Blow Torch Secondaries

[JA600L]

The secondaries on my ideal steel (during a high burn) are much more intense then my Quadra Fire . The flames shoot straight down. This stove is different because it does not have tubes. It has a manifold with holes in it. Any other stoves do this?
It literally cuts holes in the wood below it.

 

[fespo]

It is so cool when the flame cuts through the wood

 

[freeburn]

For curiousity sake, have you ever tried burning the IS without the CAT in it and see what kind of burns you get? I wonder how much the secondary burn does and if your cat went out and you needed to burn or simply wanted more heat without the cat in it. That would also speak to the efficiency vs a tube stove. I'm not sure if it says anything against that in the manual though?!

 

[LocustBurner]

For curiousity sake, have you ever tried burning the IS without the CAT in it and see what kind of burns you get?

I've been doing that regularly as I move from reloading to engaging the CAT and there is some secondary activity.
I have also done some longer burns w/o CAT and no effects to it per inspection/cleaning (wasn't really dirty anyways).

 

[Dillier23]

Yea, in about 20 minutes mine will be shooting secondary flames into the wood. It's done it since the first fire this fall.

 

[begreen]

PE stoves have the secondary feed holes into the baffle. When I first saw the IS baffle that is what it reminded me of.

 

[Chimney Smoke]

My stove has 3 tubes with the holes pointed forward and slightly downward. After a reload they all look like gas jets for a few hours and then it turns to slow rolling blue flame for another few hours.

 

[edyit]

i have an el cheapo stove with a baffle in it similar to yours, no cat though of course, and get secondaries like that as well, never gets old watching it.

 

[Babaganoosh]

For curiousity sake, have you ever tried burning the IS without the CAT in it and see what kind of burns you get? I wonder how much the secondary burn does and if your cat went out and you needed to burn or simply wanted more heat without the cat in it. That would also speak to the efficiency vs a tube stove. I'm not sure if it says anything against that in the manual though?!

I've thought about that myself. Maybe I'll shoot them an e-mail and ask.

 

[LocustBurner]

Yea, in about 20 minutes mine will be shooting secondary flames into the wood. It's done it since the first fire this fall.

Fire drilled holes like this?