Can you do a long slow burn with an old Blaze King?

[bobanne]

Hey, new to stoves. I've found an older Blaze King and I am wondering if it has the capability to do a long burn similar to the current models?

The one I'm looking at looks like this photo, minus the vent and logo near the top.

 

[begreen]

What is the model number listed on the UL plate?

 

[bobanne]

What is the model number listed on the UL plate?

I'm waiting for more pictures, so far haven't seen the UL plate.

 

[stoveliker]

Ask if it has a cat. If not, then you can't do a long low and slow burn.

 

[bobanne]

I just found another one: PMJ 202 - I read the manual online but can't tell if it has a catalyst. The Google AI says it is a catalytic stove, but I don't trust the AI without verification.

 

[bobanne]

more pictures of the PMJ-202 attached

 

[begreen]

According to the manual, the PMJ-202 was a non-cat, old school stove.

https://www.blazeking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OM-PM-202-and-PMJ-202.pdf

Ask if it has a cat. If not, then you can't do a long low and slow burn.

Sort of, though actually you could in the old pre-cat BKs. They still had a thermostat. The downside was that it could be a dirty, smoldering burn. Those stoves have a really big belly so a full load of wood could smolder for 14+ hrs. with good wood.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes, you can do a lot, but without the cat, the smoldering will close off your flue in a few weeks if you do this consistently...
And at some point you may have to chemically clean your chimney. (at a few thousand dollars...)

To me that equates "no you can't"...

 

[begreen]

Though they did, some pretty often. No chemicals used. The solution was often to run the stove hot once a month and burn the crap out.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes, but I thought here we don't give advice based on practices that are now deemed poor and unsafe...?

 

[begreen]

Not advice, just an observation.

 

[bobanne]

The other stove is a KT 302, so at least as old as the Princess I think. Neither appear to be UL listed. After reading this and other threads we are leaning towards either forking out for a new BK Ashford 20.2 or compromising with something like a Drolet Escape 1200.

 

[Wisco Shepherd]

leaning towards either forking out for a new BK Ashford 20.2 or compromising with something like a Drolet Escape 1200.

Definitely a more predictable outcome. As long as your wood is sub 20%

 

[begreen]

The other stove is a KT 302, so at least as old as the Princess I think. Neither appear to be UL listed. After reading this and other threads we are leaning towards either forking out for a new BK Ashford 20.2 or compromising with something like a Drolet Escape 1200.

That's a better plan. Note that the BK 20/30 series includes less expensive models as well. They have the same internals. Also, a BK 30 stove can run low and slow like the BK 20. It just burns for a longer time.

 

[stoveliker]

Yes, compare the lowest BTU outputs of the 20 and 30 models; they're similar. The duration they can do that is different though.

If you have the physical space, get the 30 model - IF you go this route.