I am in my second year of burning wood to heat my home and have a question I am hoping someone here will be able to answer. I have a Vermont Castings Dutchwest...
I would first let it cool a bit and check the cats. Cats that are starting to plug with ash can cause a stove to act that way. Gentle brushing and vacuuming...
James, I second what Gary posted. If you cannot get a roaring fire with the cat bypass open and the loading door cracked open, then maybe something fell down...
Larry, Just had a scare myself, went out on bicycle ride, came home with a pain in the chest. Just finished the treadmill stress test and I'm ok. I'll be...
Sam, Brandy: I nearly missed your reply Sam., thanks for the advice. The surgery was about 3 years ago now and I thankfully have recovered pretty nicely. Its...
Thanks Larry, When I first seen that Mini Splitter it looked funny, how could that work. Since I had decided to split lots of wood I decided on the powered...
Hey everyone, here I go I am going to open up the floodgates! I have been reading for about a month learning as much as I can, we just made an offer on 28...
OK I am a budding "country boy here". Came up from Florida where all we had is Florida Pine so it was a no brainer. I am waiting for a survey to close on 28...
... project, we live just to the east of you, just inside the Kershaw county line. There should be plenty of hardwood in the amount of space you are talking...
You could try www.bearmountaindesign.com and look for ThermGuard. It is a timer that attaches to your fan switch for your furnace. It is programmable and if...
I've been reading about the gasification boilers but it seems that few of the messages I've read are from people that actually use them. My question is, is...
My friend reps EKO boilers here in Michigan.. my neighbor has one and I'm considering buying one. There have been no reported problems which I'm aware of......
I have an old freestanding stove that I have been using for about 15 years and want to upgrade to a furnace. It is in the basement so it doesn't have to be...
I always burn well seasoned (at least one year), dry hardwood-almost exclusively oak, but creosote build-up is excessive. I clean the chimney thoroughly about...
Boy with dry hardwoods there such be minimum cresote build up. Sounds like you are not running your stove a full temp or your chimney is on the outside wall. ...
I had the same situtatuon - I looked Energy King wood furnace model 360K and 480K. They are built to last. Manufactured in Wisconsin. However - furnaces are...
One thing you might try first is get a Condor thermometer for the firebox and one for the top part of the stove. Do a normal burn and check your temps. I burn...
....and anyone else for that matter. Please visit www.ithacawoodheat.org <http://www.ithacawoodheat.org> Do you have any experience with this sort of effort?...
HI, I would have to agree with every one else. a brisk fire will make so much less creosote than a lingering one. I mentioned the other day I had checked my...
Hi Tony, I've been a proponent of wood heating for more than twenty five years. By proponent, though, I don't mean that I promote its increased use as much as...
Hi, I've been lurking on this group for a year or so - thanks for all the good information I have learned! Last year we decided to upgrade our wood heating...
<<Thanks for your input, sounds like you have an excellent grasp of how wood heating works, and keep the home fires burning! 2 stoves going this morning, -9F...
An FYI, For the old timers here this will not be new. For those just learning or re-learning about EPA stoves this tip might help. When I installed my Avalon...
This is probably addressed elsewhere in the forum, but does anyone know if I can use a 1980's vermont castings defiant with a 6" flue? I currently have a...
This quote is from the VC manual "A minimum 8 inch diameter stovepipe and chimney thimble are required for the Defiant and Vigilant, and 6 inch minimum...
Best glass cleaner I've used thus far is 50/50 mix of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Using newspaper as your rag is fine, although I use a regular cloth...
Yup, windex is fine too. Newspaper inks contain silicones and are supposed to make glass easier to clean. don't know how the heat of a wood stove affects...
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