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    This year's wood totals

    2 Cords here. And every time I think we're done we get another cold snap.
    Post by: Trktrd, Mar 12, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    White fog on glass wont clean off VC Encore - 1 week old

    FWIW I use hydrogen peroxide to clean glass and have had great results.
    Post by: Trktrd, Jan 5, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Don't want to offend the wife, but...

    Consider yourself lucky. I got socks and underwear.
    Post by: Trktrd, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Thanks!

    Glad to hear things are working ouy well. I was in hte same boat when I found this forum. I wasn't even aware that I had a cat stove or what it...
    Post by: Trktrd, Dec 29, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Remote Control

    A light dimmer is designed to handle a resistive load. The fan controller is made for an inductive load. Yes you would burn out your fan motor.
    Post by: Trktrd, Dec 28, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Remote Control

    Ceiling fan remote kit will work fine. That's what I did. Don't use a dimmer thats meant for incandescent lights.
    Post by: Trktrd, Dec 23, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    creosote already?

    With the proper installation and flue height that stove will perform correctly - meaning - cook you out of the house!! I'm heating a 16 x 80 with my...
    Post by: Trktrd, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    automatic blower worth it?

    I put a thermal disc on our stove. Only a couple bucks and works great. Had to relocate it from the bottom of the stove (where the blower is) to the...
    Post by: Trktrd, Oct 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Thinking raelly really hard about extending me chimney need advice.

    Last year I added 3' to my 12' chimney. It made a world of difference. You'll be pleased.
    Post by: Trktrd, Sep 24, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Do your dogs like wood?

    I have two Walkers. If I don't stack my piles tight enough. my fuel becomes mulch.
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 11, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    The Groundhog was right this year

    Last week I was outside in a tee shirt, now the stove is going non-stop and the weather guessers are calling for snow. Almost noon and 22 degrees...
    Thread by: Trktrd, Feb 11, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: The Inglenook
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    just starting my wood habit

    I stack in a similar fashion but run a piece of fence wire across the top and tie to the T posts to keep them from spreading.
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Cheap Firewood Moisture Meters: Which One?

    I have the General Instruments MM and very happy with it, well made and sturdy. Also a few other meters of theirs for work purposes. The price is...
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Looking ahead to next winter!

    The past few nights I have been hanging around on the front porch and hearing the crickets and frogs doing their thing, you'd think it was the middle...
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can wood season too long?

    Lots of good advice, thanks. As I stated in my first post there was a lot of wood stacks left here from the previous owner, all rotten. They were all...
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 3, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Can wood season too long?

    I have been using cedar trunks as rails under my single row stacks. Doesn't keep them particularly "high" off the ground, but no direct ground...
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Heating with wood and having a bad back

    I wrecked my back 16 years ago and now have COPD. I just take it slow and know my limits, and use every tool at my disposal to make the job easier....
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Is there such a thing as "too big of a stove?"

    I have a cat stove and think it is too big (thank God for the window fan) In my opinion when 400 lbs of steel heats up there's no "turning it down"....
    Post by: Trktrd, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can wood season too long?

    I have been given a new item on the honey-do list which will generously add to the wood supply. Assuming my back can take it and I don't get devoured...
    Thread by: Trktrd, Feb 1, 2012, 26 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Will steel or cast iron last longer?

    I have a 100+ year old cast cook stove and FWIW the cast is becoming brittle. From time to time a little chunk of it will just crumble off, time to...
    Post by: Trktrd, Jan 31, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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