Wow, you having a bad hair day, or what?ignore all of Woody's advice, he has never even seen a Blaze King, let alone owned one.


BTW @webby3650 has also posted the same, so you can't assume everyone's flue temp is rising after they close the bypass.
What? Flue temp should drop after you close the bypass.
If after you closed the bypass you let it burn for the 20 -30 minutes recommended, yes it can get there and a little more sometimes. it is normal. Now, if you dial down the draft/stat, yes it should drop, but all depend how hot you are burning.
Running on high for 20-30 minutes on each reload is not a necessity...I only run on high for an hour or so once a week, on occasion.
That's rich! Way to follow Ashful's lead and jump on the bandwagon...."Yeah, let's get Woody!"You're wrong Woody.....wrong here and a detriment to the thread....this thread is the BK PERFORMANCE thread.

Let's go back a couple pages in this thread, shall we? You started asking about different re-load methods, with the intent being to minimize smoke on your start-ups. Then I mentioned how I was getting very little smoke when using the top-down start. Shortly thenafter, you posted this stunning breakthrough:
I'm really happy that I was able to help you achieve this quantum leap in "BK performance!" Glad to be of service!Guys, I tried a new thing and it really improves BK performance...Top down method with a torch....Rather than 1 to 1.5 hours of puking smoke waiting for the cat probe to read active, I am engaging that cat in 15 minutes.

Clearly, you've always been a BK expert, and one of the select few that are truly qualified to post in this thread.1 to 1.5 hours of puking smoke waiting for the cat probe to read active


I like to think (when I'm not questioning the BK mystique,)


Here, I'll throw you guys a bone: Owing to its construction, the BK may well be the quickest stove to achieve cat light-off. I'm not gettin' the stone Ws cat lit in 15 min, I'll tellya that.

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