I recently sent a couple of e-mails to Ron at Woodstock to pose some questions. Here are the responses with the questions below. One of his responses is different from a response on this board when I posed that same question here. Don't remember who it was, but they were a FV owner, so maybe this updated info will help someone else who might, or might not, be new to Fireviews.
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Good catch. That illustration was from before the shield was added to
the bottom of the lid. I would leave the thermo at the hotter
location (or you can put it somewhere on the first 12" of pipe coming
off the stove and engage the cat when it reaches 500° on the pipe.
You do not need to disengage the cat when the fire is dying down and
drops below the 250 mark.
It is perfectly fine to put as much wood in the firebox as will fit.
Ron
On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Terry wrote:
> Ron,
>
> 1-In the manual, y'all show the thermometer placed in the middle of
> the top, which would put it above the combustor shield, which is
> where I initially put it. The other day, for some reason, I moved
> it to the back middle corner and did not place it in its former
> spot, when I fired the stove. I noticed that when I did replace it,
> it was 150 degrees hotter in the back middle corner than it was
> over the combustor area. I double checked it with the IR
> thermometer and confirmed the temp difference. So, where SHOULD the
> thermometer be placed? Seems I'm wasting 150 degrees and several
> minutes of combustor time, by waiting until the center location
> registers 250.
>
> 2-How full can/should I fill the stove? I can put quite a few of
> these 4 to 6" logs into the stove and can fill it right to the
> bottom of the combustor chamber. The question is should it be
> filled that full? Is there an optimum level for fuel?
>
> 3-Should the combustor be disengaged when the temp falls below 250
> on the thermometer? Will it be damaged if the temp goes below 250,
> such as after an overnight burn?
>
> Thanks--
>
> Terry
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Shouldn't cause any problems unless there are a LOT of galvanized
nails, then I'd recommend bypassing the cat. I don't have firm
evidence but I have to believe the zinc would not be good for the cat.
On Jan 27, 2010, at 8:56 AM, Terry wrote:
> Ron,
>
> I have some pallet stringers that have imbedded nails in them. Will
> burning these cause any issues? Will any kind of metal causes
> problems for the stove? Thanks--
>
> Terry
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Good catch. That illustration was from before the shield was added to
the bottom of the lid. I would leave the thermo at the hotter
location (or you can put it somewhere on the first 12" of pipe coming
off the stove and engage the cat when it reaches 500° on the pipe.
You do not need to disengage the cat when the fire is dying down and
drops below the 250 mark.
It is perfectly fine to put as much wood in the firebox as will fit.
Ron
On Jan 25, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Terry wrote:
> Ron,
>
> 1-In the manual, y'all show the thermometer placed in the middle of
> the top, which would put it above the combustor shield, which is
> where I initially put it. The other day, for some reason, I moved
> it to the back middle corner and did not place it in its former
> spot, when I fired the stove. I noticed that when I did replace it,
> it was 150 degrees hotter in the back middle corner than it was
> over the combustor area. I double checked it with the IR
> thermometer and confirmed the temp difference. So, where SHOULD the
> thermometer be placed? Seems I'm wasting 150 degrees and several
> minutes of combustor time, by waiting until the center location
> registers 250.
>
> 2-How full can/should I fill the stove? I can put quite a few of
> these 4 to 6" logs into the stove and can fill it right to the
> bottom of the combustor chamber. The question is should it be
> filled that full? Is there an optimum level for fuel?
>
> 3-Should the combustor be disengaged when the temp falls below 250
> on the thermometer? Will it be damaged if the temp goes below 250,
> such as after an overnight burn?
>
> Thanks--
>
> Terry
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Shouldn't cause any problems unless there are a LOT of galvanized
nails, then I'd recommend bypassing the cat. I don't have firm
evidence but I have to believe the zinc would not be good for the cat.
On Jan 27, 2010, at 8:56 AM, Terry wrote:
> Ron,
>
> I have some pallet stringers that have imbedded nails in them. Will
> burning these cause any issues? Will any kind of metal causes
> problems for the stove? Thanks--
>
> Terry