This fall I replaced my ceramic combustor with a stainless steel model from stovecombustors.com, and thanks to this early season cold spell I have a few days of burn time on it. Observations so far. It seem to light off sooner, on this mornings reload when the flu pipe thermometer reached 350 closed the bypass and it lite right off. I used to go to well past 400 for a reliable lite off, so some improvement there. The highest temp. I've seen so far was 1100 degrees The ceramic would some times reach 1200. The replacement is about an inch shorter than the old one so I had to buy a thermometer with a longer probe to get what I think are more accurate readings. So far so good.
Combustor change
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Minister of Fire
Thanks for the feedback. I need a new combustor for our Firelight as the original ceramic one is degrading.
Just curious, where are you in SW VA?
Just curious, where are you in SW VA?
When I ordered mine they were running a sale, and may still be, $59 including shipping. I thought it was worth a try.
I'm here on the farm in Carroll county.
I'm here on the farm in Carroll county.
raybonz
Minister of Fire
Pine Knot said:
Just wondered if you bought it online and if so can u post the link here?
Thanx,
Ray
RayBonz, this site carries Consolidated Dutchwest parts. I have ordered from them and got the parts in two days. I have the same stove you have and i have been heating for a few years with it. i recently got a new combustor and changed the gaskets its 100% percent improvement.
http://www.blackswanhome.com/category/consolidated-dutchwest1
http://www.blackswanhome.com/category/consolidated-dutchwest1
raybonz
Minister of Fire
KatWill said:
Thanx I saved the link.. I have had this stove since it was new and it never needs parts.. Pretty amazing that it has held up so well...
Ray
Yea man, They are very reliable (knock on wood). I inherited mine when i bout the house. I was thinking of replacing it with a Pellet stove but with the amount of power outages we get its good to know i can run it independently of anything else. Few times we had power outages in the dead of winter and this baby kept us plenty warm. Its a relic.
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