At 400* you will not be able to touch the ddl pipe for more than 2secI don't know. I don't have a gauge inside the stack. I can tell by simple touch that the outside wall of the stack is only warm to the touch not hot.
At 400* you will not be able to touch the ddl pipe for more than 2secI don't know. I don't have a gauge inside the stack. I can tell by simple touch that the outside wall of the stack is only warm to the touch not hot.
Uh, that depends a lot on the thickness of one’s skin. Also “warm” is pretty subjective and when compared to the 1600 degree cat just below the stove top, most things are much cooler.At 400* you will not be able to touch the ddl pipe for more than 2sec
Definitely one of the more subjective tests, but I can touch the pipe for longer than 2 seconds. The handle on the other sometimes less than a second when she's piping.At 400* you will not be able to touch the ddl pipe for more than 2sec
Your handle is different, on a different firebox with some jacketing. Tough to compare the two...I've run my Ashford often with full loads of ironwood and hickory also
on high setting, flue temps around 700 internal temp. and the handle
still looks new, haven't had the chance to get the king that hot yet
WOT - My guess is wide open thermostatCan you explain what you mean by 1/3-2-3 of WOT?
Mega load this morning! 78lbs, 3 layers of 5 year old tamarack loaded! Yes, that's 1 big piece of cherry in top center....You cant see bottom row, stove 9" deep.
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Wide open throttle 6 o’clock. Your fully closed flap vs dial position will vary with your stove and house temp but the way I look at it is how far open the flap is tells how hard you are running the stove. For me WOT is pretty frantic in the fire box and I believe the cat does not have enough time to fully work its magic. The high setting I like for max heat is nice slow rolling flames, the coals glowing giving off lots of radiation with the cat chewing on the rest and running at or close to the top of the active range.Can you explain what you mean by 1/3-2-3 of WOT?
Wide open throttle 6 o’clock. Your fully closed flap vs dial position will vary with your stove and house temp but the way I look at it is how far open the flap is tells how hard you are running the stove. For me WOT is pretty frantic in the fire box and I believe the cat does not have enough time to fully work its magic. The high setting I like for max heat is nice slow rolling flames, the coals glowing giving off lots of radiation with the cat chewing on the rest and running at or close to the top of the active range.
We have cold weather coming in Sunday night, I will take your challenge, clean the ash out and load to the gills with some select oak & ash. For now, its just 4 splits and rip for 12hrs, 38deg f outsideMega load this morning
I would suspect thats the low end of the rating so 18k to 25k per hourI have noticed a marked difference in heat from the stove with the same cat probe position. Lots of coals under a fresh load with cat probe pegged the stove is dumping heat. Stove black boxed or just above (odd secondary flame), probe is also pegged but much less overall heat from the stove. Stove with lots of glowing coals, cat probe can be only 1/3 into active but lots of heat from the stove. It would be neat to know the btu range on the cat alone.
We'll be 5 above tomorrow....warmer in Kodiak!We have cold weather coming in Sunday night, I will take your challenge, clean the ash out and load to the gills with some select oak & ash. For now, its just 4 splits and rip for 12hrs, 38deg f outside
Your son having any epic new years eve parties at your house this year?They revised it to 3F tomorrow. Better stock up for next 4 days!
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That son moved! Sold his house 3 miles away, moved to Walla Walla WA. Made a killing on his house I remodeled and put down 75%, in cash, on new house.Your son having any epic house new years eve parties at your house this year?
Yes...packed in this a.m. from wheel barrow.Is that rain on a few splits?
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