I bet you that 47hr burn time is down to the last red coal. I could claim 30 hrs that way. You could probably put your hand on the stove and it would be cold. It would be awesome if you could get at least half that burn with real usable heat though.
Since my house is drafty I need the setting at a certain setting to get the level of heat that I like.A 12 hr. is ok with me.Of course this stove will burn longer on a lower setting however the heat generated may be too little for my home.Once insulated I think 15-20hr burns will be no problem.BK's 47 hour burns,I don't know under what conditions those times are achieved but I'm happy with the times I'm getting and will get.Highbeam said:The BK company brochure for the king model shows a healthy burn for like 47 hours plus. Why are you only getting 15-20 out of it? Were they being optimistic or are you using a higher setting on the stat than the "low" that they used in teh 47 hour burn. They didn't even fill it up to get that one! didn't start the clock until they engaged the cat!
Rich L said:Since my house is drafty I need the setting at a certain setting to get the level of heat that I like.A 12 hr. is ok with me.Of course this stove will burn longer on a lower setting however the heat generated may be too little for my home.Once insulated I think 15-20hr burns will be no problem.BK's 47 hour burns,I don't know under what conditions those times are achieved but I'm happy with the times I'm getting and will get.Highbeam said:The BK company brochure for the king model shows a healthy burn for like 47 hours plus. Why are you only getting 15-20 out of it? Were they being optimistic or are you using a higher setting on the stat than the "low" that they used in teh 47 hour burn. They didn't even fill it up to get that one! didn't start the clock until they engaged the cat!
Hey Wet1,ya I'm still burning.It's in the 20's and 30's at night here.The King cooks all day with one fire.I don't think it's displaying it's peak efficency since I don't have it hooked up to a eight inch pipe.I think after the season I'll move it to the basement where I do have an eight inch hookup and move the Mansfield upstairs to the six inch hookup.I 'll start next month with the wall demolition and insulating.Next winter we'll be very toasty.Wet1 said:Yo Rich,
How's the BK working out so far and how well is it working with the more mild weather?
Thanks Rich. Are you having any problems running it on the 6" flue? How long is your 6" flue? So you're only loading once every 24 hours and you don't have to relight the stove? Are you able to choke it down enough so the house isn't over heating during the day when it's in the high 40's- low 50's?Rich L said:Hey Wet1,ya I'm still burning.It's in the 20's and 30's at night here.The King cooks all day with one fire.I don't think it's displaying it's peak efficency since I don't have it hooked up to a eight inch pipe.I think after the season I'll move it to the basement where I do have an eight inch hookup and move the Mansfield upstairs to the six inch hookup.I 'll start next month with the wall demolition and insulating.Next winter we'll be very toasty.Wet1 said:Yo Rich,
How's the BK working out so far and how well is it working with the more mild weather?
Yo Wet1,I'm not having any problem running the stove on the 6".I'm just wondering how this stove will perform when I adhere to the manufactures' specs.and provide it with the 8" it was designed for.No I definitely don't have to relight the stove and I can choke it down enough to get the needed heat for the night time lows and the daytime highs.Wet1 said:Thanks Rich. Are you having any problems running it on the 6" flue? How long is your 6" flue? So you're only loading once every 24 hours and you don't have to relight the stove? Are you able to choke it down enough so the house isn't over heating during the day when it's in the high 40's- low 50's?Rich L said:Hey Wet1,ya I'm still burning.It's in the 20's and 30's at night here.The King cooks all day with one fire.I don't think it's displaying it's peak efficency since I don't have it hooked up to a eight inch pipe.I think after the season I'll move it to the basement where I do have an eight inch hookup and move the Mansfield upstairs to the six inch hookup.I 'll start next month with the wall demolition and insulating.Next winter we'll be very toasty.Wet1 said:Yo Rich,
How's the BK working out so far and how well is it working with the more mild weather?
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