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  1. kevin fitzsimmons
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    Secondary

    I am burning mostly pine, with a good hot stove (500 ish) and the airset as low as she goes, i get a secondary much like fossil. Some, but very...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Oct 30, 2008 in forum: The Perfect Picture
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    Pulp Wood Hook

    Pulp hook and peavey are real labour savers. Using the peavey to roll large logs also saves your chain.
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Oct 28, 2008 in forum: The Gear
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    Sudden draft problem - Alderlea

    We had some wildlife take up residence in the chimney in the early spring. Only problem (for them at least) was one cool day and we were back...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Oct 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Damper or not

    How do you tell. In my chimeny i have what i would consider too much draft. My wood loads burn up faster than i would expect, stack temps (interal...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Oct 22, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    can i burn pine?

    No, i wouldn't. but to ease your situation, you can ship all the pine to me. I will make sure it is dispoed of properly. Yes, of couse you can...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Mar 3, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Volcanic Chimney?

    I have noticed that burning a couple sheets of newspaper to prime the system at start up will lead to some fluffy flakes in the snow, and there is...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 28, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. kevin fitzsimmons
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    Anybody scrounge with a 4 cyl. truck?

    Most of my wood for the past three yeas was hauled with my Tacoma 2wd, it also has has numerous deer in the box. Sure its not turbo in the power...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 22, 2008 in forum: The Gear
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    DIY chimney brush...

    My fiberglass brush rods are much more rigid than tent stakes. i would not want to have a brush and length of rod broken off somewhere in the flu....
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 14, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Thermal Radiation (physics)

    I would think if you want to take full advantage of the radiant properties of heat that you would need a radiant heating stove such as a...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 12, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Overfiring question

    My epa certified stove has an arir stop welded in place to limit the minimum low air setting. On ocassion i have added to much dry pine to a system...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 8, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting damage control

    swestall you are right on look of the vc stoves. But just being easy on the eyes isn’t enough for me. As I understand it the everburn is approved...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Freestanding stoves and blowers.

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I really haven't explained my situation well and that may help. I have about 25 feet of chimney and i think that...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Feb 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Freestanding stoves and blowers.

    For all pacific energy free standing stove owners and free standing stove owners in general. Did you install the optional blower, and does it really...
    Thread by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 30, 2008, 19 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting damage control

    So Craig, if the epa test are as you say, and has lead to the “Florida bungalow syndrome”, then I would expect that the everburn did perform well in...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting damage control

    I agree that wood burning by its nature is the hard way. From stand to wood box to ashbin is exponentially more work than nudging a switch on the...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting damage control

    1400 and glowing red is too hot for my liking. about 600 too hot. I agree that the vc nc is not a stove to cut your wood burning teeth on, but i...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting damage control

    With all the drubbing that the VC NCs have been given in the last little while, you would think that VC would step in and try to do a little damage...
    Thread by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 22, 2008, 64 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Where Is The Fresh Air Inlet On A VC Defiant - NC?

    I am not sure of the particulars of you "buying club", but even at a crazy good price, it still won't burn any better. Craig posted a podcast...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Confessions of a woodburner

    Yah my furnace comes on on cold nights, i could get up and put more wood on in the wee hours, but i choose to sleep. However, when the furnace...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Where Is The Fresh Air Inlet On A VC Defiant - NC?

    I don't wont to dampen your enthusiasm for a new stover, but the vc nc s are a finicky beast. Perhaps the folks here with bad stories are the few...
    Post by: kevin fitzsimmons, Jan 22, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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