2021-2022 BK everything thread

[unimog1300]

Bk Ashford 30 loaded with doug fir, split with a Eastonmade 5-way box wedge.

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Eastonmade 👍👍👍

 

[sacountry]

Just read the post from our friend in Fairbanks about wife attire. That will bust you up. You could also remove the thermostat knob, but that would be a pain to reinstall each time. Yup, let her win.

3 months in to the burn season and my wife is winning the battle of the tstat. Fairly happy with the new BlazeKing purchase. I fixed the seized handle with antisieze. When I did, I noticed some charring on the backside of the handle. Temps in the northwest have been hovering around zero so we've asked more of the stove, running it hotter inorder to keep up. Happy to say the 3000 sq ft home hasn't dipped below 60 degrees as we're able to get it up to about 65 in the day. Running it so hot has really increased the charring on the wood handle to the point that small charred pieces of it are coming off.

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

 

[Diabel]

Running it so hot has really increased the charring on the wood handle to the point that small charred pieces of it are coming off.

This is new. Which model is it? The Princess door handle is about 3” away from the stove body. How hot are you running the stove ?

 

[showrguy]

3 months in to the burn season and my wife is winning the battle of the tstat. Fairly happy with the new BlazeKing purchase. I fixed the seized handle with antisieze. When I did, I noticed some charring on the backside of the handle. Temps in the northwest have been hovering around zero so we've asked more of the stove, running it hotter inorder to keep up. Happy to say the 3000 sq ft home hasn't dipped below 60 degrees as we're able to get it up to about 65 in the day. Running it so hot has really increased the charring on the wood handle to the point that small charred pieces of it are coming off.

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

Yikes, 65*. What stove do you have ?

 

[sacountry]

Yikes, 65*. What stove do you have ?

Its the King40. It's not an easy house to heat with an open format and vaulted ceilings with two ceiling fans constantly running. The main open space is roughly 2000 sq ft.

 

[sacountry]

BK40. The handle distance from the stove is the same on both the Princess and the BK40.

 

[Diabel]

BK40. The handle distance from the stove is the same on both the Princess and the BK40.

Wow, you must be running it full throttle nonstop.

 

[sacountry]

Wow, you must be running it full throttle nonstop.

Correct. With temps going below zero at night and given the space, we're asking a lot from it. We're following all the recommendations, including straight, long, double wall pipe, wood only (no paper, cardboard, or anything else...just seasoned fir and larch. I'm standing on the fact that you can't overheat this stove. I do have a furnace but it's not behaving at the moment despite my pre-season testing so we are completely dependent on the BK40 to perform.

 

[showrguy]

I’m in the same boat as you, only bigger …
Did you install an OAK ?
I did after the 1s two heating seasons, made a big difference in my place..
You could try a temporary one to see if it helps..

 

[sacountry]

I’m in the same boat as you, only bigger …
Did you install an OAK ?
I did after the 1s two heating seasons, made a big difference in my place..
You could try a temporary one to see if it helps..

An OAK?

 

[Highbeam]

An OAK?

Outside Air Connection( or kit). To supply combustion air to the stove from outside the house.

 

[Stump shot]

3 months in to the burn season and my wife is winning the battle of the tstat. Fairly happy with the new BlazeKing purchase. I fixed the seized handle with antisieze. When I did, I noticed some charring on the backside of the handle. Temps in the northwest have been hovering around zero so we've asked more of the stove, running it hotter inorder to keep up. Happy to say the 3000 sq ft home hasn't dipped below 60 degrees as we're able to get it up to about 65 in the day. Running it so hot has really increased the charring on the wood handle to the point that small charred pieces of it are coming off.

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

Do you have a fan kit on the king?

 

[kennyp2339]

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

Just the door handle? have you checked the by-pass handle too? If its only the door handle, check the door gasket and make sure it passes muster, a leaky door is detrimental to your cat life.

 

[stoveliker]

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

Not to my knowledge. I suggest to contact @BKVP because this should not be happening.

I know of a user (not King but a 30 box) in AK that runs full throttle often/long. I have not heard of the handle charring before.
To me this suggests that something is wrong.

 

[sacountry]

Do you have a fan kit on the king?

Yes

 

[sacountry]

Just the door handle? have you checked the by-pass handle too? If its only the door handle, check the door gasket and make sure it passes muster, a leaky door is detrimental to your cat life.

The by-pass handle is fine. I did the dollar bill test on all sides of the door gasket. It held the dollar tight on all sides.

 

[sacountry]

Outside Air Connection( or kit). To supply combustion air to the stove from outside the house.

Nope. I don't have one of those.

 

[Highbeam]

Thoughts? is the wood handle something that needs to replaced semi regularly like the CAT?

I've seen lots of pictures of charred door handles on BKs. Mine is fine after all the years but I don't run mine as hot as often as some folks do. I would just leave it charred and use it unless it splits and falls off. Consider it a patina.

 

[Diabel]

My BK has been running since last Fri. The wooden handle is warm to touch I can easily hold my hand to it. I remember looking at few old VC stoves with bypass wooden handles charred (stove body side) and the handle is about 2” from the stove body. These stoves were grossly over fired.

 

[jdonna]

I've seen lots of pictures of charred door handles on BKs. Mine is fine after all the years but I don't run mine as hot as often as some folks do. I would just leave it charred and use it unless it splits and falls off. Consider it a patina.

Must be full loads of black locust or ironwood running wide open !

 

[sacountry]

Must be full loads of black locust or ironwood running wide open !

I'm running wide open quite often with the subzero temps, but using woods native to Northwest MT. Fir and larch ....larch is awesome BTW! super dense with high BTU output, but nothing else other than a rare log of birch.

 

[MissMac]

Not to my knowledge. I suggest to contact @BKVP because this should not be happening.

I know of a user (not King but a 30 box) in AK that runs full throttle often/long. I have not heard of the handle charring before.
To me this suggests that something is wrong.

I've run my stove on full throttle lots. The colour has faded some on the wooden handle, but nothing that is charred.

 

[BKVP]

I have charred a wood handle on the loading door on 1 King and 1 other new non Blaze King stove I purchased. If you have a temperature gun, please PM me any readings you might get. I can show them to engineers. In the mean time, just PM you name/address and we can send a replacement handle. Are the adjoining wall masonry/noncombustible? You can PM a picture of the install too if you don't mind.

BKVP

 

[jdonna]

I'm running wide open quite often with the subzero temps, but using woods native to Northwest MT. Fir and larch ....larch is awesome BTW! super dense with high BTU output, but nothing else other than a rare log

I'm running wide open quite often with the subzero temps, but using woods native to Northwest MT. Fir and larch ....larch is awesome BTW! super dense with high BTU output, but nothing else other than a rare log of birch.

What’s your internal stack temp wide open after it settles ?

 

[sacountry]

What’s your internal stack temp wide open after it settles ?

I don't know. I don't have a gauge inside the stack. I can tell by simple touch that the outside wall of the stack is only warm to the touch not hot.