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  1. HaTaX
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    Secondary air modification complete, here's hoping I smoke less!

    Basically I started at the 90 degree elbow where the rack starts in the back of the stove and assembled it rung by rung outward until I got to the...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 7, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  2. HaTaX
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    Secondary air modification complete, here's hoping I smoke less!

    Yeah, that part was a little tricky as I decided early on I didn't want to mess around with having a bunch of unions on there, they'd add quite a...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 5, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  3. HaTaX
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    Secondary air modification complete, here's hoping I smoke less!

    Temps are supposed to be flirting with single digits tonight so I thought I'd fire it up for the weekend. I dumped a little more ACS powder down as...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 2, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Custom built fan controller for insert

    I was thinking, if I wanted to take this all the way I could even add in control of the secondary air easily. Using something along these lines:...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Help with creosote evaluation on new liner.

    Damn, I hope my liner looks that clean when I get it installed... Currently it's slammer style and I've got a nice thin layer of the glaze stuff I'm...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Replaced the Door Gasket

    I let mine sit overnight and then had a small fire with top temps pretty darn low and the blower on high, after that I went for a 500F temp on top...
    Post by: HaTaX, Mar 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Changing old BIS insert

    That second picture really tripped me out until I saw it is upside down... Which is most important to you from the insert? Emergency heat in a...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 21, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Custom built fan controller for insert

    Kind of sad there isn't much for manufacturing rapid prototyping systems here in NA, I'd be willing to foot another $10 or $20 for it if it was!...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. HaTaX
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    Freaking Freezing Ouside, And Running Both Stoves....

    In the middle of a cold snap here as well, it's 9F and very sunny out today with a bit of a breeze. Last night it was really windy and about 4F...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. HaTaX
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    Custom built fan controller for insert

    Sure can! You can go either with a 2/4 line black and white display for around $10, or you can make a jump to a full fledged color, touchscreen LCD...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. HaTaX
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    quadra fire 7100 chimney cap plugged

    How often are you getting a very hot burn with top temps reaching 600-700F? Having a really hot fire every week or so combined with some creosote...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. HaTaX
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    Bio/Envi blocks to the rescue

    I've been using the Gren-Heat bricks that look exactly like the BioBricks, Bio isn't available in my area but the Gren bricks I can pick up at...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 18, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. HaTaX
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    $499 TSC USStove whoew hoew!!

    Didn't want to bust out the hole saw and throw some air tubes in the Grandma? >> Can't say I blame you at that price, that's a great deal on a...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 17, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Custom built fan controller for insert

    It was here with the insert when I bought the house and looks like it wasn't originally purchased with the stove, there's an on/off switch on the...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 17, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. HaTaX
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    Secondary air modification complete, here's hoping I smoke less!

    Okay, here's a few pictures of my loading at 12:30AM last night (followed by pumping about 6oz of ACS all over the firebox while avoiding the...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 17, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Custom built fan controller for insert

    This is way cool to see, glad this thread got bumped!! I've done some digging around on the internet and have had a hell of a time finding someone...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wispy white smoke?

    So the question is, did they ask for the old cat back? If not, bonus, you'll have an extra cat when yours does actually start to fail a few years...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Ooooppps.... think it's going to be warm in here today!!

    I was under the impression that high temps like that are more likely to give you a crack or a warp on a cast iron stove vs a steel stove, and that's...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Ooooppps.... think it's going to be warm in here today!!

    That'll get the chimney nice and clean! I bet you're glad that 30NC is a steel stove and not cast iron right about now. Had my stove around 750 a...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Secondary air modification complete, here's hoping I smoke less!

    It's nice to hear some affirmation that I'm not alone in what I've experienced! Honestly I don't have much of a baseline as this is the first stove...
    Post by: HaTaX, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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