How Long to Bypass on Reload

[BKVP]

So, emissions will be better.

How much will the lifespan be increased?
For a consumer that would have to be compared with the difference in price.

Yes emissions reduction is correct. All wood heaters require 50 hours of conditioning prior to emissions tests.

We run combustor testing 200+ days a year. We torture them. The combustors we use provide reduced emissions over a greater period of time. This translates to a longer life of clean burning.

This will wrap up my sharing on this topic.

BKVP

 

[stoveliker]

Yes emissions reduction is correct. All wood heaters require 50 hours of conditioning prior to emissions tests.

We run combustor testing 200+ days a year. We torture them. The combustors we use provide reduced emissions over a greater period of time. This translates to a longer life of clean burning.

This will wrap up my sharing on this topic.

BKVP

I understand you can't say more.

I do hope you understand that a quantification of lifetime extension is needed to make a decision whether the economics of the more expensive combustor makes sense for the consumer.

Barring that , we have a more expensive combustor that will give cleaner air. That may not be sufficiently convincing to spend more money...

 

[Highbeam]

If we could achieve equal emissions and lifespan from a less costly combustor, why wouldn't we? Removing hurdles to doing business, such a reduced replacement costs would be an asset.

We, as consumers, do not know if the price difference (nearly double!) is just adding your profit or because you are selling a different/better product. Not without actual data. The aftermarket supplier certainly doesn't disclose a difference. I have run two OEM cats into the ground as well as a handful of aftermarket cats and recorded no difference in performance.

Has there been a recent change in how the OEM cats are made? It's been several years since I tested the BK cats against the aftermarket.

I'll keep an open mind because if the BK cats are actually enough better to justify the high cost then that would be a reason to buy the BK version.