If stack temperatures are low, wouldn't an insulated liner/pipe play a big role as well? Seems like an insulated liner would let you reduce temperatures, and perhaps run your Blaze King more efficiently.
Blaze King Princess Insert - Inside Mount Adapter
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It absolutely plays a role. There’s so many variables in wood burning, that’s why it’s so hard to differentiate between a problem with the stove, or a problem with the system.
Active cat or not if you are running 200 internal temp just above the stove you are going to have creosote issues.
I was typically running 25 to 35 degrees cooler on the stack with the princess than I did with the regency. Similar mc on the same chimney and I got 3x the creosote. Now those are pipe surface temps so internal would be a larger difference
The fancy cutout stove pipe demonstration piece is meant to show how the smoke comes and goes with the cat engagement and also how little heat "can" be released while still burning clean. I do not believe the intent is to instruct anyone to actually burn loads with 200 degree flue temperatures long term.
It's like a dyno test shows peak HP for an engine which is not how you are supposed to run the engine all the time.
I'm one of the people that feels the need to run flue temps on my BK a little higher, say 300, to minimize condensation in the flue. Even at those higher flue temps, the efficiency of this stove is extremely high. It just means the burn rate is a bit above the minimum possible. 300 degree flue temps is still a 24 hour reload schedule. It's still very low.
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It's like a dyno test shows peak HP for an engine which is not how you are supposed to run the engine all the time.
I'm one of the people that feels the need to run flue temps on my BK a little higher, say 300, to minimize condensation in the flue. Even at those higher flue temps, the efficiency of this stove is extremely high. It just means the burn rate is a bit above the minimum possible. 300 degree flue temps is still a 24 hour reload schedule. It's still very low.
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