I recently purchased a house that has a Country Flame S-6, S-I wood burning insert. I was able to confirm with my local air quality board that the insert is approved to burn, so I would like to start using it as my other choice is my electric furnace and I have a good source for oak and madrone to burn.
After doing a bunch of reading I figured I should check the catalytic combuster to see if it needed to be replaced and much to my surprise the insert has no cat installed.
Inside the firebox there was a steel plate held on with 4 bolts, when I remove that plate there is a hole and the bypass rod runs through there as well. I assume the catalyst goes in the hole, but I don't quite understand how it stays in place, and if it is resting on the plate how do the flue gases flow through? On newer stoves it looks like there is a solid plate, but above that a round cat holder (Country Flame O2) then the cat.
Before I go and buy a new cat, I wanted to confirm where it goes and make sure no other pieces are missing to the stove.
To that end I would be most appreciative of anyone that has a manual, diagram, experience, etc. that could help me understand what I need to do in order to have the stove setup correctly.
Thanks,
-J
After doing a bunch of reading I figured I should check the catalytic combuster to see if it needed to be replaced and much to my surprise the insert has no cat installed.
Inside the firebox there was a steel plate held on with 4 bolts, when I remove that plate there is a hole and the bypass rod runs through there as well. I assume the catalyst goes in the hole, but I don't quite understand how it stays in place, and if it is resting on the plate how do the flue gases flow through? On newer stoves it looks like there is a solid plate, but above that a round cat holder (Country Flame O2) then the cat.
Before I go and buy a new cat, I wanted to confirm where it goes and make sure no other pieces are missing to the stove.
To that end I would be most appreciative of anyone that has a manual, diagram, experience, etc. that could help me understand what I need to do in order to have the stove setup correctly.
Thanks,
-J
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