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  1. MTMike
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    Good way to start a Saturday

    Santa had them under tree with a tag named to me a few years ago. :-) 18 degrees outside, 74 inside, 450 on the front of the stove.
    Post by: MTMike, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Good way to start a Saturday

    Duff Beer lounge pants, slippers, a cup of coffee, hot fire and good reading on the iPad
    Thread by: MTMike, Nov 10, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: The Inglenook
  3. MTMike
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    Any good EPA stoves,$1000 and under ?

    I got my Century insert from Ace for $929 with the fascia. Heats the whole 1100 sq ft main level of my house great, and if I run my furnace fan...
    Post by: MTMike, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    What's your best and worst Harbor Freight buy?

    Haha! I grew up in mountainous Western Montana so it's a joke I have for the flat prairie that is Eastern Montana. They demographic is actually...
    Post by: MTMike, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    What's your best and worst Harbor Freight buy?

    Worst: Battery chargers that die after 3 uses Best: $50 complete mechanic tool set that rides around in my vehicle as an emergency road side tool...
    Post by: MTMike, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: The Inglenook
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    Word of advice to all men who heat with wood

    When saying "I'm going to run out and grab a nice big piece of Ash that will last all night" to your wife, make sure you clearly enunciate the "SH"...
    Thread by: MTMike, Nov 1, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: The Inglenook
  7. MTMike
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    Getting ready for my second season

    I'm also getting ready to start my fall readiness to start my second season. I am going to remove the baffles and brush the flue and inspect...
    Post by: MTMike, Sep 23, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    HA! It's just a wooden "archway" leading to the north pasture & garden. Was here when I bought the place and it's holding up a fence and a...
    Post by: MTMike, May 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    I think you're pretty close to "right on" there. In my spotty monitoring of the propane tank levels, we burned about 25% of a 500 gallon tank...
    Post by: MTMike, May 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. MTMike
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    Thanks! I burned Poplar because I have literally dozens of cords (maybe even 100) of free poplar at my disposal, so $0/cord of Poplar >...
    Post by: MTMike, May 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. MTMike
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    We fill up in July when it's on sale. In the dead of winter it's $3.50-$4.00/gal
    Post by: MTMike, May 12, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    Thanks, guys! I should also mention another variable: that my first daughter was born in late March 2011, so that most of the 2010-2011 heating...
    Post by: MTMike, May 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    First heating season with new stove.... results!

    Heating season is finally over here in the plains of Eastern Montana..... the grass is green, the wind is blowing, etc. Here is the impact on my...
    Thread by: MTMike, May 11, 2012, 21 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. MTMike
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    Shoulder season goes on and on

    Same here in Montana. Warm and windy all December. In fact, I'm going out this afternoon to start cutting up an Ash tree on my neighbor's property...
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 31, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. MTMike
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    "Losing heat up the flue"

    Mike, We have the same stove and I too have found this to be true in the week that I've been burning it. I find that if I leave it open for 7-10...
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. MTMike
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    Specific Newbie Questions - air control, burn techniques and others

    Beautiful! Thanks!
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. MTMike
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    Which burn looks more efficient *videos*

    I was playing with the lighting, and found that the best recording of the fire was taken with the living room dark. Since it's my cell phone camera...
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Specific Newbie Questions - air control, burn techniques and others

    I suppose I wasn't all too clear in the wording of my question, so let me rephrase it. When I'm no longer going to add fuel at the end of a...
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Which burn looks more efficient *videos*

    The stove has been burning for about 2 hours, this is the 2nd load of wood and the 2nd load has been in there about 15-20 mins. Which burn looks...
    Thread by: MTMike, Dec 27, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Specific Newbie Questions - air control, burn techniques and others

    Excellent information guys! All great suggestions. I really think I'm getting the hang of this thing with your suggestions. Thank you so much!
    Post by: MTMike, Dec 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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