2013-2014 Blaze King Performance Thread(everything BK)

[rdust]

So windy here last night, I almost couldn't snuff it out. After I did, I have never seen the cat that bright, and the probe was beyond active. I cracked the bypass for a few minutes, and gave it a little more air so I had just a bit of active flame. That left a little less smoke for the cat so it wasn't as hot, but made for a hotter stove overall.

The control of this stove is still amazing to me. My chimney pulls really hard in high winds, and I probably wouldn't have been burning last night in anything else.

We lost power here last night which is still out. Last night when I loaded up I thought to myself "this could get interesting" due to the 60mph wind gusts, I had no issues though it turned down the same as it always does. Power is still out but thanks to the generator I can still post on hearth.com.

 

[NVHunter]

Not to hijack the thread...

I'm going to get either the BK Ashford 30 or the Sirocco 30.

Is it okay to use Duravent DVL double wall stove connector pipe?

What has everyone used to connect their chimneys to?

Thanks

 

[rdust]

I'm using the Duravent DVL on my Princess with no major issues. The appliance adapter isn't a great fit on the BK(worked better on my Lopi) but it works.

 

[Beetle-Kill]

Not to hijack the thread...

If it's BK related, impossible to hijack. Just shoots everyone in a different direction.
I'm using DVL, works fine.

 

[mfetcho]

6 weeks of 24/7 fire in our Chinook 20, finally let it die last night to clean the ash out.

Actually, i saved the embers in a pan and used them to light a "new" fire so technically i guess it's still the same fire going

This has already been covered a 100 times, but what are the burn times in your Chinook? Or anyone for that matter?

 

[Quentin2]

I used excel ultra black stove pipe

 

[Beetle-Kill]

This has already been covered a 100 times, but what are the burn times in your Chinook? Or anyone for that matter?

Dude, keep up.
Haven't you read that once lit, the Blaze Kings never go out?

 

[Quentin2]

I assume this was a brandy new king from BK? Good that they are shipping new stoves with numbers on the cat meter. A change though.

I assume this was a brandy new king from BK? Good that they are shipping new stoves with numbers on the cat meter. A change though.

Yeah, it's brand new. If the older ones say to activate cat around 10:00 then the temps might be the same as these
12:00 -900deg
3:00 - 1450deg

 

[mfetcho]

Dude, keep up.
Haven't you read that once lit, the Blaze Kings never go out?

I'm a little slow. Maybe you can catch me up!

 

[Beetle-Kill]

I'm a little slow. Maybe you can catch me up!

You have to be kidding, right?
There are hundreds, if not thousands of posts regarding Blaze King burn times. What information, exactly, are you looking for?

 

[mfetcho]

You have to be kidding, right?
There are hundreds, if not thousands of posts regarding Blaze King burn times. What information, exactly, are you looking for?

Great, I will search.

 

[Beetle-Kill]

Great, I will search.

That's all good, but you could search for a while before you find a suitable answer to whatever question you may have. If you have a specific question- ask it. This is the thread to do so.

 

[weatherguy]

Yeah, it's brand new. If the older ones say to activate cat around 10:00 then the temps might be the same as these
12:00 -900deg
9:00 - 1450deg

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Do you mean 3:00 for 1450?, that's what my Condor has for 1450

 

[Quentin2]

Do you mean 3:00 for 1450?, that's what my Condor has for 1450

Yeah, don't know what I was typing or thinking

 

[Quentin2]

My most recent burn times have settled down a bit, I'm no longer getting 20-26 hr burns but more like 12-16 hours. Still impresses me though it's 8 below outside and I'm heating 2850 with spruce.

Here's a pic of my o.a.k. It's actually just a basement air kit right now as I haven't gotten around to running it outside, anyone else run there's like this and is there any cons?

 

[jeff_t]

The cat thermometer on my king came with numbers

I assume this was a brandy new king from BK? Good that they are shipping new stoves with numbers on the cat meter. A change though.

I bet that something happened to the original probe, and the dealer replaced it with a standard Condar probe. I found mine smashed between a couple of bricks in the bottom of the stove.

Or maybe Condar couldn't keep up with the demand for the fancy 'Blaze King' dial face.

Or maybe they're shipping them with a standard Condar probe It is pretty clearly labled for idiot-proof reading.

 

[BrianN]

My cat probe always wants to go over the active zone. But, I need the heat as I am finding out that my house is leaking like a sieve
As much heat as the BK King puts out, my house is still a little cool. We are getting -20 (-4) overnight, and I am waking up to 20 (68) inside in the morning.
Yes, I am burning pine as my only wood, as that is pretty much all we have up here, but, as said, the stove room is hot.
I have a small fan pushing cold air into the stove room from the living room, which, is helping circulate the air.
I just don't want to crank the dial anymore past 2.5 as that will push the cat over the "active" zone.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

 

[Rickb]

This has already been covered a 100 times, but what are the burn times in your Chinook? Or anyone for that matter?

