Sunday I loaded the stove and got it running but it wasn't hot enough to engage the cat before I left to go duck hunting. I told my wife to let check it and when it was hot enough, engage the cat. Well, I came home from duck hunting I found the fire was lagging so I went to toss a couple of logs on it. I dis-engage the cat and then reach to open the damper and found it was already open full! The best I can figure is that it was run like this for about three hours but I don't know how hot it got.
Now I'm having major issues with the cat stalling. Like this morning I got the stove hot and ready, I engage the cat and listen to the metal pinging and check the cat to see it cherry red. I don't give it another thought until I am leaving for work and see smoke coming out of the stack. It was cold, -2F. Temps on the stove are still rising to about 475F.
I'm worried that the cat is now torched out. Wood is dry (two year old hickory) and zero sizzling and cat is three years old.
Cat fried? It's just so cold that there's gonna be smoke no matter what?
Thanks,
fv
Now I'm having major issues with the cat stalling. Like this morning I got the stove hot and ready, I engage the cat and listen to the metal pinging and check the cat to see it cherry red. I don't give it another thought until I am leaving for work and see smoke coming out of the stack. It was cold, -2F. Temps on the stove are still rising to about 475F.
I'm worried that the cat is now torched out. Wood is dry (two year old hickory) and zero sizzling and cat is three years old.
Cat fried? It's just so cold that there's gonna be smoke no matter what?
Thanks,
fv