| High efficient wood burning stoves use catalytic | | | | stove and never burn wet or unseasoned green |
| combustors. The catalytic combustor is a coated | | | | wood as the moisture will destroy the ceramic |
| ceramic honeycomb located inside the stove near | | | | honeycomb. Burning paper will create excess fly |
| the top. Some wood stoves locate the catalytic | | | | ash and that can clog the catalytic resulting in |
| just under the top and others place it in the upper | | | | back puffing. If you notice a drop in the |
| rear panel. Once the internal temperature of the | | | | performance of your wood stove remove the |
| stove reaches 1100 degrees you should engage | | | | catalytic combustor after the stove has cooled |
| the combustor usually by flipping a lever. | | | | down, (refer to the owners manual to remove |
| Smoke is rerouted to go through the combustor | | | | the combustor). Inspect the combustor for |
| where it is super heated re-burning the smoke | | | | crumbling (a result of over firing or excess |
| and flue gases. The result is more intense heat | | | | moisture) and clogs. If the catalytic is clogged you |
| added to your home producing a long, even heat | | | | can use a pipe cleaner to remove excess soot |
| output and less particulate in the air. EPA's | | | | from the honeycombs (this should be done |
| mandatory smoke emission limit for wood stoves | | | | annually). If the combustor is crumbling it is time |
| is 4.1 g/h grams of smoke per hour for catalytic | | | | to replace it. Keep your wood stove operating at |
| stoves. | | | | its optimum efficiency and it will give you 15+ |
| A catalytic combustor can last six years or longer | | | | years of heat. |
| if properly cared for. Do not overheat your wood | | | | |