I don't know if I should post this here..but here goes.
Been noticing my stack temps have been climbing the last month or so..most notably on firing a fresh load.
So when the stove was somewhat cool I opened the bypass and felt around where the gasket is..or should be.
I know that the right side is totally gone and I'm pretty sure some of the other sides are missing some.
Explains my higher stack temps when firing off a load after the by-pass is closed.
Also maybe a week or so ago I was brushing off the cat..which btw has stayed really clean but at that moment I noticed it was lose.
I took the cat out with no prob..could not see any remains of the original gasket..not 2 seasons on this stove yet.
The cat still lights off good and seems to burn fine till later in the burn then she is falling short.
I have more coals at the end of my 12 hour cycle then I use to have.
So far since Oct. of 2010 I have had the paint issue which I repainted the top and now the gaskets.
I never run this stove real hot..not even on reload to get it to temp.
I try to take it up slowly and have good success.
I would still buy it over again.
I have the link for the cat gasket but not sure what I need to buy for the by-pass.
Cat gasket.
(broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/320445247104#ht_500wt_922)
Been noticing my stack temps have been climbing the last month or so..most notably on firing a fresh load.
So when the stove was somewhat cool I opened the bypass and felt around where the gasket is..or should be.
I know that the right side is totally gone and I'm pretty sure some of the other sides are missing some.
Explains my higher stack temps when firing off a load after the by-pass is closed.
Also maybe a week or so ago I was brushing off the cat..which btw has stayed really clean but at that moment I noticed it was lose.
I took the cat out with no prob..could not see any remains of the original gasket..not 2 seasons on this stove yet.
The cat still lights off good and seems to burn fine till later in the burn then she is falling short.
I have more coals at the end of my 12 hour cycle then I use to have.
So far since Oct. of 2010 I have had the paint issue which I repainted the top and now the gaskets.
I never run this stove real hot..not even on reload to get it to temp.
I try to take it up slowly and have good success.
I would still buy it over again.
I have the link for the cat gasket but not sure what I need to buy for the by-pass.
Cat gasket.
(broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/320445247104#ht_500wt_922)