Hi All
As we are clearly in the shoulder season here in New England - I am wondering if it is OK to run the BK princess insert with the fan unit turned off? The reason I ask this relatively simple question is that during normal winter operation I keep the fan running 24x7 to distribute and push as much heat from this stove into the house. However in the shoulder season it can get too hot too quickly if I keep the fans running even on low. During normal winter operation if I run with the fans off the cat temp can easily get into the 4:00 position or higher, but if I turn the fans on it will quickly drop into the more appropriate 12:00-1:00 range. So two questions for the group
Is it OK to run the stove without the fans - is it something you do regularly?
What is the max cat temp you would fee comfortable running with no fans (12:00 - 5:00???)
I guess it could be a balance between air intake and fan setting - however this stove runs so damn consistent that I rarely (some times for months at a time) change the tstat setting. I keep it set at 2.5 and dont bother adjusting it at all as I work out of my house and keep this thing running 24x7.
Should I just turn the air back even more (say 1.5) if I dont run the fans?
Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give me.
TomD
As we are clearly in the shoulder season here in New England - I am wondering if it is OK to run the BK princess insert with the fan unit turned off? The reason I ask this relatively simple question is that during normal winter operation I keep the fan running 24x7 to distribute and push as much heat from this stove into the house. However in the shoulder season it can get too hot too quickly if I keep the fans running even on low. During normal winter operation if I run with the fans off the cat temp can easily get into the 4:00 position or higher, but if I turn the fans on it will quickly drop into the more appropriate 12:00-1:00 range. So two questions for the group
Is it OK to run the stove without the fans - is it something you do regularly?
What is the max cat temp you would fee comfortable running with no fans (12:00 - 5:00???)
I guess it could be a balance between air intake and fan setting - however this stove runs so damn consistent that I rarely (some times for months at a time) change the tstat setting. I keep it set at 2.5 and dont bother adjusting it at all as I work out of my house and keep this thing running 24x7.
Should I just turn the air back even more (say 1.5) if I dont run the fans?
Thanks in advance for any guidance you can give me.
TomD