how do I know my stove is epa. if it is does it come with cat? what does cat look like. I got the stove from a customer and I know nothing about it other than it's an Avalon. what are the benefits of a cat stove?
is my stove epa?
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jatoxico
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I don't know about the Avalon but you can also have tubes on top that look like gas grill burners.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Yeah they probably are removable (mine are) to allow you to clean the flue and firebox. When they light off its a pretty show and you are burning smoke and gases that would otherwise go up the stack. So less creosote and pollution and more heat, win win.
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Well, there is air passing through them and when the stove temp gets up around 500 the gases burn using the extra O2. In a hot stove it will be very evident if you cut the air back all the way. Secondary burning occurs early/midway through the burn cycle as the wood out gases its volatiles. Late in the burn its less pronounced.
damn, I am letting the coals burn down now. I probably won't sleep until I see this happen. plus the glass is dirty.
Below is the link for EPA certified stoves and the introductory text. The list has numerous "Avalon" models by Travis Industries.
http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/publications/monitoring/caa/woodstoves/certifiedwood.pdf
"Enclosed is the list of wood stoves certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA Certified Wood
Stoves list contains information about wood stoves or wood heating appliances that have been certified by the EPA along with its
manufacturer name, model name, emission rate (g/hr), heat output (btu/hr), efficiency (actual measured and estimated), and type of
appliance. It also indicates whether the appliance is still being manufactured. An EPA certified wood stove or wood heating
appliance has been independently tested by an accredited laboratory to determine whether it meets the particulate emissions limit of
7.5* grams per hour for non-catalytic wood stoves and 4.1* grams per hour for catalytic wood stoves. All wood heating appliances that
are offered or advertised for sale in the United States are subject to the New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for New Residential
Wood Heaters under the Clean Air Act and are required to meet these emission limits.
An EPA certified wood heater can be identified by a temporary paper label attached to the front of the wood stove and a permanent
metal label affixed to the back or side of the wood stove (see examples below). If you have questions regarding a particular model line
or manufacturer, please contact Rafael Sanchez at 202-564-7028 or via e-mail at [email protected]. "
http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/publications/monitoring/caa/woodstoves/certifiedwood.pdf
"Enclosed is the list of wood stoves certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA Certified Wood
Stoves list contains information about wood stoves or wood heating appliances that have been certified by the EPA along with its
manufacturer name, model name, emission rate (g/hr), heat output (btu/hr), efficiency (actual measured and estimated), and type of
appliance. It also indicates whether the appliance is still being manufactured. An EPA certified wood stove or wood heating
appliance has been independently tested by an accredited laboratory to determine whether it meets the particulate emissions limit of
7.5* grams per hour for non-catalytic wood stoves and 4.1* grams per hour for catalytic wood stoves. All wood heating appliances that
are offered or advertised for sale in the United States are subject to the New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for New Residential
Wood Heaters under the Clean Air Act and are required to meet these emission limits.
An EPA certified wood heater can be identified by a temporary paper label attached to the front of the wood stove and a permanent
metal label affixed to the back or side of the wood stove (see examples below). If you have questions regarding a particular model line
or manufacturer, please contact Rafael Sanchez at 202-564-7028 or via e-mail at [email protected]. "
thanks elmoleaf. the sticker is gone that has the model number. so I can't compare it to the list. if I am reading it right, no Avalon stoves listed are catalyst.
yup, it looks like that. I just read (quickly) the manual on the Spokane 1196. and my question was if cat and secondary are the same. you answered it before I asked it. thank you very much. my stove doesn't look exactly like the 1196, it looks bigger. I know it kicks some serious heat and burns quite long. very happy with it. I would have rather had the money over the stove, but it is what it is.
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