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Feeling the Heat
If so, I could live with that: cranked down to .5 during the day and overnights, open it up to setting 1 or more in the evening when we want to view the fire show.
On a cat stove : yes
On a hybrid stove : no
If so, I could live with that: cranked down to .5 during the day and overnights, open it up to setting 1 or more in the evening when we want to view the fire show.
So why do the cat stoves keep getting a bad rap for poor fire view? That view is pretty awesome.
So to get a cat flame show to look like a non-cat, just allow more air?
And then the rate of wood consumption/heat output would be the same for both stove types when operating in this range?
If so, I could live with that: cranked down to .5 during the day and overnights, open it up to setting 1 or more in the evening when we want to view the fire show.
If I tried to maintain a flame in the firebox, we would be roasted out.
+1Woodstock definitely has a great looking fire and I think it's caused by the air wash plate that has holes on the outside to help ignite the gases near the cat. It's almost like having a secondary burn tube in there. . .
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I'd say that the video OP posted is typical for a Fireview or Keystone, operated properly with dry fuel. I dunno if the PH does the floaty flames as much or burns more like a non-cat with flames where the hot air squirts out of the many holes in baffle. If you're interested in the PH, maybe ask PH owners to post some burn videos. . .I'm sure some have been posted, but I'm not remembering them right now.
That's too bad. I really can't figure out why the Cod keeps getting called a convection stove? It's set up to do both really well. It only has a convection top, nothing else. It pours heats from the sides as well as the front, but mostly the front, this thing pours more heat off of the glass alone than some other stoves are ever able to produce.Prefer more of a radiant type to a convection type and therefore moved the Cape Cod lower on the list.
Once mine is up to temp, I reduce the air all the way. It will run on nearly all cat with occasional flare ups. I don't get BK burn times, but their not bad.On a cat stove : yes
On a hybrid stove : no
I can't find any on you tube of the PH that shows that type of flame pattern.
The keystone is a definite contender, as it will work with my fireplace hearth setup, but I'm thinking it's a little small for my house.
That's too bad. I really can't figure out why the Cod keeps getting called a convection stove? It's set up to do both really well. It only has a convection top, nothing else. It pours heats from the sides as well as the front, but mostly the front, this thing pours more heat off of the glass alone than some other stoves are ever able to produce.
It's my sole source of heat and do not have a blower.
"Slow Motion Explosion" flames, my favorite. Mesmerizing. Nothing constant to get bored of. I can't stop staring, waiting to see what happens next. I often get a constant ribbon of flame the full width of the window, across the top 1/4 of the glass. They are entertaining, but not my favorite. The air wash system introduces preheated fresh air into the top of the firebox that mixes with the smoke and burns it. Sound familiar?
Pardon the wife's singing/glare/reflection
Here is one I took at Woodstock's factory. If you do a search on youtube for Woodstock Progress there are several videos.
Prepare to be persuaded! It's not a convection stove, it simply has a convection top. It allows air to naturally circulate around the stove, or be forced with a super quiet blower if you choose.I keep getting told its a convection stove. But I can be persuaded otherwise. It's just so expensive, though. 4400$ at dealer.
but $4K seems a bit excessive
I've never been a big fan of those gas grill type fires. Here is a couple videos of my stoves burning.
No, they spent a generation or so trying to make a better burning stove! And FYI it is a cat stove.Ditto on that. They've spent a generation or more, trying to get gas fireplaces to look like wood fires. Then they come out with these non-cat reburn stoves, and their flame looks more like a propane grill than a gas fireplace!
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