hi Bob-I use a stainless steel deep fry circular wire scoop you can find in some kitchen supply stores.I scoop up the ash,charcoal mixture, give it a few ...
Dear Bob, Thank you for giving me some food for thought. My instant thought would be run a Google for lye, uses of. However, if you want to use it for anything...
This is not a time to play around with an installation. Get professional help with the design and install to ensure that you have the proper wall protection...
Hello all, I've been reading about this installation about this for about 3 months now and I now feel prepared to do the install. Basically, we purchased a...
I just installed my royall wood boiler. The dealer said that since I am not burning coal it would be OK to install some sort of flapper or valve on the draft...
YOu have got to be kidding about the following:But in the UK, you can only use chemical cleaners/uncloggers on specific days, as the sewerage works will find...
I do not gest mate about this. When I mention sewerage works, can we think municipal size complexes, serving towns & villages 2,500 + people. In my own...
Hi, I just picked up an insert and was wondering if it would be OK to install it directly into the fireplace without the use of a separate flue pipe. My...
Andy, Here are some reasons to install a full stainless steel liner from the insert flue collar to the top of the chimney. 1. Every wood burning device needs a...
Thank You John. I guess it would be best to install a liner, especially due to the fact that my existing chimney is so big. Is a stainless flexible type...
Andy, Either rigid or flex is fine, since they conform to the same certification tests. If you use rigid, you'd need to use a chunk of flex to get through the...
Sourcing a combustor.. Customer Service? My folks have a 1995 Extrordinair FPX44A-ZC fireplace, and upon inspecting the combustor it was determined we should...
Well Mate, I have absolutely no clue what you are talking about and what kind of "specific problem" you could possibly have had to call for filling a 4 inch...
Well I would like to see what the respective authorities would have to say to you, if you poured 4 X 45 gallon drums of concentrated acid down such a sewerage...
I just aquired & installed an old Englander 24FC. I bought it at an auction & paid only $30 for it & it appears to be in good shape however there is no manual...
I took a piece of stove pipe trimming, cut a 12x2" strip. Bent it 90 degrees with a hammer, then cut 1/2" teeth spaced 1/2' apart with tin snips. Took same...
The two knobs on the front are screw draft control, during start up of the cold stove, I would leave the door cracked about an inch. After it is started close...
Thanks for the info. That helps a lot. Still can't figure this door out. With the handle dropped down, by it's own weight, the locking lever on the inside of...
Good work with the scraps and a little hammering. You home brewed a nice tool to get the job done. If I had to separate ash from charcol, I would use a good...
Hi all... I'm pretty new here... Been reading though the tons of info here over the last month or so. I'm ripping out my worthless cheapie metal fireplace,fake...
Anyone here ever install an outside air source for a free standing wood stove? I just installed a Waterford Trinity stove and it in fact has an air duct. The...
I was thinking about running water lines in my basement floor for heating with a wood boiler when I build my house in the spring...but a thought occurred to...
You could use rabbit cage flooring for that screen, 14 guage pretty stout. I pull everything to the front of the stove, then push the coals back with the rake....
There are pictures of an englander on this site in the photo section. That is the closed position. Even if you have to weld a door tab on then grind to a nice...
We recently purchased and installed a large (170,000 BTU)Harman SF3500 dual fuel furnace to heat our woodworking operation. Although I generally rely on...
Heres a weird question for the group. Is there a reason why some woodstoves put out a lot of thick white smoke while others show no signs of smoke at all. My...
Hi Albert, That is my exact configuration. I have an outside air duct and it really does add to the air feeding the fire. Of course, you could not hook up...
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