True but 20 years old with thermostat means it’s a king or princess and Terri’s username is “king me”.I don’t think she ever mentioned what model this stove is ?
Plus seems like only the kings are rusting out.
So Terri, king model?
True but 20 years old with thermostat means it’s a king or princess and Terri’s username is “king me”.I don’t think she ever mentioned what model this stove is ?
Welp, I guess that could make sense ?True but 20 years old with thermostat means it’s a king or princess and Terri’s username is “king me”.
Plus seems like only the kings are rusting out.
So Terri, king model?
Thank you for the follow up with pics. That seems to be the common place where the kings rot out. Luckily not behind the welded in heat shield .That’s too bad but looks like you have a fix in mind. I would remove all bricks and do a thorough inspection for any other possible corrosion areas. The stoves create a lot of corrosive creosote in the firebox and I think BKVP has stated to make sure you burn some occasional hot fires to burn that stuff up and also remove the bricks occasionally and inspect.
So how can this be prevented?Thank you for the follow up with pics. That seems to be the common place where the kings rot out. Luckily not behind the welded in heat shield .
Sorry to see this, but I'm glad you have an answer. The question now is whether a plate welded over this area will suffice or is the stove toast?I love our Blaze King, yes it is a King! I would never own a different stove, it is unbeatable!
We have ran our King for over 20 years, 6 months of the year and it has been flawless!
Obviously, everything has a life span and I think we found it!
Here is a synopsis of the problem and solution posted previously:
FYI: We know how to load, run and use a Blaze King and have been successfully doing so for over 25 years!
Symptom:
The stove was getting too hot, pegged on maximum heat with our basement room (huge) getting up to 90 degrees.
The thermostat (not the thermometer) had no effect when turned, the stove ran hot at any and all settings and only when the full wood supply (yes, dry) ran down did the temperature start coming down.
Criteria:
We have a clean chimney and clean stove inside and outside.
Process:
Got a new glass door (old one cracked due to idiot trying to improperly shut it).
New gasket on the door and door adjusted tightly.
New catalytic converter.
Opened the thermostat cover to assure that "butterfly" is working correctly.
Checked air flow tube to eliminate any obstruction.
Visually and with hand and flashlight looked for any cracks.
Still too hot with no ability to adjust.
Called Walla Walla Blazeking and with all this information was told "that's how you know it's working"!
The woman obviously didn't listen and didn't know. She assumed we don't know how to run a stove.
We tried two different BlazeKing dealers and neither of them suggested the problem we eventually identified.
Logged on Hearth.com and asked for help! Thank you all for responding!
Finally:
After all this, I was re-reading any and all information and decided to look one more time. As I was inspecting the firebricks I happened to see a small hole on the back steel stove wall. It looked like just crackly creosote at first but with prodding it broke through completely and there are actually three holes. The large hole started as two small holes but grew with prodding! Tough to see this as the holes go in to the fan enclosures so therefore it still looks dark from the inside. Upon removal of the fans though, very visible. Here was the air leak which causes the overheating!
Conclusion and Solution:
We did not realize that even the small amount of creosote could literally eat through the steel plate! I guess I should have known that!
BlazeKing central should know this and offer that when a stove is this old! I guess that would be bad advertising!
We are having a partial steel plate welded on and will be running again soon!
BlazeKing Stoves Rock but View attachment 318303View attachment 318304View attachment 318305BlazeKing central, not so much!
Terri
Photos show inside right corner, inside left corner and back of stove with fans removed.
Of the 15-20 forum members I’ve ever seen with kings, I’ve seen 3-4 rust out. I have no idea how that sample size translates but I’m sure BK will tell us that it’s rare.@Highbeam, you say there've been other Kings rusting out? Similar vintage and time to fail?
I haven't really been seeing reports of other BK's rusting out, but I'll admit I don't read every post on this behemoth of a forum.
Yes, there recently was another case. That's why I suggested that Kingme look for this issue.@Highbeam, you say there've been other Kings rusting out? Similar vintage and time to fail?
I haven't really been seeing reports of other BK's rusting out, but I'll admit I don't read every post on this behemoth of a forum.
The only advice we get from BK is regular high burns to dry out the corrosive goo that forms with constant low burns that these things are optimized for. Weekly?So how can this be prevented?
This’ll be my 8th heating season with my King, it’s been heating somewhere near 5,600 sq ft. in central Pa. , running on low/medium t-stat settings..Of the 15-20 forum members I’ve ever seen with kings, I’ve seen 3-4 rust out. I have no idea how that sample size translates but I’m sure BK will tell us that it’s rare.
I don’t remember the age of the stoves but they were all the most current, but pre king40, version king.
Ditto. There was a time when I looked at woodstoves as some part of the house, that should last forever, but that was before I ever started actually using them to heat a house full-time. They're appliances, no more an heirloom than my dishwasher or oven, and will be replaced as required or any second thought given. As long as BK keeps making the Ashford 30, and doesn't do anything to screw up its current magic or looks too badly, that will be the replacement for any failed stove in this house.If it rotted and fell in half in a giant heep of rust tomorrow..
I’d have another new one by the end of the weekend !!
There’s really no alternative with similar performance to the bk line. Like a tube stove there’s a dozen or more that are as good as my nc30.Ditto. There was a time when I looked at woodstoves as some part of the house, that should last forever, but that was before I ever started actually using them to heat a house full-time. They're appliances, no more an heirloom than my dishwasher or oven, and will be replaced as required or any second thought given. As long as BK keeps making the Ashford 30, and doesn't do anything to screw up its current magic or looks too badly, that will be the replacement for any failed stove in this house.
The only advice we get from BK is regular high burns to dry out the corrosive goo that forms with constant low burns that these things are optimized for. Weekly?
Actually there are many that are quite a bit better than the nc30.There’s really no alternative with similar performance to the bk line. Like a tube stove there’s a dozen or more that are as good as my nc30.
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