Hey Folks
Back for another season of burnng.
It's chilly tonight, so the stove is up and running. Currently the CAT is engaged and the airflow is choked down to 1/3. Wood is dry (2+ years, poplar), 6" flue liner is 25'. Flue is straight out the back of stove for 14" then "T" piece and run straight up to termination at top of chimney. Temp is holding nicely in the house at 85.
So here is my question. How do I know if the CAT has lit off, if it is dark outside and I can't check the smoke output?
I know on some stoves you can hear the "rumble" and on non CAT stoves you can get the Northern Lights on the roof of the stove. Yet for these VC Encores how do you know if the CAT has kicked off.
Any inside information would be appreciated. Please feel free to post away.
Thanks
Ray
Back for another season of burnng.
It's chilly tonight, so the stove is up and running. Currently the CAT is engaged and the airflow is choked down to 1/3. Wood is dry (2+ years, poplar), 6" flue liner is 25'. Flue is straight out the back of stove for 14" then "T" piece and run straight up to termination at top of chimney. Temp is holding nicely in the house at 85.
So here is my question. How do I know if the CAT has lit off, if it is dark outside and I can't check the smoke output?
I know on some stoves you can hear the "rumble" and on non CAT stoves you can get the Northern Lights on the roof of the stove. Yet for these VC Encores how do you know if the CAT has kicked off.
Any inside information would be appreciated. Please feel free to post away.
Thanks
Ray