Hi there, I'm looking at replacing my current wood burning boiler with a pellet boiler, and I'm wondering what peoples experiences with them have been. I live...
The latching handle on my Ashley woodstove squeaks loudly when I open it. Is there anything I can be use to lubricate it and the hinges? What about graphite...
Try the graphite... you'll be amazed at the difference. As far as I know it can't hurt anything in a wood stove (unless you spill it on an "Almond" paint...
In reference to your infloor radiant heat question on recovery times. The recovery times are effected by circulator loop temperature,tube transfer efficiency...
Radient floor heat is slow to heat up the room when the house is cold, but, that system design does not prevent you from adding on a small water to forced air...
- I am partial to hot water heat since it does not blow dust ... So a wood gassification stove can be used in conjunction with a forced air sytem? I had...
... keep ... I should've clarified, it's an older non-catalytic stove... I'm trying to determine if I should be concerned. With more use, I'm finding that my...
Just out of curiousity, does your flue gas thermometer actually have a probe that goes into the flue... or is it just attached to the surface of the flue pipe?...
Great discussion about something I've wondered about. I have a magnetic dial thermometer on my flue which has a read area above 500 degrees, an orange area ...
If the magnet fails to hold and falls off, your temps are too high ;-) Seriously, alnico magnets can hold at up to 840F, way higher than typical flue temps,...
... have ... It does have a probe that goes through the pipe and into the flue. Here's another variable: It is installed about 10 inches lower than the...
I have been giving my various system temperatures some thought over the past few weeks, and have pretty much arrived at the same conclusion: one of the...
... Jan, I am far from being an expert, but the thermometers we are using will provide different temps since yours is a surface thermometer and mine is a probe...
If you go to Central Boiler's website you can see a bunch of different options for "emitters". Fan coil, baseboards, radiant, or radiators. There is something...
I agree, good discussion on the temps! Two quick items. I have one of the magnetic external thermometers as well and the instructions that came with it state...
hi all-these flue temperatures must be on a double wall flue--correct?Iwould think these values stated would be prone to subjective interpretation due to a ...
A guy I've bought some wood from told me that moisture can travel only a foot in cut wood, so pieces cut longer than 24 inches trap it. I think we all have...
Greetings. The cell structure of wood is like a bundle of tubes running the length of the wood. Therefore, most of the drying will be thru the ends. In live...
"Bob Raikes" <bob.raikes@...> wrote; ... Hi Bob; It's all about time. Think of the distance, like insulation, which slows the loss of moisture (like...
Water wet is different from 'sap' wet and yes your hypothesis is in the ball park. If you assume the time frame for drying wood is a year to season it, then...
Hmm. I think I'll start criss-cross stacking, since I have the space to do it -- I just hate that domino effect when one stack falls against the next one... ...
You will have much drier wood cross stacking. I have used an old cheap hammock strung from both sides of the wood shed roof to hold kindling up out of the ...
After looking at the stove, I have two questions: Why is it $750 on vogelzang site and $399 at nothern tool? Second, it states that "Vogelzang stoves meet...
How is it that Vogelzang indoor stoves are epa exempt? I noticed they are made and imported from China. The look like nice stoves but I've never seen one in...
The instructions that came with my Avalon Pendleton specifically state that a grate should NOT be used: "Do not use a grate or other device to elevate the fire...
I am not an expert, but I am learning and I have the reinier unit. When I start a fire, I place two sticks in front to back with a piece of news paper between...
Yo! Greetings from northern Québec. I use wood for the house. Now I'm thinking of an outside wood stove that could heat EITHER the upstairs wood shop in the...
I have a 2 story house and I'm using a Fireplace xtrordinaire elite 36 fireplace. The fireplace blows out plenty of HOT air, but the upstairs of my house...
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