Is this an old Blaze King?

[bjorn773]

Can anyone tell me if this is an old Blaze King? My inexperienced eye tells me it is. Any idea how old it would be?

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[bjorn773]

It's a model KTJ302, serial KTJ1126 if that helps to date it. He says there is no cat, is there supposed to be or did Blaze King make non-cat stoves?

 

[blacktop37]

Yes it is, I bought one new in 1985 and replaced it with the Hearthstone EQ 2 years ago. It was not a cat. It was a pig but I could load a lot of wood in it at one time.

 

[Frostbit]

Its an old early-80's Blaze King.

Yes, BK made non-cat stoves then. I have two just like it, only smaller versions; a Princess and a Baby Blaze.

Don't discount their heating ability, if you can get by with the smoke they produce.

 

[bogydave]

Looks like my old BK, new in 1982.
Heated my house for many years with it. We got natural gas in the late 90s, so I used it for backup heat.
9 - 10 cord per year when it was my only heat.
Know it well.
Good stove, lots of heat. Blowers nice too.
They made a hot water pipe to go inside to heat hot water via a circulation pump. I had that too.

Old school stove but a very good one.
Guy that bought mine said he didn't want the new type, he burns allot of junk mail, paper, cardboard, plywood etc.
Was happy to get it.

I replaced it last winter with a new BK, king with a cat.
New improvements are impressive.
Natural gas prices skied, so I got a new one. Rebates & tax credits paid for allot of it. (+ I sold the old one for a few 100)
Saved several $100 on gas bill last winter. Hope to do the same this year & the new stove will have paid for itself.