(I fully expect some lame humor involving felines, but I could use a straight answer as well.)
I'll be replacing my cat tomorrow... but I'm still wondering if the old one is really dead.
The old cat is showing NO temp surge on engagement (with a probe thermometer within an inch of the top surface). The cat glows at times, but my suspicion is that 'bare naked' ceramic would glow under certain conditions as well.
I know I can get internal stove temps high enough (at the same temp probe location) to match catalyst temps... even when the cat isn't in use... and the exhaust from the chimney is invisible at those times.
So how do you tell if a cat is _really_ done for?
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Another question while I'm here...
After burning with cats for about 20 years, I've got a few dead ones on hand now.
Anyone know if there's a recycler of cats out there?
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Thanks In Advance.
Peter B.
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I'll be replacing my cat tomorrow... but I'm still wondering if the old one is really dead.
The old cat is showing NO temp surge on engagement (with a probe thermometer within an inch of the top surface). The cat glows at times, but my suspicion is that 'bare naked' ceramic would glow under certain conditions as well.
I know I can get internal stove temps high enough (at the same temp probe location) to match catalyst temps... even when the cat isn't in use... and the exhaust from the chimney is invisible at those times.
So how do you tell if a cat is _really_ done for?
--
Another question while I'm here...
After burning with cats for about 20 years, I've got a few dead ones on hand now.
Anyone know if there's a recycler of cats out there?
--
Thanks In Advance.
Peter B.
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