OK here is another one. I did some shopping today at both Lowes and Home Depot. HD was horrible, all I found was HardiBoard burried in a corner under inventory...
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Bob Carpenter
racyy
Oct 6, 2007 12:07 am
If you do not have to have a heat shield to meet clearances than install as you see fit. I used Laticrete thinset mortar (253) recommended by my local Lowes...
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Rich Garcia
yourbt
Oct 6, 2007 1:45 am
I looked for 253 and could not find it at one Lowes or Home Depot, I am going to try another local Lowes in the morning. I called Laticrete this afternoon as a...
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Rock
agoldink
Oct 6, 2007 2:38 am
I have been dealing with them since before they were Northern tool. They have always been straight forward and had pretty honest opinions (not always...
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Alan Bowen
rustaholic777
Oct 6, 2007 2:48 am
Hi Kevin, Why pay $200? I would just leave the draft shut and save the $200 towards this. ...
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Meszko William-Q10191
q10191atmotd...
Oct 6, 2007 3:03 am
Karen, May not be as bad as you think. Why not split a piece and burn it on your barbeque grill, watching for hissing and such? Congrats on finding the formula...
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Chris Tubutis
ctubutis
Oct 6, 2007 5:03 am
I've also bought a fair amount of stuff from Northern Tool but not a wood stove. I'll bet ur looking at their current heater sale. My take: While NT offers...
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Mona
lady_nyghthawk
Oct 7, 2007 9:58 pm
Could use thoughts, opinions, etc.. here. If I run some type of duct or hose (think flexible dryer vent hose) from my basement, along the ceiling of my...
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Alan Bowen
rustaholic777
Oct 7, 2007 10:36 pm
Hi Mona, My last job was at a plumbing, heating & air conditioning business. I ran the warehouse. I saw they often used 4, 6, 8 or bigger insulated, flexible...
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Mona
lady_nyghthawk
Oct 7, 2007 10:43 pm
Crawlspace..no, not between floors. I have two large storage areas running along each length of my house. One is in use, the other is not (no floor). Because...
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johnnytugs1@...
johnnytugs1
Oct 8, 2007 12:04 am
Mona, in new jersey. when they need to run a return for a heating unit, on an inside wall you cut out the sheet rock between 2 wall studs, cut thru the sill ...
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johnnytugs1@...
johnnytugs1
Oct 8, 2007 12:11 am
do you have any space where you can put the ducts in a soffit above the cabinets? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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johnnytugs1@...
johnnytugs1
Oct 8, 2007 12:15 am
do you have a furnace in the basement? you can just turn on the fan to circulate the heat. john [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mona
lady_nyghthawk
Oct 8, 2007 12:54 am
We tried that last year. Didn't work. Not sure why. Mona...
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Mona
lady_nyghthawk
Oct 8, 2007 12:54 am
No, not without remodelling the kitchen. Mona...
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Harold Everett
hbeverett
Oct 8, 2007 11:14 am
I assume you have a wood stove in the basement, you mentioned a furnace in the basement. If you have forced hot air heat in the basement then run a duct off...
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Alan Bowen
rustaholic777
Oct 8, 2007 11:39 am
NOT the cold air side !!! As mentioned in another post, For return air it is common to use a bay between two studs. (A stud bay) Don't blow hot air through...
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yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111
Oct 8, 2007 11:52 am
I agree the best most efficient thing you can do is figure out how to use the existing heating ducts to move the air around. Find someone who will help you...
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Rock
agoldink
Oct 9, 2007 2:21 am
I have a good Idea why. Cold air returns for furnace are open affairs, not a direct feed to the fire box and plenum. So with the stove fired it will present a...
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crzrman
Oct 9, 2007 3:09 am
Hi, I had a stainless flue liner installed with insulation. My question is, should I leave the cap on or off durring the heating season? I can see advantages...
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John Gulland
johngulland2000
Oct 9, 2007 10:34 am
Chad, All chimneys and liners should have caps. Your analysis is not correct on both counts. First, the flue temperature will not stay hotter with the cap on...
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samiamrd
Oct 9, 2007 1:20 pm
Rock is right, the central heating system is designed to take cold air off of the floor and heat it then move warm air back to the room. If you want to move...
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yahoogroups@...
ggoetz111
Oct 9, 2007 1:35 pm
I am with them A little hint; like they say add air to the stove room don't try to pull it out. Why? By removing air from the room you might lower static...
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Tim
timothydj
Oct 9, 2007 5:13 pm
I've burned semi cured wood before but usually with a hot fire already going. I find it's a good way to make a fire last too. Just before going to bed I'll...
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Tim
timothydj
Oct 9, 2007 5:20 pm
And, with the cap off you might get a backflow of cold air getting into the flue if it's big enough....
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Luke Greenwood
luke_g28607
Oct 9, 2007 5:37 pm
I dont think a cap will have anything to do with backflow air. -- ... Luke Greenwood Lee and Thomas Real Estate www.leethomas-realestate.com 828-264-7771 ...
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John Gulland
johngulland2000
Oct 9, 2007 8:02 pm
... Caps do actually have a strong influence on venting behavior; that is, whether the air/exhaust goes up the chimney or down; i.e., whether it is sucked out...
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Karen Karably
karably
Oct 9, 2007 9:12 pm
Hehe. I couldn't part with my walnut. It even hurts to burn it, but burns oh so nice. My dilemma is I burned all that lovely pine last season -- didn't save...
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Musikman
musikman212
Oct 10, 2007 12:19 am
Further to John's comments . . . a chimney cap will often actually improve the performance of a chimney because of the venturi effect caused by the wind...
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i dont think so
silverdude3_...
Oct 10, 2007 1:51 am
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