Doing some spring cleaning on my stove and noticed the gap in the right hand bottom side of my catalyst. Second winter running the stove, and it was already in place when I bought the house. Not sure how many years it has been run. It still functions correctly as far as I can tell, maybe some faster burn times, but still getting to temp and burning quite well. Is this a problem? Thanks for any insights!
Worried about a gap in my catalyst
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It's a somewhat common thing to see for (some) metal cats.
It will allow smoke to bypass the cat, which is not good.
So I would get a new one in the near future.
Maybe they're cheaper in summer?
It will allow smoke to bypass the cat, which is not good.
So I would get a new one in the near future.
Maybe they're cheaper in summer?
