze King burn times. 40 hours has been reported as possible during milder weather, but 20-30 hours seems to be regularly done no matter the outside temps.

Call it magic, voodoo, or Jedi mind tricks, but the stove seems to work as advertised.

My very first burn, I got nearly 48 hours. Here is a link describing that burn:
First Burn In New BK

Over time, I have learned how to load it so I can get about 24 hour burns most of the time...it is just more convenient to load it around the same time each night. But, when it is below freezing 24/7, I find I have to add 2 - 4 splits in the middle of the 24 hour burn to keep it going, and to keep the house up to temperature.

Everybody's experience will be different because of many variables...house size, insulation value, how tightly sealed the house is, burning practices, type of wood, dryness of wood, etc. Some folks in Alaska are getting longer burn times than me with the T'stat turned down much lower than I keep mine. I have to assume their homes are very well insulated and sealed extremely tight...probably more stringent building codes than where I live.

I believe it. I get 25-30 now with the Chinook which is smaller than the King.

camenitto said:

And lastly what is considered a burn time?

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I have been burning low end stuff all winter except for the few cold snaps: pine, punk, shorties, uglies, etc. This has yielded continuous 12-18 hour cycles for me. During the few cold snaps, 90-100 pound loads of 3 year dried premium stuff easily tripled the heat output of the stove. If we are going to be gone for the weekend, a premium load goes in and it is an easy reload on a bed of coals when we return. The biggest selling point to me is not the 40 hour burn but that it is big enough to get it done in January while having the burn control to run continuously in early Fall/late Spring without overheating the house.

Being versatile is an excellent point.

I've gotten honest 24 hour burns with the King,I'm not trying for anymore than that I'm satisfied at that. If we ever get a severe cold winter and that times cut in half,I'm still happy.

another thread should be how many sqft are you heating and what does the temp maintain throughout the house in those 40 hr burns

camenitto said:

Hello all I read in the blaze king KING brouchre that a burn time can be 40 hours on low. Is this possible? Is that for cordwood? And lastly what is considered a burn time?

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There are variables
but long burn times are the "norm"
I call a burn time cycle, when the stove is putting out enough heat to keep the house above 70.
I have several over 24 & quit a few over 30 hour. Outside temps, wind/no wind, are big factors.
Maybe if I had some higher BTU wood, I could get longer burns.
Birch & spruce are my best fire woods here.

Anybody notice how so many Kings pics are taken with the door open. hehehehe just jabbin.

wkpoor said:

Anybody notice how so many Kings pics are taken with the door open. hehehehe just jabbin.

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Yep. My glass is about 60% black right now. Looks completely dark unless I walk up to it and hold my head just right. I can see a little glow in the bottom. But the stovetop is 450° ;-) .

At really low output to get a 30+ hour burn, there really isn't enough heat coming off it to make much difference in my house. It could just as well be cold. It is kinda cool to come back a day and a half later, stir the coals up and shove some wood in. I just really like being able to get 12 hours of good heat when I need it. If I don't touch it for 24 hours, it was a really nice day that didn't need a fire anyway.

Dieselhead said:

another thread should be how many sqft are you heating and what does the temp maintain throughout the house in those 40 hr burns

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It's been done a time or two, try the search feature. These will get you started though......

Blaze King Performance Thread

Blaze King Owners

Blaze King wood consumption

Princess Freestanding questions

The stoves are for real, no BS I couldn't be happier with mine.

wkpoor said:

Anybody notice how so many Kings pics are taken with the door open. hehehehe just jabbin.

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When we close the door, the stove is hot. can't get close enough with the camera.
I tried once, melted the camera

Fire dragon eyes burn right thru plastic