Blaze king princess

[Gooseduck]

Just had a new blaze king princess installed few days ago. Love it so far. Just curious does anyone know about bypass lever. I push mine closed and then an extra push is required to get it to click. Not much force. Store I bought it from said they never heard of having to do this. Called blaze king. They said that’s fine. Seems to be working fine. Wondering if anyone has much experience with blaze king. It’s my first cat stove.

 

[bholler]

That is normal

 

[Gooseduck]

That is normal

Thanks. I figured it was. Just wanted to make sure

 

[kennyp2339]

You want the click, the shaft is on a cam and that's what locks the flat plate down, always make sure you hear or feel the click. BTW you got a nice stove, I've been running one since 2014 and while I had my issues due to a irregular setup, all in all I'm very happy with the stove and it has functioned as advertised.
A few things accessories to consider that have made a great difference with my stove was getting the blower kit, convection deck and outside air connection kit.
Also what keeps the stove happy is to keep about a 1" layer of ash on the bricks, and once you have a good bed of coals the stove loves big fat dry splits.

 

[Gooseduck]

You want the click, the shaft is on a cam and that's what locks the flat plate down, always make sure you hear or feel the click. BTW you got a nice stove, I've been running one since 2014 and while I had my issues due to a irregular setup, all in all I'm very happy with the stove and it has functioned as advertised.
A few things accessories to consider that have made a great difference with my stove was getting the blower kit, convection deck and outside air connection kit.
Also what keeps the stove happy is to keep about a 1" layer of ash on the bricks, and once you have a good bed of coals the stove loves big fat dry splits.

Right on. I was just surprised the place I got it from didn’t know this. This stove seems very efficient. Just load it up and let it go. Last stove I would have to feed every couple hours.

 

[begreen]

There is a Blaze King performance thread here. That's a good place for questions and answers.

2019-20 Blaze King Performance Thread Part 1 (Everything BK)

And we're off! I got no predictions for weather this year. Everything messed up, but I am sitting on eight cords around 12 or 13 % MC and am not worried. Stay safe y'all.

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[Gooseduck]

Thanks. New to blaze king and this forum. Much appreciated

 

[weatherguy]

Always made sure mine made the click on the extra push.

 

[AlbergSteve]

Welcome to the ''dark'' side...

 

[Woody Stover]

Welcome to the ''dark'' side...

The Holey Grail of wood stoves!

 

[spudman99]

Yes you need that extra umpffff. If not the bypass plate just rests on the gasket but does not seal. While you will not damage the stove, you will send heat up the liner and bypass the heat producing combustor. Plus emissions will be out of spec. Enjoy your beauty, not a cheap way to heat but an excellent and reliable appliance.

 

[Consumer492]

I’ve been burning my Princess for a year. Just read your “click” question, walked over to the stove, pushed down and “click.” I’ve been using the stove without the bypass fully engaged I would’ve kept doing so if you hadn’t posted that question. What a forehead slap. Thank you.