Nice! thats great information! thank you.

There are many people around the world that live in dense forests of nothing but pine and other conifers. You just pay attention and only burn good dry wood and check your chimney often

Love pine. Seasons fast and good for when I’m off work and able to freed the stove more. I’ve never had an issue with creosote with pine.

@@brockbaker3able he said pine takes 2 times longer to properly season so to say it seasons fast is not correct.

Pine is pretty much the only wood we have available here in northern Idaho. Burns just fine as long as it's seasoned and dry.

thats awesome. Many people ask how to clean and how often. Thanks for the responce.

@@embersliving Once a year I'll get on the roof and pull the stainless cap off the stack and drop a 6" wire bottle brush weighted with a 6 lb mall head down through the stack with 28ft of rope. The only resistance for me is going through the triple wall piping, the single wall is not as tight. After 3 passes I go inside, open the top damper and pull the carbon pieces into the stove dropping to the ash pan (approx 2-3 cups of carbon. All vents are closed and no dust goes into the house during the brushing. We Must use Well seasoned wood, especially if you like to burn a cooler fire at times and have a tall vent stack! Unseasoned wood, burning cool fires means build up in the stack, creating a fire hazard. I burned some slightly seasoned RED oak one year and inspected a few 6 ft sections of the single wall piping because I didn't have much carbon accumulation after brushing. I found an 8th of an inch of smooth, hard, carmelized coating throughout the piping. Couldn't remove it with a metal scraper, so I replaced all of the 6" stack. I have 26 ft total stack and I must burn very seasoned Oak. Shorter run of stack should result in less coaking.

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What stove did you go with?

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Thanks for the update. Curious what your feedback has been from customers on the noncat Dauntless. I like it but the reviews I've read online are very mixed.

Our pleasure!

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If having a Cat stove "requires" a pro to clean the Cat then that makes it a no brainer. Why not a tutorial on how to properly clean the element ?

@@gweedomurray9923 Well if you burn properly you shouldn't have to worry. We actually recommend having a back up.

@@gweedomurray9923 It gets covered with carbon and nothing dissolves carbon. I don't know how to clean carbon without scrubbing off the platinum.

@@embersliving ~ I have seen enough on the Cat stoves to know that you need to get a minimum of 500 degrees F. before turning the valve to allow the exhaust through the converter or else you just deposit crud and so block any catalyst action. Install a pyrometer or use the handheld infrared temp reader tool. Harbor Freight has them for $20 or thereabouts.

Thanks for the insightful comment on the hearthstone! That is one of our favs.

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Have fun repairing your catalytic combustor. High/costly fail rate on those. Reburn much better=less potential of failure.

@Bayside where having lots of fun.... burning half the amount of wood , been 2 winters now and catalyst still performing very well. Absolutely amazing.

The science that you don't understand behind the catalyst, is that the precious metal platinum in the honeycomb catalyst, lowers the burning temperature of smoke, allowing it to be re-burned👍

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Right! Just trying to share the knowledge. Thanks for watching!

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How about over time as the stove cools down, is it going under 500 degrees and not working properly? I’ve gotten coal base 12 hours but the stove doesn’t seem very hot. What about the air intake and the spring inside? My stove is old and I think it needs replacement. Any help on this would be appreciated thanks.

@@lordmarshall5239 What stove do you have?

@@StudioRV8 I have a1987 I believe, Intrepid 2

@@lordmarshall5239 Tough to say with a 30+ year old stove w/out seeing it. The new Intrepids are flex burn and work with or w/out the cat combuster. Not sure what they used then. I think they were all cat stoves. I'd start with the manual and exploded parts diagram and make sure everything is working properly. If you need a new combustor, I'm sure you could buy one. I was able to find the manual for a 1990 Intrepid 2 online. KZfaq won't let me post a link, but I'll try to put everything by the http in the next replay to see if that works.

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@@embersliving Not really. I have been using propane torch to heat the chimney and insides, for 1-2 minutes, then lighting the wood, arranged for top down burning. I wonder which producer would ever think of this, because a small hole in the door would come very handy for propane torch. The draft is way better and wood ignites smokeless in 40-60 seconds. One standard bottle can be used in a single season.

Glad it was helpful!

I'm glad you liked the video Old Yeller! We recommend you have two Catalytic Converters. So long you do clean burns the converters can be used for a long time. In a zombie attack however I think you're right about the re burn system!

Id persoanlly say go for the hearthstone hybrid with soapstone. the soapstone will keep the wood stove hotter longer

yes I agree

Nothing cheap about the stove I purchased off of Marketplace. Lopi Endeavor is a High-end quality stove. The Lopi was very well maintained by the original owner. I only paid $600 for a high-end well taken care of wood stove that's going to outlive me and the Next Generation who owns it. Only differences, I was Smarter with my purchase by me purchasing a high-end quality wood stove at a fraction of the cost= having 🧠's

@@bayside6207 by cheap I meant a 30yr old rusted barn stove for $200. If I could get a newer reburn stove for cheaper than new 100% jump on it.

that stove is discounted

you shouldn't see any smoke

You need to get flue temp near 500F before closing the air down..if your window keeps getting blackened your running too cool...

