Serious Blaze King problem

I'm having trouble with overheating.
When the outside temps get above 25 degrees, I'm over heating the house.
Even on 1.5 setting, the house gets 75 degrees inside or more. (yea I know, open some windows LOL, which I've been doing))
I'm getting 15 to 18 hour burn times. I load it full at 11 PM & don't add wood until between 3 & 6 PM. Then just 1 or 2 pieces
so I can have room to fill it up at night.
What's the trick to using the King model on the warmer days when it's in the teens to 20s at night & near 30 in the daytime ?
less wood, smaller wood.
I've read to not burn it on the lowest setting for long periods, (smolder mode).

Thanks
I'll try a lower setting & hope it gets cold again so I can burn the creosote out with a hot burn.
I may try tonight, 3 big chunks, but it will barely be loaded.
No doubt, "Operator error" , the learning curve of the new stove through seasonal temperature changes.
Good thing is, I was worried I'd run out of seasoned wood by mid March, but at this rate, I've got enough to get into April.
I don't notice much chimney build up, so lower may not be an issue. (have had creosote issues with old stove, so I'm conditioned to burn hot)

north of 60 said:

Funny thing there Dave, is that what you have just mentioned is most peoples winter temps and your over heating on low. :lol:
I am running mine on #1 right now. No problems. Stove soots up inside but flue is still throwing clean heat waves. And someone help us if we were to have a stove fire. Low/#1 is most effective with the driest of wood. Good luck neighbor.

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Thanks neighbor

I think allot of it has to do with my little experience with a catalytic. My old BK, (with not as good of seasoned wood) when ran on the lower settings I had creosote problems.
One chimney fire, a 1/2 bucket of creosote monthly, & I learned to burn it on the higher settings which helped reduce those issues.
Now that I got the new model, it's hard to set the thermostat below 2, just due to old experiences.
On 1.5, I start looking for smoke & creosote on the pipe cap. To go to the 1 setting will be even harder.
That would make over a 24 hour burn time on one load easy.
It fits in the "to good to be true" or "Hard to believe" arena.
Set to #1 on the thermostat with no creosote problems & and still heat the house: my alarm bells start to chime.
I'm starting to "believe" it, but sneaking up on it slowly.
I had a 20 hour burn load with just spruce (temps in the teens & house around 72) on 1.75 but was afraid to even admit it.

Thanks for the re-enforcement, I'll try the #1 setting. (or close anyway)
Breaking new ground here, I'll be on the roof in a couple days looking down the pipe

The BK guy said I could burn 1/2 the amount of wood with this stove vs the old one, maybe he was right.
If true, I'll make it to "breakup" with ease.

Thanks again.

SolarAndWood said:

Wow, I need to get my house up to Alaska standards. What does the thermometer read through the course of the burn? I get 24 hrs out of pine at low burn. Your Birch is denser than our pine isn't it? Maybe your 1.5 is my 2 or 2.5? I'd burn it lower and see what happens.

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You are right,
I took my glasses & looked at the numbers on the settings. The lowest setting I used was just barely below 2, I thought mid range was 1.5 but it's 2.
Last night I loaded the stove at 11PM, (all good birch) had a good bed of coals, let it get burning good,
I set it a "1.5", for real, in about 10 minutes, no flames but mid range on the temp probe on top of the stove & cat had a light glow.
Woke up with the house at 69 & wife in a blanket watching the news.
Checked the stove & it's still 1/2 full of wood., turned it up to 2-1/4,
within an hour house was 72.
I threw in 2 -- 4" X 22" spruce logs E/W (which barely fit on top of what's in there)
I'm curious how long the wood is going to last, till late this evening for sure.
May have to turn it down to 2 if the house gets too warm.

Not good time to test the #1 setting, OAT 28 °F but it got windy.
May get to test the #1 setting next month.

Impressive though,
Thanks all

jtb51b said:

I am considering a BK stove. I like in AL and it doesn't get cold here by you guys standards. I want to load a stove twice a day. After heading all the talk about the BK I have got to put my hands on one.. What do you guys think I could expect out of a princess in temps 25-30 at night and 40-45 during the day? Should I be able to run with the Tstat low and load every 12 hours or so? Would this be an acceptable burn rate for these stoves?

thanks,

Jason

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I'm a rookies at this so others will have better answers & ?s (Probably not need the king model)
Several variables: house size, wood, insulation, location etc, but definitely doable or better I'd think. (Other good small stoves/catalytics out there too)

Pine-apple express winds today, OAT 37 ° F now, stove on low now, 73 inside, (wife with no blanket , maybe I should take it to 80 ° f inside :bug
Shouldn't have added the 2 small spruce logs I guess.

BrowningBAR said:

bogydave said:

What's the trick to using the King model on the warmer days when it's in the teens to 20s at night & near 30 in the daytime?

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Um...I don't consider that a 'warmer' day.

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Yea, never need air-conditioner here.
40s sweat shirt weather, 50s & up "T" shirt weather with bug dope

Manatarms said:

For those of you turning it down to 1 or 1.5....how bad does the glass "gunk up" during the burn?

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Mine Was black on corners & sides & dingy in the middle this AM, but after a while on 2.25, it cleared up all but bottom corners.
It clears up fast when I just have coals, rake them to the front & put on high to finish the burn, (2 hours roughly)

[del]Another all night & all morning burn on about 1.75, [/del]