I know, it isn't the best time to do this, but I'm impatient and couldn't wait any longer. :red:
Thursday afternoon I fired up the King with a load of kindling...about 11:00 pm Thursday night, I loaded it full with white oak...set the t'stat on 1.5 (it ranges from 1 - 3.5)
Now it is Saturday night, about 10:00 pm and I have enough coals to load it again and get it to fire off...nearly 48 hours on one load.
This whole time, it has kept the main part of my house around 78*, and the bedrooms around 72*...without the stove fan running...only a ceiling fan in the living room running (which is where the stove is located)
Granted, it has been in the high 40's at night and high 60's during the day...not too much of a demand
Occasionally, I tinkered with the t'stat, and caused the catalyst temperature to jump up to 1600* - 1800*...but turning on the stove fan for a few minutes brought it back down...might have gotten more time out of it if I had just left it alone.
Most of the time on Friday, and today (Saturday) the catalyst thermometer has hovered around 300* - 400*...which brings up a question:
Will it harm the catalyst, or anything for that matter, to run it at such low temperatures, for extended periods of time?
Thursday afternoon I fired up the King with a load of kindling...about 11:00 pm Thursday night, I loaded it full with white oak...set the t'stat on 1.5 (it ranges from 1 - 3.5)
Now it is Saturday night, about 10:00 pm and I have enough coals to load it again and get it to fire off...nearly 48 hours on one load.
This whole time, it has kept the main part of my house around 78*, and the bedrooms around 72*...without the stove fan running...only a ceiling fan in the living room running (which is where the stove is located)
Granted, it has been in the high 40's at night and high 60's during the day...not too much of a demand
Occasionally, I tinkered with the t'stat, and caused the catalyst temperature to jump up to 1600* - 1800*...but turning on the stove fan for a few minutes brought it back down...might have gotten more time out of it if I had just left it alone.
Most of the time on Friday, and today (Saturday) the catalyst thermometer has hovered around 300* - 400*...which brings up a question:
Will it harm the catalyst, or anything for that matter, to run it at such low temperatures, for extended periods of time?