Good points - When I clean out our stoves - I always wear a mask over my nose and mouth to filter the fine ash material. I use an old metal shovel and coal ...
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... You can 'believe' what you like, but a reliance on facts and careful analysis is more reliable. Below is the text of an argument I made several years ago...
Hi all...Happy New Year!!!! I am having a problem keeping my glass clean on my new Napoleon 1402 stove/insert. It has been somewhat mild here in CT lately so...
... The airwash system works by passing primary combustion air between the glass and the combustion gases. When you turn the stove down in mild weather, you do...
Sounds like a sweet deal. That stove sounds tight. The insert I have seems to be a bit finicky under different conditions but I am still learning about it....
I did just this following the advice of this list and although I don't have it on "high"-the manual states that shouldn't be used for more than 1/2 an hour,...
John, I perused through your article and thought I'd reply - this group has been a valuable resource for me several times in the past and I wanted to express...
I think I may have too much time on my holiday, LOL. I tried using a the "fan" setting on the ceramic heater I have next to the stove for supplemental heat in...
I can see problems if a house has a gas cookstove, where the combustion products wind up in the kitchen, but a modern high efficiency gas furnace uses outside...
What keeps gaskets in place? I (like a dummy) used furnace cement.......that was a BIG mistake. Now I have to figure out how to get the cement off door, so I...
I use high temp; 500 degree RTV high heat silcone by "Rutland Fireclay co" item #76C. It is used in a regular caulking gun, and it is in a plastic tube, so you...
I've used stove cement for (attempted) repairs of things and found the stuff I used somewhat (very?) water soluble. You might be able to cover it with a wet...
need tech advise,,,have large gas furnace next to woodburning furnace,,,wondering how to wire gas unit blower into limit for wood burner,,,need the extra...
Derek, Yours is an interesting account. I am aware of one study that looked at the correlation of various household equipment with health effects, especially...
I just use regular silicone seal as gasket glue. Maybe some doors get hot enough to crystalize and weaken it, but it has worked fine on all the stoves I've...
Luke, It is pretty great watching a furnace fire through a big glass door with airwash. It is enough to cause a guy to hang out more in the furnace room . . ....
I usually push any hot coals to the back of the fire box, the stuff by the door is mostly ash, remove a few scoops of ash with a metal kitty litter scoop, then...
... John, I read the article and found it to address the issue of fresh air intakes very well. The legislation or code changes that you were battling does...
I have a Vogelzang Heartwood Wood-Burning Heater. At time of purchase, I installed a blower. In looking around a see a Magic Heat Reclaimer for wood stoves....
... B-vented gas furnaces and water heaters spill for a lot of reasons, but mostly because they are inherently spillage prone. There is no evidence in the...
... You bought a cheap and inefficient stove. That was your first mistake. Don't compound it by adding a heat reclaimer to the flue pipe. Those things plug up...
I am persuaded, and I am going this weekend to get a CO detector, not only due to having a wood stove, but also because on the occasion that the furnace (oil)...
That is surprisng, given that particulates are greater with wood heating and I find it inevitable that I get some in the house from opening both doors to...
Howdy folks, I'm trying to turn a sow's ear into a silken purse, and looking for your help. We're having trouble with smoke spillage from a Morso 2110 non-cat....
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