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Author Topic: OPerating my CB Edge 550 HD  (Read 1718 times)

Roger2561

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OPerating my CB Edge 550 HD
« on: November 20, 2018, 03:59:22 AM »

Okay, it's been 3 weeks plus operating my CB Edge 550 HD and I've learned a couple of things.

1.  The Edge 550 HD operates entirely different than my E-Classic 1400.  It's much simpler and less time consuming, instead of taking 10 minutes to service it every 12 hours, it only takes 5 minutes from start to finish.

2.  The 550 takes less wood per 12 hours than my 1400.

3.  The air channels and Hx clean far easier on the 550

4.  The most important thing is the coal depth.  The 1400 didn't require a very deep coal bed, the 550 needs moderately deep coal bed to for the reaction chamber temps to stay up.  After 3 or 4 days of trying things, I found that to get best out of the reaction chamber is for the coal bed to be to the level of the bottom of the air channel but no higher, you run the risk of obscuring the air holes. 

5.  The Firestar is an incredible tool to assist in the operation of the Edge 550.  It gives an idea of how deep the coal bed is.  If it's too shallow, the reaction chamber temps begin to fall below 1000 degrees but if it's deep enough it'll show reaction chamber range anywhere from 1100 degrees to a typical 1450 and at time around 1600 degrees. 

I hope this helps those who have the Edge units and are struggling with the coal bed staying against the charge tube.

Roger
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