Hey guys im looking for the thread from last year when someone cleaned there converter in a blazeking. I remember they removed it and then boiled it in vinegar. I have searched with no luck. Any help would be great.
Highbeam posted a thread about his cat cleaning last season.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/cleaning-a-catalytic-combustor.162996/
Condar also has a guide here:
http://www.woodstovecombustors.com/Cleaning_your_combustor.html
Where did you purchase your gasket?The cleaning worked for me. Still using the cleaned cat and will keep using it until it fails again. Think I'll replace it at that point but if it takes another 12000 hours to fail then perhaps I'll give it another vinegar bath just to go for a record!
Where did you purchase your gasket?
Firecat also sells the gasket by the foot. New cats come with a new gasket installed but to clean your old cat you'll need a new gasket. 36" minimum, 2$ per foot.
http://www.firecatcombustors.com/ACIG-2-p/sku_acig-2.htm
I've searched for this in bulk but can't find it. It should be available in a 50-100 ft. roll for around $1/ft, no?
Yes, I'm a cheapskate and don't like to dink around buy a little here, a little there. I want enough for the life of the stove.
What stove are you burning in? Can you add it to the signature line?I've searched for this in bulk but can't find it. It should be available in a 50-100 ft. roll for around $1/ft, no?
Yes, I'm a cheapskate and don't like to dink around buy a little here, a little there. I want enough for the life of the stove.
At under 2$ per foot and since you only need 3' for every 6 years of stove operation it seems to be a very small part of the overall cost.
New cats come with new gasket.
You only need the gasket when you remove the cat for maintenance. This would be like buying a 55 gallon barrel of vinegar for the cat washing.
I see no reason that you couldn't buy 12 feet of gasket for 24$ which would last you 20 years easily.
Where do you stop? How much firewood do you keep?
Do you think your stove will last 20 years?
Will you live in the same house?
I have found no other source for the gasket but I didn't feel the need to keep looking past the same company that made the cat.