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[dakotaman]

So far, I am very happy with the stove. It seems to be a good quality stove and I am quite certain it is burning less wood than my previous stove. The fire brick gets very hot and seems to maintain the heat for considerable time when there are small amounts of wood left in the stove. The real test will come when the temperatures here fall to -30 Celsius next month. The stove also seems to be very well insulated. You do have to be careful when opening the door. On one occasion, I opened the door too quickly and had to hit the dirt as a massive ball of fire headed my way I am going to continue to adjust the max temperature and differential to find the more efficient burn. Trying the temp. at 185 and diff. at 10 degrees at the moment. I'll probably try 190 on the weekend when I have time to monitor the stove more closely. Thanks for your suggestions.

[slimjim]

If you ever met me you would understand why I have this really nicely trimmed beard (not) flashbacks can be brutal, be careful and enjoy.

[franky1]

Can we a pic of that nice neatly trimmed beard!!!

[slimjim]

If you really want a picture of my mug I'm going to have to wonder about you.

[martyinmi]

Can we a pic of that nice neatly trimmed beard!!!

Just imagine a pony tailed version of Tommy Chong!

[randy_1]

 

[Muskoka98]

Some pics of my BL28-40.
Some tweaks added to the the unit: added electrical outlet, LED lighting for night time loading, extended chimney, rain cap.
Will be modifying the over-center door latch to ease opening & closing as it gets very hot.

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[Crow]

 Hey Muskoka, that's a nice touch. I also purchased a BL but have not yet had time to get it set up.
 Question 1 - did yours come with the pump on it or did you get it after to suit your requirements?
 Question 2 - does it smoke much?

[Muskoka98]

The pump was extra, running Grundfos 26-99 3 speed.  Lots of flow even on low.  5psi on low, 10psi on high.

As for smoke, off cycle as in the pic.  During cycle, 1st smokes and than clears as fire gets up to regular burning.  Temp is around 0C and unit is most of the time off cycle.  Furnace fan only comes on 2-3 times per day.  House is comfortable 22C just with convection flow from the furnace coil.

 

[slimjim]

Glad you like it, I would be very interested in what your stack temp is at the breach.

[Muskoka98]

Stack temp at breach?  Do you mean where it exits the unit at the 90?

[slimjim]

Yes

[dakotaman]

Although my stove is running well I had a bit of a surprise the other morning. When I opened the ash pan door, the stove started to vibrate and I could hear the fan rattle. The fan was off at the time so I can only assume that The vibration was caused by a sudden change in air pressure. I opened the firebox door and the vibration stopped. I had opened the ash pan door a number of times in the past few weeks and this did not happen. The heat exchanger and stove piping were clean at the time. No damage to the unit or fan. Any thoughts?

[slimjim]

I would think it was the introduction of fresh air under the shaker grates and bed of coals, what are you getting for stack temp and what are you running for water temp? How much creosote are you getting in the burn chamber? Do you think the ceramics are an improvement?

[dakotaman]

Thanks for the feedback Slim. I'm not sure what the stack temperature is but will measure at some point. I have some creosote buildup but not as much with the colder temperatures outside. I have the stove running at 180. I have to say that I am very impressed with the wood consumption. We had our first very cold night with a low of -15 celcius and windchill of -25. I filled the stove in the early evening and checked it 12 hours later. The stove was still full  with charcoal looking logs. I noticed this evening that the fan rarely turns on and when it does, the temperature rises 10 degrees in a very short period of time. The brick and grate system in the bottom allows any moisture to drain from the firebox area and I'm sure the firebricks contains the heat very well.