When I got my 50-93 the chain from the themostat to the little gate was unhooked, so I just took a guess and hooked it back. If someone could give me a measurement of the distance from the gate to the hook, I could make mine the same as it was from the factory. Then I could relate to others settings.
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Question for Hitzer 50-93 Owners.
- Freddy
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I'm not familiar with your stove, but I am with bi-metal air controls. The length of the chain will make no difference, other than where the lever points. If you have a dial that goes from one to ten, when the stove is warm and happy, set the chain so it shows "5".
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I retrofitted the Hitzer controls to my Harman stove, so the measurements won't be identical. But I adjusted the chain by waiting for the stove to reach its minimum burn temperature of about 175 degrees, set the thermostat dial on 2, then hooked the chain so the intake door was just barely opening. A single bead on the chain can make a significant difference.
- oliver power
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These are my setting from the factory. From the loose end of chain, to the chain ajustment hook = 25 beads. From the gate (where chain connects), I hooked my tape measurer on the bottom of the little clip the chain goes into. From that point, to where the chain bead sets into the hook, it is exactly 12 inches.