I suffered through the end of last burning season with a failed catalytic. The good folks at Woodstock asked if I would wait until this season to make a warranty claim, just to make sure it was the cat and not the spring temperatures that were working their bad mojo on my stove last spring. I tried adding a section to the flue, thinking that it was a draft problem, but still had smoky fires.
I contacted them after some bad fires this fall (smoke and low stove top temps). They promptly sent a new catalytic out to me. I've tried it for the last 3 nights and am amazed at the performance of the stove. No smoke, fast light off of the cat, and easy to control stove top temperatures. My neighbor even commented about the lack of smoke.
I'm interested in how long the new stainless cat will last. It does look flimsy compared to the ceramic one. I'll wait and see.
ADVICE to those who are having smoky fires in their catalytic stoves- make sure you have dry wood then try a new cat if you can't resolve your problems.
I contacted them after some bad fires this fall (smoke and low stove top temps). They promptly sent a new catalytic out to me. I've tried it for the last 3 nights and am amazed at the performance of the stove. No smoke, fast light off of the cat, and easy to control stove top temperatures. My neighbor even commented about the lack of smoke.
I'm interested in how long the new stainless cat will last. It does look flimsy compared to the ceramic one. I'll wait and see.
ADVICE to those who are having smoky fires in their catalytic stoves- make sure you have dry wood then try a new cat if you can't resolve your problems.