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    Lots of coals

    Common issue. I've found that the black coals are usually from wood that wasn't perfectly dried to begin with. But even dried wood will leave lots...
    Post by: ICY99, Jan 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Is my Summit working right?

    The Summit definitely does NOT do a good job at burning down coals. And, in the coaling stage, it puts out relatively little heat. I'm sure there...
    Post by: ICY99, Jan 11, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Summit burn times?

    If starting with a nice coal bed, I can usually fit 6-7 medium sized splits. I use maple, ash, locust and cherry. It only burns for about 3-4 hrs...
    Post by: ICY99, Jan 6, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Oak coal bed growing to fast!!!

    Another thing which will help immensely is to run your blower on a high setting. If you don't have a blower, set up a fan to blow across the stove....
    Post by: ICY99, Jan 5, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    EPA Certified Cast Iron at Home Depot!

    If you look closely at the top left of the front of the stove it says "FORESTER". The home despot listing shows model # 3500. I did a few searches...
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 30, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Condar Flue Gas Thermometer

    You can order direct from Condar. http://www.condar.com
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 30, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Pacific Energy Summit/Alderlea Blower

    I think the blower is essential. What it allows you to do is run the stove a little hotter than you normally would. You can turn the blower up to...
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 17, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    PE Summit EBT conclusions

    You probably already gleaned this from TheChimneySweep posts that were linked, but I do want to point out that one advantage of the EBT is that...
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 17, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood Heat Enemies

    Most states have areas which are very overpopulated, unfortunately. And with the people come draconian regulations and loss of freedoms.
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 6, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Is my Summit working right?

    Just for comparison.... I have a freestanding summit and when I reload or open the door, I usually get some smoke into the house. I do not have...
    Post by: ICY99, Dec 2, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood ID?

    Actually now that I re-read your description: Black Locust. If it were light weight, I would definitely say butternut.
    Post by: ICY99, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Wood ID - black stains on splits

    BINGO!!!!!!! YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! WOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!!! DING DING DING!!!!!!!!! May I suggest the prize behind door 3.[/quote] lol[/quote] Yes! The...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 28, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    PE Summit Blower

    The sensor sticks straight up from the blower box. It looks like an old metal transistor with a wire coming out of each side of it. You can easily...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 28, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    PE Summit Blower

    We have a ceiling fan too but the blower works better. I set it very low and it creates a gentle breeze of warm air off the top of the stove. Very...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 27, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood ID - black stains on splits

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say White Ash.
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 27, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    How do I use a multimeter to check moisture?

    What you need is a Megohm meter or a multimeter that can measure into the 10s and 100s of Mega Ohms (millions). Typically these megohm meters are...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: The Gear
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    Hudson River Stove Co, Catskill

    It looks like the cast iron is made in Hong Kong or China. Here is a shipping information website that shows that cast iron doors were shipped from...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hudson River Stove Co, Catskill

    http://www.hudsonriverstoves.com/ Per the manual, it looks like these are manufactured by Appalachian Stove Fabricators in Asheville, NC. These are...
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Brief review of Staghorn Sumac

    Know of any wood worse than white cedar?
    Post by: ICY99, Oct 12, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Brief review of Staghorn Sumac

    Its definitely better than White Cedar.
    Thread by: ICY99, Oct 12, 2009, 7 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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