Comfort Max 75 Stove From DS Machine Stoves

 
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Post by lsayre » Sat. Feb. 02, 2019 9:31 am

vess_40 wrote:
Sat. Feb. 02, 2019 9:26 am
How is the air wash on these stoves? Does the glass get dirty burning wood? I saw these stoves after I bought my Hitzer. I was really impressed with the secondary burn these stoves have.
Only So-So. Not fantastic. The glass gets dirty, but the crud does tend to stabilize at a certain level. I've learned to leave it alone.

 
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Post by lsayre » Sat. Feb. 02, 2019 1:46 pm

A question for those in the know:

I'm routinely seeing 475-550 degrees on the top of the ComfortMax on wood, and I'm overheating my zone that it resides in by about 5-6 degrees. Would coal reduce the stove temperature to where I might be able to hold the zone to a more reasonable temperature?


 
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Post by Rob R. » Sat. Feb. 02, 2019 2:03 pm

Coal would be much more controllable.

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Sat. Feb. 02, 2019 2:42 pm

My DS Basement #4 would go down to touchable while on idle...
Stay there as long as i wanted...
So yes coal much more controllable...
Ya got some pea coal give it a try...
Pea tends to bridge when over-fired...

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