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clemsonfor said:
IEEE I need to change mine. There yellowed there so old! Still work when u smoke it up or hit the test button though.
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Hitting the test button usually only tests that the alarm sounds and it has a power source . . . doesn't test the sensing unit.

Smoking it up may or may not work to test it . . . depends on the type of detector (ionization or photo-electric) and type of smoke (small molecules vs. large molecules.)
 
begreen,
Thanks and no problem. We are very happy with the end results. I'll try to keep on updating as I get more experience under my belt.
I'm shocked at how long they have been burning for with the addition of that 3' section. Another I noticed is, I don't hear any soot falling in the chimney. Before I added that section, after burning for a while you would hear stuff falling down the chimney. Or, I'd tap the chimney and it would fall. Not anymore :)

I'm almost positive the chimney is less than 5'. I'll have to double check this weekend, hopefully it'll stop raining by then.
What kind of brace would be recommended? I just had my roof done to, grrr. They were nice enough to let me rough in my chimney while they worked around me.

rideau,
Thank you very much. You are correct, it has been rather cozy around the homestead.

lml999,
You're welcome :)
Hah, I got more than a swift kick that day. Boy, I wouldn't want anyone to have to go through that, it was terrible.
Garages are great but scary. Be safe.

firefighterjake and raybonz
Thank you guys for posting the info and links, I know I appreciate it.

Thanks again guys, I appreciate the help and info.
 
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Tigg said:
lml999,
You're welcome :)
Hah, I got more than a swift kick that day. Boy, I wouldn't want anyone to have to go through that, it was terrible.
Garages are great but scary. Be safe.
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Three new CO detectors are installed at my house. If you hadn't posted your story, I would still have two 13 year old CO detectors.

Thank you!
 
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lml999 said:
Three new CO detectors are installed at my house. If you hadn't posted your story, I would still have two 13 year old CO detectors.

Thank you!
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You are more than welcome. I cant thank the fellas involved with this site enough, they have been a huge help.


I have a question. What else do you guys use to put water in on top of your stoves?
We've been using a kettle, it has started to rust and only holds so much water. We spend more time filling it than anything. It gets rather annoying.
Does anyone use a pot in place of a kettle?
Does it have to be cast?

Thanks
 
Tigg said:
You are more than welcome. I cant thank the fellas involved with this site enough, they have been a huge help.


I have a question. What else do you guys use to put water in on top of your stoves?
We've been using a kettle, it has started to rust and only holds so much water. We spend more time filling it than anything. It gets rather annoying.
Does anyone use a pot in place of a kettle?
Does it have to be cast?

Thanks
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I use a small humidifier plus this:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tramontina-6.5-Qt-Enameled-Round-Cast-Iron-Dutch-Oven/29114481

Use without the cover..

Ray
 
Hi Ray,

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the info. I'll be going to pick one up hopefully this weekend.


I have a dilemma. When I started splitting wood two years ago, not thinking, I gave away all the random size and shape pieces of wood.
Good wood, knots and chunky night time burners. All in all, it was close to a cord of wood if not more. Now that I realize how much better
my stove burns with the added length of chimney and I'm getting a better idea of how long it will burn for, I need to figure out how or were
to stack all my random pieces. I refuse to give away or toss any more wood, no matter what size or shape.

My thought was to make a box out of lattice and build it on stilts to keep it off the ground and up in the air. The top would be solid ply wood
and the sides and bottom would be lattice for drainage and airflow.
Thoughts and opinions would be great.

Thanks guys.
 
If you make a crib as described, instead of lattice make the base 1/4" spaced 2x 6's or a plywood sheet to carry the weight. Even uglies will weigh alot when piled up.
 
1. Is there such thing a s too big of a fire? How do you know?
Not so much too big, as more too hot. Try to keep it below 700. 700 -750 spike at initial secondary take off is fine, but it should settle down after some time.

2. I hear things falling inside the flue. What is it?
On a new flue, you will hear this. Especially when restarting a cold stove & flue. This will disappear in time.

3. I went outside and looked at my chimney and cap. The cap is discolored and one side of the chimney looks like it has a hot spot. Is this normal/common?
Normal, usually due to a more prevalent common wind direction.

4. How often do you clean out the firebox of ash?
I clean mine out when the ash gets about 3-4" think, after packing it down a few times. Depends on the wood as some leave little ash ans others leave a ton of ash.
Leave about an inch or so on the bottom when you clean it out. I scoop the front ash out every morning and spread the ash and coals around for reload, and find I clean more ash out about once a week or so depending on what wood I am mostly burning and how much ash that species leaves.

5. I am actually quite amazed at the amount of ash leftover. Could this be due to the secondary burn?
More the species of wood you burn. This is why I love oak, good hot coals, very little ash.
The woods I burn that leave a lot of ash is Black Walnut, Cherry, Maple & Ash.
You want ash left over, if you get a ton of unburnt charcoal, your wood may be too wet yet, or your turning the air back too soon.
 
Tigg said:
Hi Ray,



My thought was to make a box out of lattice and build it on stilts to keep it off the ground and up in the air. The top would be solid ply wood
and the sides and bottom would be lattice for drainage and airflow.
Thoughts and opinions would be great.
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I bought one of these "Liquid storage containers" for $50 locally, and just took the cage part (left the plastic insert). I cut one side out and made a door to fit that side from scrap wood and some lattice fencing. It now holds all my chunks and uglies and works great. It holds almost 1/2 a cord of chunks when full.

http://longisland.craigslist.org/grd/4285444624.html

Enjoy...
 
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