New combustor?

[CTwith3]

My stove is an Encore 2040 2N1 flexburn that is now 4 years old
One of the combustor honeycomb walls is missing from the combustor.
I am closing the damper at 500 degrees, and when I start moving the air control towards closed I can see that there is secondary burn happening.
Should I but the VC combustor or the one made by Condar?

 

[jetsam]

I wouldn't throw out a cat for one broken cell. Does it still work?

If it glows when run hard, and you don't see smoke, keep it!

4 years is easily old enough for it to hit the end of its service life if you burn 24x7, but maybe yours doesn't have that many hours on it.

 

[CTwith3]

I burn 24/7. My stove is my main source of heat.
I still see red glowing in the background after closing the damper.

 

[weatherguy]

Sounds like it's still good but I like to have a spare on hand just in case. Isn't the condor the same as the VC combustor?

 

[webby3650]

How much of it is missing? That stove has a tiny cat compared to other cat stoves, it can’t afford to lose too much.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Replace it. Go with a firecat.. dont buy the condar as i purchased one and the steel band warped.. the firecat is much better and was like 20 bucks more

 

[CTwith3]

Just 1 of those walls separating the cells is missing- all single cells except now there is 1 double cell because the wall/divider between the 2 cells is gone.
Firecat combustor?

 

[CTwith3]

Cancel that, I just looked at it.



I think I need a new one. I was going to buy an extra last year but didn’t, and they jumped in price.

 

[Woodsplitter67]

Cancel that, I just looked at it.

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I think I need a new one. I was going to buy an extra last year but didn’t, and they jumped in price.

I got one directly from firecat it was 136 dollars and free shipping
I keep an extra on hand. I i have dropped one already, one broke and was under warranty. Its better to keep one around

 

[Highbeam]

Whoa! Before replacing it you need to figure out what you did wrong and stop it or your new cat will be destroyed too.

 

[CTwith3]

Maybe pulling out while hot was a bad idea.
I already ordered a VC replacement.

 

[bholler]

Whoa! Before replacing it you need to figure out what you did wrong and stop it or your new cat will be destroyed too.

Its in a vc that is the problem lol.

 

[CTwith3]

That’s cold.

 

[CTwith3]

Got my new combustor Tuesday, working great.i think it’s time to replace the gasket rope on the doors and griddle.
What specific product should I buy?

 

[RandyBoBandy]

Got my new combustor Tuesday, working great.i think it’s time to replace the gasket rope on the doors and griddle.
What specific product should I buy?

You can find gasket kits on amazon.

 

[CTwith3]

Yes, but which is best?

 

[begreen]

Stick with OEM.
(broken link removed to http://www.hechlers.com/product/3451-encore-2n1-gasket-kit-vermont-castings-2040/)

 

[CTwith3]

Thanks, I went ahead and placed the order.

What’s the best way to remove the old gasket?