Ok guys, I just stopped by our neighborhood stove and patio dealer who recently became a BLAZE KING distributer and looked at the BK Princess. It was impressive for a “little†stove. The sales person, who I have dealt with before in selling me a Jotul F-3CB and my PE Summit threw a couple of sticks of wood on it as it just had some coals and the CAT was inactive, and told me to mess around with it if I wanted to……so I did. All in all, I messed with it for about 20-30 minutes watching it and playing with the controls. It started well, with the thermostat on 3/high and the CAT thermometer started climbing after I closed up the bypass and was soon ignited. I turned it down to 1.5 and it seemed to burn/run well. Other than being expensive, it really impressed me but I have a couple of questions for the users/owners out there:
1. I noticed there doesn’t seem to be any auxiliary draft control on the fire box. Is the thermostat the only draft control on the stove? If so, do you have any problems controling the burn or does the thermostat control provide it all for you?
2. Does anyone have the ash bin? Is it a 1 x 1 trap door or is it larger than that. I know that some folks don’t have or use them, but I like having the option.
3. Not sure whether to get the pedestal or the legs. Any of you get one and wish you had gotten the other?
As always, thanks in advance for the replies.
cass
1. I noticed there doesn’t seem to be any auxiliary draft control on the fire box. Is the thermostat the only draft control on the stove? If so, do you have any problems controling the burn or does the thermostat control provide it all for you?
2. Does anyone have the ash bin? Is it a 1 x 1 trap door or is it larger than that. I know that some folks don’t have or use them, but I like having the option.
3. Not sure whether to get the pedestal or the legs. Any of you get one and wish you had gotten the other?
As always, thanks in advance for the replies.
cass