I think you guys might be able to help me here. I have the small DW 2640 with the cat. converter. I'm having trouble getting it hot. Every wood stove I've ever lived with radiated heat, except for this one. There is fire inside, it drafts like a champ, and the fire seems to be burning just fine, but it just doesn't throw heat. I can't bring a tea pot to a boil on this one. Do your stoves get hot enough on the top to boil water?
Any thoughts you have are welcomed, I'm tired of being cold.
Any thoughts you have are welcomed, I'm tired of being cold.
Is the cat lighting off? Do you have a cat probe thermometer? How long has it been since the cat (and the probe) were replaced? In case your cat thermo is shot, you can just look up through the door glass and see the cat glowing pretty shortly after you establish a new load of wood, get the stove up to temp, and close the bypass (the holes in the baffle have to be pretty clean to be able to see it well.) I have a "diesel-foil" steel cat in mine right now. If I had to replace it, I think Woodstock has 6x2" replacement steel cat for one of their older stoves that would fit in the Dw. It might be the newer DuraFoil cat that is supposed to be an upgrade, but my diesel-foil is working well for now, though.
