Which approach gives more secondary combustion under a wider variety of conditions: a perforated baffle (with secondary air supplied thru the holes), or a set...
... beeping ... Thanks much John and fellow wood burners. These hard-wired jobbies are at least 9 years old so maybe it's time for them to go. I used to test...
I'm a bit shy of $7500 too! I'm in Plattsburgh. And I'm still in the market for something, but I'm not sure of what yet. But I'm currently partial to...
Just a note. If you live in Plattsburgh, Just north of the Farm Family Center across from the shooting range on Route 9(near the castle), there is a dealer of...
Steve, I've thought about building my own OWFB. I can weld. But designing and prototypes and Ooopses use time I don't have. I am interested in your project,...
Central Boiler dealer. I crawled inside one and sat for awhile. Plattsburgh has REAL cheap electricity. I live in the outskirts of Peru with REAL expensive...
FG, to try to address your questions: Central Boiler makes stainless models as well but not the higher grade stainless that Empyre uses, (or at least they...
... You can't tell by looking at combustion systems which ones are best. The EPA test protocol is so weird and sensitive to the slightest quirk of the burner...
Due to the amount of interest in this subject throughout Yahoogroups, and the absence of a central forum and archive for information, I have set-up a new...
Group, We received this email from a visitor to woodheat.org: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Could you post the modifications that Bob from Pennsylvania...
Hi all, This season has been my first using a woodstove, and so far I'm pleased with the results. I've been burning locust, cherry and poplar with good...
I need to upload photos of the current version. The ones you have only lasted a season, then all the calcium silicate panels cracked. I switched to alumina...
... Craig, More than half of my wood supply is poplar because that is what I have on my property. I find that as long as it is properly seasoned it burns fine....
Bob, Thanks for agreeing to give us another update. I may just create a third page to cover your latest changes so people can see the progression. I think this...
A quick Google on "alumina fiber board" turned up many suppliers of this interesting-looking product. It sounds a lot like the material discussed a few weeks...
... I generally tend to agree, however from time to time I throw a piece of pine into my stove that taxes this belief. I'd like to mention it here to see what...
... Ed, Yes, you are quite right that some logs are a problem. The same kind of thing happens when a lot of white birch bark gets thrown in the fire; a huge...
split it into kindling and use it as firestarters. Steve Spence Dir., Green Trust http://www.green-trust.org Contributing Editor http://www.off-grid.net ...
Ed, I do not have that type of wood here so I have not tried this but what if you crack open the door? Bob Belfer chimneys@... Holly, MI ... From: meed7 ...
I occasionally get a piece that sends out showers of sparks. It usually happens when I open the door to add more wood. If I wait a minute or two with the...
Bob, you're addressing by biggest concern with wood fired boilers. Please keep us updated. And not that I'd know the answers, but post any questions or other...
I occasionally get a piece that sends out showers of sparks. It usually happens when I open the door to add more wood. If I wait a minute or two with the...
... a ... to ... I had some Chinese Maple that used to spark like that everytime the door opened, they were tiny little sparks and it was almost like ...
This is really interesting. I have hundreds of tons of wood from my tree business but the smoke from an outdoor wood boiler concerns me. If I could get to 50%...
Bob, you're addressing by biggest concern with wood fired boilers. Please keep us updated. And not that I'd know the answers, but post any questions or other...
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