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@@embersliving A flameless fire will smoulder and send particulates (smoke) up the chimney. Maximum efficiency is achieved by adjusting the air flow to the point where you have small intermittent flames. As soon as you have a flame, all the smoke disappears. The flame does the same thing as the catalytic convertor. Long, slow overnight burns require a certain amount of smouldering unfortunately but remember that smoke is only a problem if it’s blowing in your face or if you have a smog problem in your area. A tree that falls and decays releases the same amount of carbon as if that tree was burned. People need to study the Carbon Cycle.

There are many ways to increase burn times, some of which can be done while maintaining an efficient burn. It also depends greatly on the type of unit you have and what you're able to control. The trick is to load up the firebox while lowering the intake air to the minimum needed to achieve an efficient burn. Thicker pieces or pieces that are obstructed from the air inlet by other pieces will take much longer to burn through.

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@@embersliving thanks!

yes you can for sure

unfortunately not. That sounds like an amazing heater for running that long!

@@embersliving the best selling points are that they last a lifetime if they are cared for.. very normal up here to see 50- 60 yr old stoves still in use..

it just won't be as efficient

Decomposition rather than combustion so the catalyst surface with become fouled (poisoned) until it reaches the light-off temperature (which will then remove the fouling)

yeah and it can gunk up

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I live at 7,500ft mountainous Terrain Northern New Mexico= Lopi Endeavor.

@@bayside6207 my whole family and rez is in new mexico......wood stoves are way of life there summers are spent obtaining wood for winter

some are universal and some are not

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that I am unsure of

you can replace old ones

I'm not sure actually. I've seen people buy an extra as a back up too.

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42 hrs..? Maybe if you drop a 40 lb log on a small hot coal. Lol

You leave the catalytic on until you add more wood or wake up in the morning and add more wood

I would say they are 400-500. I would also buy from a reputable brand that. has been around for years, so you will not have to worry about this

it wont function under 500 as they clearly say. So the whole effect of the catalytic converter is only that the burn is slower and more clean for the amount of time its above 500. Under 500 the burn is only slower with less heat and more pollution because the catalyst is not working anymore compared to a secondary burner stove which burns hotter and cleaner but for a shorter time. Remember, there is just so much energy in a piece of wood.

@@martinuso7446 So then why must it be bypassed on start up?

@@anthonyspadafora1384 I guess to create enough pull. No idea why else. The whole thing feels like sales talk to me. Makes it interesting for some people. The best way to burn wood and get a so complete possible burn of the wood and its gasses is at the highest temperature possible in the burn chamber and in the pipe and with all the oxygen it needs to do that. The only stove that does that is the rocket stove. That's also the reason they put mass around it so you collect the excess heat.

yes they are through 2023, I have a video posted on this if you check it out on our channel

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$300 cat last 6 yr, I know that sounds expensive, saves several cords a season

Yeah the fire looks bigger and starts faster

Get a laser heat thermometer..the temp of 451F + to about 750F is safe. Measure at the flue stove connection not at the flame. If there is a lot of flame you most likely have an air leak. The "flame" of the secondary burn is above the wood..looks more colorful and not really touching the wood itself. Its wood vapor burning. Do the leak test..put a dollar bill in the door..at all places..if you can easily pull it out anywhere...you have an air leak..put in a new gasket.

You can also see air leaks by the soot on your window..leaking areas will often soot up since they get cool room air and allows soot to not burn off.

depends on the stove, but I would say 300-500

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insulate your fire box to the max why would you want to do that? Isn't the point to to remove the heat into the home?

@Aj Bob no. He's talking about the firebox. Insulated firebox will be hotter and burn better than non insulated. That's why you see firebricks in all woodstoves.

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hire a chimney sweep

@@embersliving but if i want to do it myself ?? My chimney sweeper takes care of the chmney and i take care of my stove. !!

Soak it in a warm vinegar solution. You'll find info on how exactly to do this online. Works great. Did it on my last combustor. My current combustor is on it's 4th season and I haven't cleaned it yet. I'm in Canada so I start burning in October. Frequency increases to where I burn 24/7 in late December, January, and February, and then I gradually start to burn less probably until around May. I get such great burn times and use just 2.5 - 3 cord a season. It's also a stove from 1985. I'm sure that a newer cat stove or a hybrid would be even better. Cheers!

I never knew people did that. Yeah, be careful what you burn.

@@embersliving I had a pot belly stove once and I burned everything, Banana peels, plastic, even beer cans (they burn) and most of my garbage.