The sirocco has the same firebox. I get around 9 hours of good heat. And at 10 hours I still have a lot of coals from a full load. I do not ussually load it full yet. Has not been that cold. Tho I do love how I can load 2 splits in the cold stove light it and get around 4 hours of heat in the evenings before I load up the overnight load.

 

[Highbeam]

My most recent burn times have settled down a bit, I'm no longer getting 20-26 hr burns but more like 12-16 hours. Still impresses me though it's 8 below outside and I'm heating 2850 with spruce.

Here's a pic of my o.a.k. It's actually just a basement air kit right now as I haven't gotten around to running it outside, anyone else run there's like this and is there any cons?
View attachment 118100

I have about the identical setup though mine drops below the floor into a ventilated crawlspace where I have it terminated into a large, screened plumbing fitting. There is a problem with our setups, the semi rigid pipe is crush prone. Say some dog walks back there or some cleaning lady swings a mop around behind the stove, the tube can be crushed and will never look good again if you are lucky enough to uncrush it. The pipes are cheap so take my advice and be sure to keep it replacable, as in, not glued in place or attached under tiles. I left mine bare aluminum and it still looks shiny, I didn't think black paint would coat it well enough and may spall off exposing the bright aluminum. Lots of folks ask what the heck that pipe is for, it stands out a little bit.

 

[Highbeam]

My cat probe always wants to go over the active zone. But, I need the heat as I am finding out that my house is leaking like a sieve
As much heat as the BK King puts out, my house is still a little cool. We are getting -20 (-4) overnight, and I am waking up to 20 (68) inside in the morning.
Yes, I am burning pine as my only wood, as that is pretty much all we have up here, but, as said, the stove room is hot.
I have a small fan pushing cold air into the stove room from the living room, which, is helping circulate the air.
I just don't want to crank the dial anymore past 2.5 as that will push the cat over the "active" zone.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Do you have the fans and are they running? I find that the fans make this stove really pump out the heat.

 

[Todd]

My cat probe always wants to go over the active zone. But, I need the heat as I am finding out that my house is leaking like a sieve
As much heat as the BK King puts out, my house is still a little cool. We are getting -20 (-4) overnight, and I am waking up to 20 (68) inside in the morning.
Yes, I am burning pine as my only wood, as that is pretty much all we have up here, but, as said, the stove room is hot.
I have a small fan pushing cold air into the stove room from the living room, which, is helping circulate the air.
I just don't want to crank the dial anymore past 2.5 as that will push the cat over the "active" zone.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

I think I would fix some of those leaks in your house so you don't have to run the stove so hard. In the mean time I wouldn't worry too much about the probe going over the active range occasionally, I don't think these cat probes are that accurate at higher temps due to the stoves radiant heat affecting the spring coil in the probe. I bet if you stuck a thermocouple in there it would be much cooler.

I calibrated mine at 500 with my Primo grill thermocouple. Had to move the dial just a bit since it was reading about 60 degrees too low. Wish I had a higher temp thermometer to compare and see where my probe is at higher temps but I know my light off or stall temp is accurate.

 

[Quentin2]

I have about the identical setup though mine drops below the floor into a ventilated crawlspace where I have it terminated into a large, screened plumbing fitting. There is a problem with our setups, the semi rigid pipe is crush prone. Say some dog walks back there or some cleaning lady swings a mop around behind the stove, the tube can be crushed and will never look good again if you are lucky enough to uncrush it. The pipes are cheap so take my advice and be sure to keep it replacable, as in, not glued in place or attached under tiles. I left mine bare aluminum and it still looks shiny, I didn't think black paint would coat it well enough and may spall off exposing the bright aluminum. Lots of folks ask what the heck that pipe is for, it stands out a little bit.

I have about the identical setup though mine drops below the floor into a ventilated crawlspace where I have it terminated into a large, screened plumbing fitting. There is a problem with our setups, the semi rigid pipe is crush prone. Say some dog walks back there or some cleaning lady swings a mop around behind the stove, the tube can be crushed and will never look good again if you are lucky enough to uncrush it. The pipes are cheap so take my advice and be sure to keep it replacable, as in, not glued in place or attached under tiles. I left mine bare aluminum and it still looks shiny, I didn't think black paint would coat it well enough and may spall off exposing the bright aluminum. Lots of folks ask what the heck that pipe is for, it stands out a little bit.

Your raised hearth looks nice, is that a damper coming off your stove? Do you use it?

My oak dumps into a crawl space as well, does anyone know if insurance will care that it only goes to the crawler? I ask cause I'm supposed to call insurance and have them inspect my install

 

[BrotherBart]

My oak dumps into a crawl space as well,

Dumps what?

 

[BrowningBAR]

Dumps what?

Oak droppings.

 

[Quentin2]

Oak droppings.

Basically my air inlet pipe (oak) is just dropped into a hole to the crawler

I cut a hole and dumped the pipe in