Where did you buy your gasket?
The only place that seems to sell them is firecat.
Where did you buy your gasket?
Great thanks for the great thread I’m going to give it a shot.
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My cat was 80% plugged. Did the acid bath last night. I did the distilled water rinse four times before it was clean. I think my cat probably won’t last much longer as we burn starting in September until early June and this is its third year. I wish I would have taken pictures, I never seem to think of it in the middle of a project. I haven’t seen this much glow in a while.
Did you buy your new cat from firecat?After the vinegar bath process my worn out cat was rejuvenated significantly but it did not last. Got a few good months out of it before the cats age again became apparent. Really, it wasn’t worth the time, cost, and effort to do an acid wash when a new cat is so cheap.
Yes! Through their amazon store mid mountain or whatever. 186$ shipped! It's running at 1400 right now.Did you buy your new cat from firecat?
Ok , I looked at them on amazon the ceramic one for the princess is the same size as the steel one for the Ashford is there any reason I can’t use the ceramic in my Ashford?Yes! Through their amazon store mid mountain or whatever. 186$ shipped! It's running at 1400 right now.
Ok , I looked at them on amazon the ceramic one for the princess is the same size as the steel one for the Ashford is there any reason I can’t use the ceramic in my Ashford?
Soaking my Keystone cat now in a 50/50 solution, no boil, I'll just let it soak for a couple hours then rise with distilled water. Ive gone 3.5 years with this steel cat and i wanted to replace but Woodstock is having problems with their supplier so they've been out of stock for quite some time and cant give me a date on new ones coming in. I'm hoping to get it will rejuvenate and give me another month or two.
Anyone ever tried an ultrasonic cleaner? I bought one for my business about 5 years ago and does a great job cleaning circuit boards. The unit we have is controllable on duty cycle and frequency. I could try a low setting and hope the substrate integrity is not compromised. May have tot ry it at the end of the season this year and see what happens.
Was the catalyst peeling or coming loose, that you could see by looking through it? I guess not if " it came out looking brand new."I soaked the cat for 3 hours occasionally lifting it out to flush out the loose deposits and it came out looking brand new. It left lots of junk in the bottom of the soaking tub, a lot more than I thought there would be.
Was the catalyst peeling or coming loose, that you could see by looking through it? I guess not if " it came out looking brand new."
No peeling I could see just some hard light colored deposits mostly on the cat face that wouldnt come loose with a paint brush.
My take on these new steel cats is they need a little more maintenance than the ceramics since the holes are much smaller. I tend to brush mine about every two weeks or so. Also need to brush that scoop as well. Im tempted to go back to ceramic for a little better flow as well as a little more heat. I always had a hotter stove with may ceramic cats but I'm not sure they last as long as the steelies?
Yeah, I need to brush the cat and screen and clean the glass as well but it's too cold to let the stove go out right now.My take on these new steel cats is they need a little more maintenance than the ceramics since the holes are much smaller. I tend to brush mine about every two weeks or so. Also need to brush that scoop as well. Im tempted to go back to ceramic for a little better flow as well as a little more heat. I always had a hotter stove with may ceramic cats but I'm not sure they last as long as the steelies?
What is the average life of a cat? The ones who have done he acid bath is it worth the time or would you just purchase a new cat? How long after the acid bath would you say the cat lasted?
Average life of a cat is 12,000 hrs give or take and that number probably has a lot of variables with it. Maybe you can extend that life if your not burning low and slow all the time and keep a little flame going that would keep the cat from doing all the work?What is the average life of a cat? The ones who have done he acid bath is it worth the time or would you just purchase a new cat? How long after the acid bath would you say the cat lasted?
Wouldn’t it be great if the ultra sonic cleaner blasted the catalyst off?
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