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12472
... I'm so glad you asked. I think the ashtrap is the best wood heat accessory ever made. I personally don't like using plugs or trapdoors in firebox floors...
John Gulland
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Dec 1, 2006
11:44 am
12473
Well I'm not a chimney cleaner but that sounds pretty normal to me. Your build up pattern is consistant with the way my Resolute works in a simular set up. I...
gary
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Dec 1, 2006
12:40 pm
12474
I've never had any problem removing ashes via the ash pan in my Jotul F600 or my Jotul CB3. It's fast and dust free. [Non-text portions of this message have...
Dan & Lu
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Dec 1, 2006
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12475
We're burning the Modesto ash trees cut down last April. It was sitting on cement and we had a hot summer. It's burning fine. However, I have to clean out...
stresover
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Dec 1, 2006
3:16 pm
12476
Hi all. We were lucky enough to receive a lot of rounds. We estimate that when split, we will have over 6 cords. Much of the wood is oak, black walnut, black...
rjnkmail
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Dec 1, 2006
3:55 pm
12477
Joan and Rein Where do you live?..............:) I've never been faced with such a wonderful dilemma but I would think that the fruit wood would be more...
Bob
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Dec 1, 2006
10:21 pm
12478
All last winter I burned wood, primarily oak, that was cut over 20 years ago when we cleared the site for our house. The wood stacks were cover on top with ...
Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
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Dec 1, 2006
11:34 pm
12479
... when a cherry, popple, or birch tree goes down in the woods, you need to get to it as soon as possible because they rot much faster than harder, denser...
mlt8
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Dec 2, 2006
12:48 pm
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There are tips on how to store wood on other areas of the site which work very well and are easy and low cost. http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/stacking.htm ...
Harold Everett
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Dec 2, 2006
2:22 pm
12481
In the woods, I'll a a piece of plastic on the ground and put a couple rails 4-6" round pieces between a couple trees. Then I just throw the rounds up there...
agoldink
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Dec 2, 2006
3:30 pm
12482
I posted before that I had an old Englander. Well we put it into a 30x60' building. It is against the backwall about 20 ft in from the end. This building has...
agoldink
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Dec 2, 2006
3:46 pm
12483
In the woods, I'll a a piece of plastic on the ground and put a couple rails 4-6" round pieces between a couple trees. Then I just throw the rounds up there...
agoldink
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Dec 2, 2006
3:49 pm
12484
I like to split before stacking it's the money in the bank thing I guess. I like the feeling of knowing it's done. On pallets is my scheme and it's pretty...
gary
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Dec 2, 2006
3:59 pm
12485
Greetings, fellow house-heaters. Earlier today I fired up my new Scan 60, which has a typical baffle/air tube secondary combustion system. My experience has...
Bob Raikes
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Dec 2, 2006
8:50 pm
12486
Thanks for all the feedback, this board is always extremely helpful. Sounds like the general opinion is that the rounds should last us 2-3 years at least,...
rjnkmail
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Dec 3, 2006
12:03 am
12487
... dunno if ur into this sort of thing altho it sounds like rock might be. the cherry is great for smoking & bbq-ing. i always put a coupla rounds (or a good...
mlt8
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Dec 3, 2006
11:43 am
12488
Any apple, plum, pear and some cherry gets saved for cooking If you look in the pictures section under modified wood barrow, you'll see a hog on the roaster. ...
agoldink
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Dec 3, 2006
5:34 pm
12489
Hope you're enjoying the 60, Bob. It is definitely different from your old cat stove. The stove's profile is tall and shallow, so it's unlikely that you'll see...
precaud
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Dec 4, 2006
2:20 pm
12490
Enjoying my new indoor chimney after installing this summer. Definitely works better and less temperamental with wind blowback. I can tell by looking at the...
Luke Greenwood
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Dec 4, 2006
3:11 pm
12491
Yep, it's quite different. So far I'm pleased, altho it could be easier to start cold. I guess that's why a complementary pack of starters comes with it. ...
Bob Raikes
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Dec 4, 2006
4:23 pm
12492
Alright, I'm looking for a woodburner for the family room and figure that right now is probably the worst time to buy as demand is high etc. Will prices drop...
Mr. A
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Dec 4, 2006
5:51 pm
12493
We are interested in purchasing a Hearthstone Mansfield. Our experience has been Lehman's has the best price on wood stoves, but I thought I would ask here: *...
bwbatson
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Dec 4, 2006
7:00 pm
12494
Big box retailers have to get rid of purchased inventory in the spring. It costs too much, to take up space, with seasonal items. Like now is a good time to...
samiamrd
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Dec 4, 2006
7:04 pm
12495
Right you may get some good deals,but most times the box store employees don't have any knowledge of the products (There are exceptions, of course) Example...
agoldink
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Dec 4, 2006
8:08 pm
12496
In regards to this article, I have some questions: http://www.woodheat.org/planning/heatdist.htm I have a wood stove in my basement, and I have forced air...
swz1316
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Dec 4, 2006
8:35 pm
12497
A while back someone from the list asked if I knew how long my Tarm Solo plus 30 could sustain a fire in it's dormant state and still reignite when there was a...
Jim Post
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Dec 4, 2006
9:07 pm
12498
Has anyone designed an easily constructed and mounted, adjustable secondary air control for this stove? I have secured a piece of aluminum foil with magnets to...
Ray Hetterscheidt
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Dec 4, 2006
10:12 pm
12499
So I'd like to do a little non-scientific poll. How many of you guys out there load up the stove before leaving for work and being gone all day. As a kid I...
snad5393
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Dec 5, 2006
12:37 am
12500
Been doing full time in the winter for that past 6 winters. No problem. Just have the chimney stove cleaned as needed. With all the pine I burn I have it...
llkey2
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Dec 5, 2006
12:50 am
12501
I am usually home all day but feel no worries with stoking it up before I leave. I leave the house with the clothes dryer running, which is REALLY dangerous! ...
gary
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