Ceramic Vs Steel Catalytic Combustor

Less build up of wood ash within the honeycomb cells.

Ceramic vs steel catalytic combustor.

Steel catalytic combustor vs ceramic. Genuine steelcat steel catalytic combustor from condar the option to upgrade your ceramic cc 001 combustor to steelcat is now available. Get the full warmth and value out of your woodstove with an american made replacement combustor from condar. Ceramic honeycomb catalytic combustors converts smoke into water vapor carbon dioxide and heat.

Only 3 left in stock order soon. Status not open for further replies. Saves you money use less wood to generate the same heat save up to 1 3 of the cost of a cord of wood and burn up to 8 hours longer than a non catalytic stove. Replacing the catalytic combustor in your wood stove will ensure that the stove is operating properly burning more efficiently and emitting minimal amounts of pollutants to protect air quality.

Start date nov 24 2008. Condar ceramic catalytic combustor for blaze king and englander wood stoves cc 005 4 9 out of 5 stars 10. Jul 10 2008 10 wny. In our wood stove accessories selection we also carry a variety of catalytic combustors.

Because the steel cell walls can be thinner than ceramic walls your performance is better. It seemed to be degrading faster than the ceramic ones i had used in the past. I had a steel combustor on my old dutchwest and wasn t happy with it. Why are the steelcat cells smaller than the ceramic honeycomb cells.

After about 1 5 years you could see the honeycomb breaking apart in the center and the steel was very brittle to the point it would break if you were trying to brush it off. Can t crack or crumble even at highest operating temperatures. Available in round rectangular canned uncanned. Steelcat combustors have longer burn time more heat.

A more durable honeycomb. Advanced technology offers you. 1602515 dutchwest vt castings replacement refractory assembly 3 8 out of 5 stars 9. For many of the stove models below you have a choice between ceramic or steel catalytic combustors.

Yes the steel catalyst lights off earlier you can engage your draft bypass at 400 f 204 c which is 100 f 38 c sooner than a ceramic catalyst can be engaged. Find combustors for virtually every catalytic wood burning heating stove in existence even if your stove manufacturer has long been out of business. The hearth room wood stoves and fireplaces. Our combustors already meet epa guidelines going into effect in 2020 to improve air quality by reducing harmful emissions from your wood burning stove.