Hello all I am new to the list and very excited about new trends in my life including the liberal use of woodburning stoves and fireplaces in our new home. We...
Anyone here have a problem with ultra-smokey wood? My husband put some pallet wood in our stove because we were told doing that was fine, "just don't burn a...
It may not be the wood. You should probably check your chimney to make sure it hasn't become plugged. A smoking stove is usually a sign of poor draft, not...
Thanks Bob, been to that web site. Some nice photos of wood heaters in a home enviroment but nothing really of a fire pit. I don't think the home side of the...
It's not the chimney. The new stove and chimney were just installed in Oct, and we've been burning just fine up until the milled wood problem. Then burned...
At the risk of "flogging a dead horse" two months is ample time dirty up a chimney, if you had some less than perfect wood, but common sense would make one...
I recently purchased a used indoor Steel King Wood/Coal Boiler and would like to know if anyone has any information on the unit that they can send me. It...
Two months!? Please tell me I don't have to inspect the chimney and have it cleaned every 2 months. I didn't put in a woodstove with the thought of spending my...
Please research pallet wood before using. Pallets originating in other countries must be either treated with insecticide or heat sterilized to kill any wood...
I'm sorry if I scared you, but I can't see your stove and chimney and neither can anyone else here, so all I can do is speak from past experience. If you're...
Musikman wrote: [some snipped] burning garbage wood and they know it.. ... It also depends on the stove. A modern EPA certified stove will generate less...
Suze, It sounds like your wood was treated - I say "sounds like" because cedar and some pine will burn really smoky also, oozing resins, especially when very...
There is a new technology that takes wood and burns it with out smoke and odor. It is controlled with they typical thermostat The units I have seen are rated...
Hello Tom, Can you give us more information? Do you have a web site that we consult? Regards, Luc "Tom Silver - Farmerstel.com" <tsilver@...> wrote:...
Hi all, Thought I'd drop a post-Holidays note regarding the endless fun I'm having with the VC Encore and the re-build "project" that I am facing. I stopped...
One could make a great pit from a boiler/tank end. They come in all sizes, but three feet seems good. You really don't need a big fire. It would be nice to...
I remember warning you about this. Every time I see anything about VC, I try to get people to change. Your experience is the same as mine and typical, I...
I remember warning you about this. Every time I see anything about VC, I try to get people to change. Your experience is the same as mine and typical, I...
My take on preparing a home for wood heat is alot like what is done to optimize the air distribution for AC. Having dual cold air returns with dampers in hte...
Hello everyone, Anyone know the different efficiency(amount of useable heat produced compared to the initial amount of energy available in the fuel) for wood...
Hi Luc – Any woody fuel has about 8700 BTU/dry lb. Chips almost always have higher moisture content (mc) than sawdust or pellets since sawdust is usually...
Thanks Tony for your reply. I looked at a few system on different web sites but I haven't contacted anybody yet. It will probably be my next step. Luc anekut...
With what else has been said, some palet wood is just bad wood for fuel. Around here, it could be sycamore or elm, which will smoke and stink. Free wood is...
I agree - the wood quality has alot to do with the smoke and smell. Also if the wood is not dried - still green- it will smoke greatly, be hard to burn, and...
Hi Wilson, Yes, you warned me, but it was AFTER my significant purchase for the VC Encore! So, I will ride out my fun with the VC as it has many attributes...
Exactly what I was thinking... I am really enjoying the overall idea of wood heat. We do not have a LOT of heating days here in South Carolina but we do have...
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