@@hyzercreek probably not the best for the environment

Blaze King says absolutely no garbage or even glossy newspaper

you can buy a back up

@@embersliving I should know better than to ask a capitalist. Have you heard of fixed income? “The land of opportunity, at other’s expense.” Have you heard of fixed income? I use to work as a service technician and know all about up selling. Lost plenty of jobs for not complying to the concept. I’m now retired, thank God.

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Really varies by area, I would say $800-$2,000

Yup hybrid models are very popular

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hmm this is not entirely true. in industry catalytic systems are frequently used in applications without oxygen present, or like on most cars (not mine lol) very little oxygen present. the way that they work is still debated. it used to be thought that they simply allow a uniform and predictable surface for a reaction to take place which alters the orientation and thus required activation energy of stuff when it adheres/sticks to it. it is now better understood that there seems to be a quantum mechanical effect with election density and orbital energy level stabilization that happens at the surface. my favorite example of this is in the shake and bake method of making "breaking bad" from sue dow fed rin. lithium metal taken out from those non rechargable energizer batteries is added to a soda bottle containing the reactant dissolved in a solution of acid (concreate cleaner) with some kind of oil interface on top. the acid does the first step of the reaction (adding chloride instead of the alcohol group) and then shaking will push the lithium metal into the solution neutralizing the acid and producing hydroxide base which does the 2nd step of eliminating the chloride bond and forming a double bond. finally because you have lithium metal that is hot and dissolving (giving off hydrogen), it catalytically allows the hydrogen to hydrogenate the double bond and form the final saturated product. lithium as a catalytic surface should not work given the old theory of how catalytic metals function. also, this is an example of a catalytic surface working in an oxygen deprived environment. you are correct though that oxygen getting to the catalyst is where the majority of the heat comes from which is needed to significantly change the efficiency

​@@vevenaneathna the whole lithium hydrogen thing went over my head. But that's fascinating. Ever since I found out what platinum group metals do, I couldn't stop. I bought 5 Aladdin lamps, clean and safe to use indoors (they're only meant to use indoors). They use a gas mantle. You basically ignite a gel lattice and it quickly burns off. What's left is a very light ash substrate infused with Iridium. A very low thermal inertia with Iridium catalyzing the combustion of Kerosene and Oxygen, producing a white bright light. I'm interested in a wood stove and the catalytic stove obviously piques my interest. I don't have much wood so that would be right up my alley. But you've really got me curious as to exactly how its catalyzed. Quantum trickery? That's mind blowing. It's kind of incredible how many essential processes are dependent on mysterious quantum events ...such as photosynthesis.

it depends on the wood you burn too

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I dont recommend that

@@embersliving why not?

@@shanelester9000 I know some people do it but it can over heat your stove causing it to warp plus it doesnt have the best emissions

they are close to the same

That im not sure. We recommend to have a professional clean it and also have another as a back up.

@@embersliving Yeah, that's not very helpful. Like if you're looking for help on cleaning residue from your bathtub and didn't know how the last thing you want to hear is pay a ton for a professional to come do it. Pretty sure you see where I'm coming from right? But thanks for what help you could provide anyway

thanks for the tips

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@@embersliving lol i havent been to your shop but i been to the ones on union blvd and 8th......there used to be one by my house on louisiana and sheridan......all i gotta say is that martin isnt wrong

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Depends on the stove you get. Fully sealed stoves are designed to burn all the time

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@@embersliving I'm mostly just being an annoying comic book guy.

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@@embersliving I just seen my comment. I feel like I came off kind of nasty and I apologize for that.

@@mikeznel6048 no worries at all. we're kind of short with our replies too. Thanks for watching !

@@embersliving I didn't mean for it to come out like that. I need to be more aware of what I'm saying and how I say it. I may have been in a bad mood or angered from someone/something else. No excuse to be like that to others though. Merry late Christmas. Hope it was the best one yet.

Appreciate the comment! thanks for watching.

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Yeah, I caught that too. Now I disavow everything he said.

You can see a difference after its cleaned. We always recommend you have a back up as well.

buy a spare or have a professional clean it

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I'm looking to put a wood stove in our 1990 mobile, were in the process of rehabbing. Also in south west Virginia. Any advice

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@@embersliving I am in southside va

Great advice!

you can easily ruin it if you clean it yourself

@@embersliving yeah, but there is a way the professionals do it, why not share the knowledge so people don't mess it up?

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What're your reasons?

@@kelvinkonkel3351 The hotter stove from the start, not having to wait for heat. And less creosot. Less cleaning of the stove. And a much more enjoyable burn with flames for the ambiance and enjoyment of it all. The cozyness of it. I don't mind burning more wood. I don't mind a shorter burn time. I am up in the morning anyway and ready and willing to feed the stove. Not a horrible chore. I love it.

@@bosse641 good reasons!

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That's what I have done for decades. For a quick clean, I just suck air through it with a vacuum cleaner. Not as good as water, but works for awhile.

Yeah if you do clean burns

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