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17448
On Jun 30, 2008, at 8:07 PM, <yahoogroups@...> ... I'm going to have a problem like that. But how do you clean a pipe with bends in it? Ken...
Ken Meinken
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Jul 1, 2008
12:21 pm
17449
Just use a chimney brush with fiberglass rods, no problem. On the OP's 45's if the Calss A won't let you do it you could use the in room double wall which...
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Jul 1, 2008
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17450
To clean, you use flexible rods and a good chimney brush. The rods will bend enough to go around the bend. ... From: Ken Meinken To: woodheat@yahoogroups.com ...
Musikman
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Jul 1, 2008
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Bob; you are right it seems that 30 degrees is the maximum deflection from vertical. gggGary I researched something similar a few years ago. While it might be...
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Jul 1, 2008
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I'm new to this group and new to the idea of heating my home with wood. Could somebody please help me because I'm completely overwhelmed by this decision....
jude.hamel
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Jul 1, 2008
5:07 pm
17453
Hi  Jude-- Welcome to this group.Please read the Woodheats website--much valuable info plus many of your questions and concerns can be answered  where you...
knute wolter
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Jul 1, 2008
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17454
Hey Jude...wait a minute...that should be a song!!!  ;-) Anyway, this past December we put in a fireplace insert (we bought a Noapleon) that we used to heat...
Shawn P. Sharnick
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Jul 1, 2008
7:38 pm
17455
Jude, I don't think that most of the outdoor wood furnaces are nearly as efficient as a good EPA indoor woodstove. That means you would use a lot less wood...
Ken Meinken
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Jul 1, 2008
9:19 pm
17456
Jude, Going to the wood heat org site is a great start. Choosing an the right system for you, an advanced combustion system, wood preparation, and all the...
samiamrd
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Jul 1, 2008
9:23 pm
17457
Jude, I am looking for a new gasifier boiler also at the same time you are - they can get very expensive. Remember - weather you have a woodstove or a wood...
Keith McHugh
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Jul 1, 2008
9:34 pm
17458
Anyone burn Black walnut? I just hit on a craigslist score of about a two cord tree down and in big sections in town back the truck up to the pile, cut split...
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Jul 2, 2008
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Another new Gassifier for your list is The Converter By Wooddoctor. Holds 11 cu ft of wood 26 inches long. Burns 12-18 hours. Keith McHugh...
F G
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Jul 2, 2008
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You might think about taking that to the sawmill, black walnut is like gold.   Even if you had to hire a roll back to haul it.   Call the mill and see what...
Harold Everett
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Jul 2, 2008
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FG, Have you installed one yet? If so, is there any comparison of wood usage(consumption) to a conventional unit, in your area? Are they priced out of reach...
samiamrd
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Jul 2, 2008
1:49 pm
17462
I heard of a Multi-Fuel Boiler sold out of Central Pennsylvania that is getting rave reviews. I believe it is called Bio fuel or Bio Fuel Tech. I know a small...
garynirma
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Jul 2, 2008
5:42 pm
17463
I saw this on CNBC's website today.   Latest Hot-Item Energy Commodity: Firewood http://www.cnbc.com/id/25496384   jean in NJ [Non-text portions of this...
Pink Pig
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Jul 2, 2008
11:32 pm
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Sam: Yes they are very high priced. Just received one in late may. It holds 11 cu ft of wood. 26 inches long....
F G
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Jul 3, 2008
12:56 pm
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Sam, thanks for your detailed response. I have been considering the efficiency of my system but will certainly try to figure out what I really need - thanks...
jude.hamel
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Jul 3, 2008
2:11 pm
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I recently wrote about a boiler company out of Central Penna. I found out that it is called "Bio-Fuel Technologies LLC" out of Beavertown, Pa. that installed...
garynirma
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Jul 3, 2008
3:15 pm
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Jude, If you are sure that you will have some type of wood heating device installed by winter, now is a good time to buy about 4 or 5 cords of wood. Get the...
samiamrd
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Jul 3, 2008
5:26 pm
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Sam: Outside of being high priced, I passed a comment on the web claiming the brick gets coated over in a year or two. And I'm trying to...
F G
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Jul 5, 2008
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I use oil fired hydronic/baseboard for central heat,and have an old VT Castings Defiant in the living room which we use for the better part of the winter. With...
Tom
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Jul 5, 2008
4:47 pm
17470
Hi Dave, That seems like it would be a lot more complicated than just using a properly sized stove and keeping it fired steadily. Alan ... From: Dave N...
Alan
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Jul 5, 2008
6:35 pm
17471
... properly sized stove ... You are right, it would be the easiest to just get the right sized wood stove. In my instance, the house I am building is going to...
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Jul 6, 2008
4:14 pm
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Thanks for the tip, Jean. I was amazed to see this in the article: “In March, this was not forecast – no one foresaw this,” Dischner (Lennox marketing...
John Gulland
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Jul 6, 2008
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Yes, Dave, I read the manual for that stove and it does not have secondary combustion. If it did I am sure they would say so!!!! I like your idea of the wall,...
Alan
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Jul 6, 2008
7:03 pm
17474
Well,,,, My instint was great this time. With the top collar removed a 200 pound LP tank will be 36 inches tall and 24 inches wide. That will be a perfect size...
Alan
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Jul 6, 2008
7:32 pm
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I am very confused about what you are talking about here? I must have missed something. Alan <rustaholic777@...> wrote: Well,,,, My instint was...
F G
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Jul 6, 2008
7:36 pm
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You wouldn't be confused if you had read my last post titled, Re: [woodheat] Re: Englander 28-3500 Wood burning furnace Alan in Michigan ... From: F G...
Alan
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Jul 6, 2008
7:42 pm
17477
I did read that. Someone talking about heat coming up the staircase. Alan <rustaholic777@...> wrote: You wouldn't be confused if you had read...
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