Howdy, My name is Benjamin & I just moved up to Weed in No. Ca. Just purchased a new Blaze King Princess insert PI 1010A & the burn time seems extrememly low compared to all of the info/posts (only 4-5 hours max!). I'll try to provide as much info as I can so you guys can help determine if this is operator error or if there is an issue with the stove.
Installed by a local professional -2 story house-30' of 8" SS liner-cap & plate on top. First burn procedure followed to burn off paint/oils etc. I have loaded the stove 4 or 5 times now, trying different loading,stacking methods but can't the stove to "slow down" It seems like it is getting to much combustion air even tho the tstat is set to minimum. The wood I am using is dry, split & seasond log pole pine-with little or no bark. All tstat adjustments were made graduallly in 20 minute increments.
Here is the process I have been doing.
Load stove, open bypas, tstat on high, light stove & wait for temp to move into the active range.
Once in active range I close the bypass & make my 1st tstat adjustment down towards medium.
I continue to adjust the tstat down every 20 minutes (see the 1st picture after 1 hour-tstat is at medium)
I have checked to door seal & it doesn't seem to be allowing air in when it is closed. I can hear & feel the bypass damper as I close it.
The fan speed/adjustment doesn't seem to effect the burn times.
Even when the tstat is at minimum I can still see the flames & the wood is completely engulfed. I can even hear the draft/draw if I put my head on the right side of the stove. My expectation is that with the fan off, I shouldn't be able to hear the draft at all, & the stove should be in "smolder" mode & I shouldn't be able to see the flames reaching up like they have a strong air source.
After just 2 hours the wood appears to be 50% consumed.
The latest load is now nothing but glowing coals & it has only been 3.5 hours
I am going to call the dealer - (Orley in Medford) but I wanted to get some feedback from some experienced users.
Am I doing something wrong, or could it be that the tstat is not choking down the combustion air? How can I verify?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Benjamin
Installed by a local professional -2 story house-30' of 8" SS liner-cap & plate on top. First burn procedure followed to burn off paint/oils etc. I have loaded the stove 4 or 5 times now, trying different loading,stacking methods but can't the stove to "slow down" It seems like it is getting to much combustion air even tho the tstat is set to minimum. The wood I am using is dry, split & seasond log pole pine-with little or no bark. All tstat adjustments were made graduallly in 20 minute increments.
Here is the process I have been doing.
Load stove, open bypas, tstat on high, light stove & wait for temp to move into the active range.
Once in active range I close the bypass & make my 1st tstat adjustment down towards medium.
I continue to adjust the tstat down every 20 minutes (see the 1st picture after 1 hour-tstat is at medium)
I have checked to door seal & it doesn't seem to be allowing air in when it is closed. I can hear & feel the bypass damper as I close it.
The fan speed/adjustment doesn't seem to effect the burn times.
Even when the tstat is at minimum I can still see the flames & the wood is completely engulfed. I can even hear the draft/draw if I put my head on the right side of the stove. My expectation is that with the fan off, I shouldn't be able to hear the draft at all, & the stove should be in "smolder" mode & I shouldn't be able to see the flames reaching up like they have a strong air source.
After just 2 hours the wood appears to be 50% consumed.
The latest load is now nothing but glowing coals & it has only been 3.5 hours
I am going to call the dealer - (Orley in Medford) but I wanted to get some feedback from some experienced users.
Am I doing something wrong, or could it be that the tstat is not choking down the combustion air? How can I verify?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Benjamin