blazeking cat

[DAN66]

the people on this site have been great to point me in the right way and I thank you all for the help

 

[burleymike]

If you decide to replace the cat you can get them cheap online. The best price I could find for my Grizzly was http://catcombustor.mybisi.com/products/. If my old stove had not warped and busted welds so badly I would have just replaced the cat. The link I posted is for a stainless steel cat, they are supposed to be more durable in the older stoves. My Grizzly had the cat right in the middle of the fire so flame impingement was always a concern. A steel cat can't crack and crumble like the ceramic models. Condar also makes stainless steel cats but they are a premium price for a premium product. Another benefit to stainless is they light off 100 degrees less than the ceramic. Hope this helps.

 

[daleeper]

If you decide to replace the cat you can get them cheap online. The best price I could find for my Grizzly was http://catcombustor.mybisi.com/products/. If my old stove had not warped and busted welds so badly I would have just replaced the cat. The link I posted is for a stainless steel cat, they are supposed to be more durable in the older stoves. My Grizzly had the cat right in the middle of the fire so flame impingement was always a concern. A steel cat can't crack and crumble like the ceramic models. Condar also makes stainless steel cats but they are a premium price for a premium product. Another benefit to stainless is they light off 100 degrees less than the ceramic. Hope this helps.

Mike, I'm not finding any stainless cats on that site, although they do have a stainless can around them. I believe those are ceramic that have a different cell structure than a standard square grid, point us to the stainless ones.

 

[burleymike]

I am sorry about that, I was certain that those were steel cats, from the look of it I made an assumption. You know what they say about assumptions. Those are supposed to still light off at about 400f. Condar makes the steel cats and you can buy them direct or look for the part number on Amazon.com.

http://www.woodstovecombustors.com/steel_advantages.html

 

[Highbeam]

Something maybe being overlooked here is that when some folks talk about the "chimney temp" they are talking about the outside of the chimney using a magnetic surface temp and others are talking about a probe meter that actually measures temperatures inside the chimney. I wish I could get 300 inside my flue, my non-cat has to be above 600 to keep a healthy fire. Dang inefficient non-cats.