Regency pro series f3500 help

[Woody Stover]

The only thing you need to know there is whether the cat is active or not so you know when to close the bypass.

I also want to know the temp that the cat is running at, to avoid the damage they say will occur at sustained operation over 1500. I don't want to be anywhere near that, although I was at 1400 on a couple of occasions with the Buck 91. At that temp, the cat is bright orange, almost going yellow, and you can't see the cell walls any more.

 

[bholler]

I also want to know the temp that the cat is running at, to avoid the damage they say will occur at sustained operation over 1500. I don't want to be anywhere near that, although I was at 1400 on a couple of occasions with the Buck 91. At that temp, the cat is bright orange, almost going yellow, and you can't see the cell walls any more.

But a fresh cat is going to run that hot for a little while regardless

 

[Woody Stover]

But a fresh cat is going to run that hot for a little while regardless

I have a new one, with a couple of burns on it. I've had to keep an eye on it, but there is another issue with the stove that I'm trying to figure out, so I can't say that it would go to 1500 if the stove were operating normally. I've run new cats many times, and I don't remember ever having one that wasn't easily controllable by the air setting. Yes, that air setting may have been slightly lower until the cat fully broke in, but it wasn't like the cat was uncontrollable and going to 1500 "regardless," as you say. But maybe the new hybrids post-2020 are a different animal..

 

[Todd]

It’ll take some trial and error figuring out a new stove. You’ll have to experiment when the best time to close the bypass and engage the cat, a flue thermometer will definitely help. Different weather conditions, firewood size, load size and type all play a factor.