Riteway Omni II

 
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Post by Mattr » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 12:11 am

Hi I'm MATT
I'm the proud owner of a new to me riteway omni II
I have never owned a coal stove before but come from an
Extended Faimly that heats with coal.

I'm looking for any info on how to operate this beast.
It has an electric dampner that also has a cable (which is broken) that goes up
From above the ash pan to what I believe is the area where the catletic filter goes to
Operate a smoke dampner. I kind understand the bypass but I don't understand why the ashpan dampner and this catletic dampner would be hooked to the same servo.

Anyway thanks for any help
I'm new here and any advice would help
The stove is installed and working but not putting out much heat because I have to run it with the bypass open .


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 2:24 am

Welcome to the FORUM M. Some pix would be real helpful before giving any advice:)

 
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Post by KingCoal » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 5:48 am

these guys still have the catalytic combusters for that stove they may be able to help you with a manual or source.
http://www.stove-parts-unlimited.com/3-6-x-8-4-x- ... cc-519.htm

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Post by blrman07 » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 6:59 am

Ummmm everthing I read about this stove says it's a woodstove. I read about the model and it was one of the first that Riteway put a catalytic combustor on and it didn't work so good. Riteway went to the graveyard of companies in the 80's.

If you want to burn wood it will work for that. If you want to burn coal you got some work and frustration ahead of you.

Does it have shaker grates in it? Is there a place for the shaker handle to be used? Can you give us some photo's of the unit and the insides?

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 7:37 am

blrman07 wrote:Ummmm everthing I read about this stove says it's a woodstove. I read about the model and it was one of the first that Riteway put a catalytic combustor on and it didn't work so good. Riteway went to the graveyard of companies in the 80's.

If you want to burn wood it will work for that. If you want to burn coal you got some work and frustration ahead of you.

Does it have shaker grates in it? Is there a place for the shaker handle to be used? Can you give us some photo's of the unit and the insides?
Same here bro, 4 yrs on the forum and have never heard of a catalytic com buster on a coal stove...although we do understand over fire or secondary air ;)

 
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Post by StokerDon » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 10:35 am

I Think the "catalyst" in the catalytic combustor is looking to react with something coal doesn't have. If you are going to burn coal, I think you should remove the catalytic combustor.

As with ALL heating appliances that burn something, CO detectors are a MUST. You will need at least 2 to keep you safe. Mount them low, not on the celling, CO is heavier than air.

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Post by Mattr » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 1:56 pm

Thanks for all the replies! the stove came with a new combustor.
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Post by Mattr » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 4:39 pm

It does have shaker grates on it. The tag on it says wood or coal I had it burning great with the bypass open on it then I started messing with that and the flue dampner and had problems keeping it going. It didn't seem to put out a lot of heat with the bypass open but it burned well. The combust or is removed I have a new on that came with the stove . Thanks again

 
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Post by Mustangfstbk70 » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 9:11 pm

That's the original stove like what hitzer still makes today. I have the hitzer version they are great stoves, and hold a lot of coal, it's my only source of heat in a 100 yr old brick 2 story house with 100yr old windows. That's how well they heat. I would say you need more draft,taller chimney, and no baro. Make sure the gaskets on both feed and ash door are good and sealing.

 
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Post by Mustangfstbk70 » Sat. Nov. 08, 2014 9:33 pm

With bit, I'd start with the spin damper on feed door open about 1-11/4 turns, bit needs a little over fire air. And set the chain on the flap damper so when stove is cold flap is just barely cracked then once it's up to temp whatever that may be for your needs you can play with that to let more or less air in to control the fire. And get a poker rod, bit fuses itself together so when you shake it poke down through the bed to collapse any pockets. Some people swear by a baro, idk I ended up covering mine with tin foil the stove runs better that way for me, or my skill level. You should be able to get 12-14 hrs burn time out of good quality bit.

 
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Post by Mattr » Sun. Nov. 09, 2014 6:12 pm

I'm using anthracite nut coal. I've had the ash door dampner wide open all day the bypass closed the chimney wide open and can still almost touch the stove it's really not putting out a lot of heat. I have it in a damp basement of a 200+ year old 7 bed farm hous without insulation in it right now ( we are redoing it) but there really isn't any noticeable change in temp after 12 hours??

 
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Post by Mattr » Sun. Nov. 09, 2014 6:15 pm

Oh and the chimney is flue tile brick 3 story. I can feel draft going in the dampner
There is a trap door on the left cieling of this thing that's closed I can't find any way to open in the area that is supposed to have the catalyst . Opposite of the bypass dampner

 
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Post by Mattr » Sun. Nov. 09, 2014 6:17 pm

See the 4th and fifth pic down the thing that's divided into 4 what operates that little door?

 
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Post by Mustangfstbk70 » Sun. Nov. 09, 2014 7:22 pm

How hot is the chimney compared to the stove? I've never seen one of those catalyst set ups in person, so I don't know much about them... Are your grates clean of ash? When you open ash door can you see a glow coming from the bottom of the grates? That catalyst may be slowing the draft down or losing the draft. Don't walk away from it. But what's it do if you open the ash door completely open for 15 min or so? But don't walk away from it!!

 
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Post by McGiever » Sun. Nov. 09, 2014 7:29 pm

See how the stove pipe comes out?
Not like a Hitzer 82.


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