I was at a local stove shop over the weekend, and noticed VC's new hybrid stove, which seems interesting. It is a combination of their CAT and Everburn technology rolled into one stove. The Everburn is always engaged, but the user has a choice of whether to run it with the CAT or not. The dealer mentioned that it allows the user to wait for a while in purchasing a new CAT combustor when it needs replacing, or not run with it at all. It also lowers emissions to a lower level when both are engaged.
It does seem like an interesting design, but wonder how well it will work if the smoke is so choked by having to pass through two exhaust systems. I wonder if VC decided to create this stove for some upcoming new federal regulation, since I bet a lot of people remove and never replace the combustor in the CAT stoves.
It does seem like an interesting design, but wonder how well it will work if the smoke is so choked by having to pass through two exhaust systems. I wonder if VC decided to create this stove for some upcoming new federal regulation, since I bet a lot of people remove and never replace the combustor in the CAT stoves.