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17688
I suspect that burning creosote treated wood is illegal anywhere in this country. I'm sure the man was talking about the ends that are cut of off the ties to...
trailtreader9
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Aug 1, 2008
9:15 am
17689
Anyone ever measured the negative pressure inside the fire box or in the flu relative to the outside? Obviously it will be quite different at different burn...
sharpen8
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Aug 1, 2008
1:22 pm
17690
Sure, I've been measuring pressures inside wood burning systems and inside houses for many years. Draft, or overfire pressure which is roughly the same thing,...
John Gulland
johngulland2000
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Aug 1, 2008
2:10 pm
17691
Thanks John, that's Helpful info. Geez, I was expecting small pressures but not quite that small! May I ask what type of equipment you are using to measure?...
sharpen8
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Aug 1, 2008
3:12 pm
17692
The draft will also vary depending on the stage of the fire. It's going to be less during the ember phase of the burn....
Bob Reite
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Aug 1, 2008
3:35 pm
17693
Yes, chimney draft is a very weak force, which is why we talk about it so much and why it is affected so much by wind and pressures inside the house. Good...
John Gulland
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Aug 1, 2008
3:43 pm
17694
I'm still using my old Bacharach model MZF draft gauge. It measures to .25" W.C. with .01 resolution....
Bob Reite
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Aug 1, 2008
4:08 pm
17695
... Yes, because the average temperature in the system declines once flaming combustion is finished. There are really two things at work. First, less heat is...
John Gulland
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Aug 1, 2008
4:59 pm
17696
John, I bought your pressure test video a few years ago. Is it still available? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: John Gulland<mailto:john@...> To:...
ROBERT BELFER
chimneyman1
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Aug 2, 2008
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17697
... Yes I think I still have copies. John ... products4.htm> ... oups.com> ... 0yahoogroups.com>]On ... oups.com> ... ...
John Gulland
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Aug 2, 2008
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17698
My husband is cutting his teeth on elm, starting with a giant 4 foot round, 6 foot long stump. Oi! Reading about people splitting elm always makes me...
zombans
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Aug 3, 2008
1:34 am
17699
Since I got good info regarding pressure in my other thread I thought I'd also ask about flow. Again, there are MANY variables I know but just a ball-park on...
sharpen8
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Aug 3, 2008
4:28 am
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Exhaust flow rates are not so easy to measure so I haven't. But a colleague used to give a ballpark figure of one metre per second flow in a 6" flue when a...
John Gulland
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Aug 3, 2008
11:39 am
17701
Hi John et al.: I did some measurements a number of years ago on combustion air flows on masonry heaters. The issue was whether or not they would depressurize...
Norbert Senf
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Aug 3, 2008
12:35 pm
17702
Thanks again for the info. Well that's a bit more than I would have thought, not that I question it at all. I wonder how much fuel vaporizes. In other words...
sharpen8
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Aug 3, 2008
2:02 pm
17703
Hi Norbert, Yes, I got off on a tangent about flow velocity rather than mentioning volume flow. "Wood stoves with gasketed doors consume in the range of 10 -...
John Gulland
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Aug 3, 2008
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17704
Great way to meet exciting female penpals. You can be bad here.Uncensored places for fun. Get a female naughty penpal partner. They have posted their pictures....
marybethcoast10
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Aug 5, 2008
1:51 am
17705
How are his teeth doing? Are they worn down yet? ;-)...
Ken Meinken
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Aug 5, 2008
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17706
... That sounds like a lot of make up air! How does that volume compare with the normal infiltration in a moderately sealed home? Significant or...
Ken Meinken
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Aug 5, 2008
2:53 am
17707
... It is not make up air, actually, it is all combustion air. Here is a table of tested flow rates of installed exhaust devices. I agree that 10 - 25 cfm...
John Gulland
johngulland2000
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Aug 5, 2008
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17708
Has anyone had any experience with the German tile stoves called Kachelofen? I purchased one from a company in Roseneath Ontario in March. tried it out in...
kachelofen46
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Aug 6, 2008
2:44 am
17709
You must have got some literature with your stove. Does it say that the unit has a glass air wash system? Was it EPA certified, or the Canadien equal of EPA...
samiamrd
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Aug 6, 2008
12:13 pm
17710
Interesting that this thread has good timing, there is somone in England, that has been featured in one of our tabloid papers today about his Hungarian tiled...
John Locke
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Aug 6, 2008
2:22 pm
17712
Hi all: I had some HUGE pieces of maple dropped in my yard yesterday and when I was cutting them up TONS of carpenter ants went running for the hills. There...
ssharnick
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Aug 7, 2008
11:07 am
17713
I just noticed on the home page that yesterday was this groups 9th birthday. Happy Birthday.....thanks for all the GREAT stuff!!! Shawn in CT...
ssharnick
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Aug 7, 2008
11:25 am
17714
What is your HOUSE framed with? I have taken out many handfuls of what was left after the carpenter hands got into a house frame.   That home owner was...
Alan
rustaholic777
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Aug 7, 2008
2:42 pm
17715
Have you tried thru their web site? http://www.kaheat.com/woodheater.html#Models What model do you have? Chris kachelofen46 <kachelofen46@...> wrote:...
Chris Gervais
grandmasattic62
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Aug 7, 2008
7:16 pm
17716
Hi, We just purchased a wood stove and I was wondering what tools are need to maintain the fire? IE shovel, poker...
tarkpe
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Aug 7, 2008
8:48 pm
17717
The two tools that I use every day are the rake and the shovel. If you go to a wood stove store they will usually have a very tiny set of tools which has a...
samiamrd
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Aug 7, 2008
9:09 pm
17718
I think that you have the answer about the units operation from the web site. It does not say that there is a glass air wash system. Since you can customize...
samiamrd
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