I tried my best to find the dimensions of the Ideal Steel but apparently it is too new. No replacement listed on Woodstock or Condar website. I did find the Fireview (1997+) and it measured 4.675" x 4.675" x 2" but I'm sure it won't be the same as the Ideal Steel. Anyone know the answer to this question? Anyone else have cat sizes from different stoves you want to share?
Does anybody think the draft wide open won't make heat?
I've been told the IS uses the same cat as the Fireview. I asked because if I decide to go with the IS, I want spare cat(s) lying around.
mike
This will too. It's not recommended. I think Bryan did it for a short time for the video.You turn the draft wide open on mine and it will set the paneling on fire.
I've been told the IS uses the same cat as the Fireview. I asked because if I decide to go with the IS, I want spare cat(s) lying around.
mike
Negative. I'm here (on this site) getting an education on 'heating with wood' so when I do bail on South Florida, I have a clue as to what's involved.I gotta ask. Do you really use a stove in South Florida?Or are you using it at another location?
Man I love how after almost every one of your posts always ends with something mentioning having to pay a higher price for a superior product lol. You're starting to sound almost like those snobby BMW owners. Mustang GT hangs with the much pricier M3 around a track which is where the BMW is supposed to be the clear cut champ. Instead of being impressed by that feat they say stuff like "Well it's still a Ford." How do you know the BK is the better product!? What is leading you to believe Woodstock produces inferior products? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to start an argument or anything.
Also, I don't give a rats ass what stove people buy either lol. Just thought the IS stoves are really interesting and wanted to see various opinions.
Yup, that's the site. Sure looks a lot more civilized than here, without the sycophantic butt-kissers and knuckle-draggers too. Almost too nice. Never did like Fred Rogers much either. Forestry forum has different areas of expertise covered, AND some folks that got banned from here.
Folks at hearth (before the nazis staged their putsch) promoted an open house at Woodstock, and Tom Morrissey was answering any and all question about the new-at-the-time "Progress Hybrid" stove that was going into production momentarily. A no-bs guy IMO.
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I've had this curiosity for awhile now about cat size...for a couple reasons:
1. My thought (& it's only a thought) is that different sized cats will be capable of generating different amounts of heat (more or less surface area). The bigger the cat, the more heat and the smaller the lessor.
2. We frequently hear that it's expensive to replace brand X while brand Y costs half as much. Is it possible that brand X is much bigger and therefore costs more to manufacture?
I did some research on BK's website tonight and discovered our King's cat measures 5" x 10.5" x 2" for a firebox that is 4.32 cf. But I learned something that really shocked me. The Princess (2.85 cf), Ashford 30, Chinook 30, and Sirocco 30 (all 2.75 cf) are listed at 4" x 10.6" x 2". That seems really large for that size of firebox.
I tried my best to find the dimensions of the Ideal Steel but apparently it is too new. No replacement listed on Woodstock or Condar website. I did find the Fireview (1997+) and it measured 4.675" x 4.675" x 2" but I'm sure it won't be the same as the Ideal Steel. Anyone know the answer to this question? Anyone else have cat sizes from different stoves you want to share?
I gotta ask. Do you really use a stove in South Florida?Or are you using it at another location?
I believe this is how Blaze deals with the extra flow of a hot burn.
The Ideal Steel simply uses secondaries.
On the low end, the smaller cat should be sufficient.
Yes it makes sense for it to cost twice as much.
I don't know much about how a hybrid utilizes the cat and tubes but on one of the other sites, a member recently said, "This is a common misconception. It's not either or. It is always cat and secondary. The ratio moves but there's no switch between the two technologies." Not sure if he's correct but if he is, I could see the smaller cat being an issue when it comes to heating efficiency. It sounds like the Ideal Steel is ALWAYS cat and secondaries...it's just the ratio that changes.
I don't know much about how a hybrid utilizes the cat and tubes but on one of the other sites, a member recently said, "This is a common misconception. It's not either or. It is always cat and secondary. The ratio moves but there's no switch between the two technologies." Not sure if he's correct but if he is, I could see the smaller cat being an issue when it comes to heating efficiency. It sounds like the Ideal Steel is ALWAYS cat and secondaries...it's just the ratio that changes.
I think with the graph you showed earlier, and the setting that I know Brian uses, he likely had it set in the range of cat and secondary.
Running on notch #2 in the spring will likely make that graph look totally different and less peaked.
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