John, This was very good advice and I agree. My name is Dennis Lindell, and although I heat with wood, I prefer to have the ashes, coals, smoke, bugs, wood...
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Jen @ JEN'S USED ...
jenzbooks@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:27 pm
John & Dennis, I know of three people (so far) who have this type of setup... What am I missing here? If the only pipe or duct coming out of the ...
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Cal Wallis
wood@...
Oct 3, 2000 10:57 pm
... This information is in your stove manual and on a plate on the back of your Earth Stove. Check it carefully, get a building permit and inspection, and...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 4, 2000 10:38 am
... Just to clarify, it was not I who suggested that the only apparent alternative to a home made wood stove set up is an outdoor boiler. Although some people...
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vermontbrowns@...
Oct 5, 2000 8:16 pm
Hello, I have a metalbestos pipe going through a 2x6 pine floor, and a sheetrock and wood and standing seam roof. The pipe gets hot to the touch. Is this...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 6, 2000 10:25 am
The surface of metal chimneys normally gets too hot to touch. Their clearance is normally 2". If you don't have 2" clearance you should look into it by ...
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Harpersx4@...
Oct 7, 2000 12:40 am
In a message dated 10/6/2000 3:29:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, woodheat@egroups.com writes: << I have a metalbestos pipe going through a 2x6 pine floor, and a ...
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ecr.net
drjanisbell@...
Oct 7, 2000 1:34 am
Hi Folks, We just moved into a large 2500 sq. ft. ranch house by a 3 acre ravine so we have lots of wood. Instead of using the expensive electric heat and ...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Oct 7, 2000 11:11 pm
please don't let anyone discourage you from using outdoor wood boilers. they work very well. if you set your electric thermostat to 58, and the wood boiler to...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 8, 2000 10:43 am
... I don't encourage the purchase of outdoor boilers at their present stage of development. I think they should come under the EPA's emissions regulations. ...
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George H
geoguy@...
Oct 8, 2000 1:06 pm
I have a very old pot belly stove that has warmed my behind since I was a child. It has some small cracks in it from age and use. What is the best way to...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 9, 2000 11:51 am
Hi George, I'm not sure there is a good way to repair cracked castings. Cast iron can be welded, but I think cracks from heat stress are likely to form again....
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Dennis Lindell
dairydel@...
Oct 9, 2000 3:00 pm
... From: John Gulland ... stage of ... regulations. John, I appreciate your comments and respect your opinions. I believe I can even understand why you would...
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drjanisbell@...
Oct 10, 2000 9:28 pm
Janis Link to my site: www.drjanisbell.awarebuy.com ... From: "Humphrey, Timothy" <HumphreyT@...> To: <drjanisbell@...> Sent: Tuesday, October...
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G William
gwilliam_@...
Oct 13, 2000 1:03 am
... From: Annie To: gwilliam_@... Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 1:53 PM Subject: STOP KANGAROOS BECOMING PET FOOD PLEASE FOWARD THIS MESSAGE TO AS...
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Cynthia Showalter
coriander@...
Oct 14, 2000 10:35 pm
Can anyone tell me where to purchase a saw buck? I would like a metal one, as the wooden ones get rotten. Also, where can I get a device to set a 30" bow...
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Gezzzer
geeeber@...
Oct 15, 2000 1:08 am
Hello Can anyone tell me about these Thermo-Mass-stoves ? Outside of costs and a special designed house or a large basement to hold one. Do they have some of...
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vhill@...
Oct 15, 2000 1:37 am
I would like to find out how efficient/practical these stoves are in relation to common woodstoves. I understand that that when the power goes out you are out...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Oct 15, 2000 1:52 am
check out http://www.cornburner.com http://www.a-maize-ingheat.com/ http://www.amaize-ingenergy.com Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter: ...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 15, 2000 12:28 pm
... It is widely stated that pellet stoves are about 80% efficient, but this figure is somewhat suspect for most of them. All but a few pellet stove...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 15, 2000 12:32 pm
... I'm not sure what you mean by thermo-mass. Maybe you are thinking about thermal mass, which is the way masonry heaters store and then release heat from...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Oct 15, 2000 12:39 pm
The folks at http://www.tempcast.com/ have been very helpful on a number of projects (No, John, I'm not being paid to say this) Steve Spence Subscribe to the...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 15, 2000 12:46 pm
... Never heard of a metal sawbuck. I have never used a sawbuck myself, but I assume that because it is a very simple device, those who use them just put one ...
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chimneyjim@...
Oct 15, 2000 2:25 pm
For information on masonry heaters, check out The Masonry Heater Association, http://mha-net.org Jim Gillam editor SNEWS - The Chimney Sweep's Newsmagazine ...
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vhill@...
Oct 15, 2000 2:40 pm
Are there any do it yourself kits available for these masonry heater? Do they have the ability to direct vent? They certainly sound like efficient and...
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Cynthia Showalter
coriander@...
Oct 16, 2000 10:04 am
John, If you don't have a sawbuck, where do you put your logs to stabilize them when you saw them? Cindy...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 16, 2000 10:50 am
... I'm not sure what you mean by direct vent in this context, but no, masonry heaters vent through chimneys. A masonry heater is not really a do-it-yourself...
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John Gulland
john@...
Oct 16, 2000 10:55 am
... Steve, A simple way to avoid being accused of commercial bias towards a specific product is to avoid promoting one commercial product over all others. John...
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Steve Spence
sspence@...
Oct 16, 2000 11:33 am
that's why I posted links to 2 separate dealers who sell 3 different brands in my corn stove post. If you wish, I'll post some other masonry stove dealers, but...
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Vhill
vhill@...
Oct 16, 2000 11:46 am
Thank you John Van ... From: "John Gulland" <john@...> To: <woodheat@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 4:49 AM Subject: [woodheat] Masonry...
