Pologuy9906
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Hopefully the cat install is pretty cut and dry. I don't see how I can pull the old and add the new. It doesn't seem like it slides in. Almost like I need to remove something. I'll take a look at the manual.
Steel Vs Ceramic Cat.
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stoveliker
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Highbeam
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Looks like it is. Does that matter in your stove? Does anything seal against the formerly flat baffle?
Pologuy9906
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It's a known issue, my got this way shortly after install. The dealer said bring it in and they will hammer it back to normal. i did it myself, after couple of fires it was the same way. Some guys pushed dealers to replace it. But it wraps again after a while. I just gave up. It doesn't seem like its affecting anything. It just dividing cat from firebox with wool laying on a top.
Highbeam
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Lots of baffles fail to hold up. The ceramic ones in my noncat are bowed up in the middle about 1/4” away from the air tubes. Even the stainless steel ones that PE uses have been known to warp. Unless it actually causes a problem it can be just aesthetic.
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