Any Blaze King wood stove experts out there?

[RoadRunner]

I bought a used Blaze King wood stove for my shop, and can't get it to maintain a fire. This is a Catalytic stove, but the catalytic combustor is not in the stove and I was told that I don't need it to operate the stove.

There is a damper lever on the rear right side of the stove that I can open, but whenever I close the front loading door it pushes a bar and forces the damper closed, smothering the fire.

There is also a thermostat dial on the back of the stove that doesn't seem to make any difference no matter where I have it set. If I leave the front door open, the damper isn't forced shut and I can maintain a fire, but I'm probably sending all of the heat up the chimney.

Thanks for any help or ideas!

[rebel lloyd]

call me about your stove ,if you haven't solved the problem

i had the same experiance. very simple after i got it.

740-867 4623