catalytic converter

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    RSF Opel 2 Plus - corroding after three winter burns.

    I have an RSF Opel 2 Plus (catalytic) fire place, with an Excel (stainless steel) chimney. It's in its forth winter of use. The bypass handle became inoperable last week. I had the installer come and check it out. After removing the catalytic converter to get a better view, it was determined...
  2. P

    Ashford 25 Catalytic Converter Question

    I have an Ashford 25 wood stove. I can't find the specs on the catalytic converter. The reason I am asking is because I just had it cleaned. The technician indicated he didn't want to remove the catalytic converter because he (nor I) didn't have a spare gasket--and they tend to crumble upon...
    • pokane
    • Thread
    • catalytic converter gasket
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Blaze King
  3. G

    Regency i2500 Catalytic combustor question

    We recently had a Regency i2500 professionally installed and I have some questions about the catalytic combustor that I was hoping you all might be able to help me with. We're in Wisconsin, so all temps are in Fahrenheit, and we're using fully seasoned oak as our fuel source, in case it helps...
    • Glassmelter
    • Thread
    • catalyst catalytic converter regency i2500 wood insert
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Regency
  4. W

    Lopi Large Flush Insert Temp Probe

    I had the Lopi Large Flush Hybrid Wood insert installed last year. It works great! Great investment! I’ve been burning hickory that I cut and split 1.5yrs ago. Moisture meter says it’s good to go . Once the fire is established, the cat engages as it should, glows red however the temperature...
  5. R

    Cat issue with Woodstock Keystone?

    We've had a Woodstock Keystone stove since 2010. We LOVE it! Two years ago in 2018 I ordered and installed a new metal catalytic converter to replace the older ceramic one. The ceramic one was starting to crack and disintigrate. The metal cat worked just fine for a couple years. This season it's...
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    BK Ashford 30 cat question

    Hello all, I throw the cat when the needle point to active. But that is sometimes when there is a new load of wood (and when I haven't been home, or haven't been paying attention, sometimes cold wood). Question: Is it ok to have the converter running with a big load of new wood? Seems it is...
  7. C

    Rebuilding Refractory Chamber?

    Howdy, I've been reading how some refractory chambers have to be rebuilt. They get damaged and won't seal around the combustor. Or squirrels ate it. I understand they are expensive to replace. I don't understand why they cannot be rebuilt, or built from scratch, using hi temp fiber board...
  8. R

    Catalytic wood boiler

    Hey all, long time reader first time poster here. I've been searching for info on a catalytic wood boiler that can burn long and low like a catalytic stand alone stove, but can't seem to find anything. Does this exist, and if not, why? It seems like it would be a great way to avoid needing...
  9. carlo@ITALIA

    Regency CI6000 vs Blaze King Princess Insert

    Hi All, I'm going to buy one of those but i need to figure out what is the best. I'm interested in: Long burn time Capability to warm all my apartment (single floor (160 sq mt) insert in the living room, hope it will be able to spread the warm into the bedrooms, only a single door from living...
    • carlo@ITALIA
    • Thread
    • blaze king burn time catalytic catalytic converter insert fireplace regency
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Regency
  10. C

    Getting Catalytic Burn

    Hi Everyone, Could use input on what I might be doing wrong with my Vermont Castings Intrepid II. I'm still new to burning with this stove that came with a house I bought. I did read the manual and FAQ on this site. I got a fire going with the damper open and brought it up to 450 degrees...
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    BK Ashford: the limits on leaving the cat open (by mistake)

    I wonder whether someone can reassure me about inadvertently leaving the cat open after the needle gets into the active range on my Blaze King Ashford 30. The anxiety is dampening my pleasure in my still fairly new beautiful and congenial stove. Could someone reassure me -- or lecture me?, or...
  12. W

    Buck 91 cat was on fire. What happened?

    Hello, I was burning my Buck 91 stove today and had just reloaded over coals putting in some splits. A while later, I saw no fire in the box, but a glow coming from the cat I've never seen before then. I observed more carefully, and noted a fire up above the firebox. I opened the bypass, and a...
  13. B

    Catalytic converter substitute?

    I have a friend’s old Vermont Castings Encore 2550 with the catalytic converter design. He burned some semi-moist wood and cracked the Cat (a second time), so he decided to get a new stove without one. Before he set it outside in the weather, the Cat was removed and discarded. 3-4 years later...
  14. G

    closing the cat "late" on Ashford 30

    hello Hearth.com folk. I'm new. I am very glad to have found this group and have benefitted a lot already, just lurking. Now I've joined and I have a question for you all. I am very happy with my newish (it'll be a year this coming February) Blaze King Ashford 30. The one thing that keeps...
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