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  1. LeonMSPT
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    Questions for Vermont Casting 0044 / 0046 Owners

    I am in Kenai, Alaska, about 5,000 miles from it currently. But I think it's 28" wide, 21" tall and 18 or so inches deep, but it's been two years...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Jan 17, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. LeonMSPT
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    HELP!; Wood Stove out of control

    Yeah. Does sound like a lazy draft. Weirdly enough, sometimes a short flu with a large diameter liner just won't pull hard enough to move air through...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 29, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. LeonMSPT
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    HELP!; Wood Stove out of control

    Well, even a broken watch is right twice a day. The old VC insert I have is a non-cat. The problem I was having was runaway conditions. It's old and...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 29, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. LeonMSPT
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    HELP!; Wood Stove out of control

    Same thing used to happen nearly every day in my wood boiler... old design New Yorker WC-90... burning wood, or coal in it at the time. Makes for...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 29, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. LeonMSPT
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    HELP!; Wood Stove out of control

    "Backdraft" like in firefighting... gasses accumulating and not enough air to burn them off. The stove is gulping air back down the chimney and the...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 29, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. LeonMSPT
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    new installer say not to insulate

    *** Absolutely. It's your house, you're paying the bills and living in it. It's your decision and you should not let anyone tell you what you...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 17, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. LeonMSPT
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    new installer say not to insulate

    If the existing flu was used to burn wood in, even meticulously cleaned it will continue to give off volatile fumes and there will always be the...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 17, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. LeonMSPT
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    Black crap on my lawn

    I call them "bat wings"... it's just soot and crap dried up on the inside of the flu. The temperature change and the increased draft through the flu...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Apr 1, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. LeonMSPT
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    Where is Gooserider?

    Haven't been around here much lately... I am traveling for work (Physical Therapist). I spent the fall in southern Virginia, returned to Maine for...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Mar 26, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. LeonMSPT
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    The Great Greenwood Smokeout

    Bwahaha. :)[/quote] Dad used to have one of those wire mesh things... "Keeps birds out." I think I saw "WGAF" earlier... I like birds, but can...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Feb 6, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. LeonMSPT
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    1" copper system and BTU capacity

    Depends on more than diameter of the copper, but generally 1 inch can handle up to 90K/hr... the longer the run, the less it will do. Might squeeze...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Feb 6, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. LeonMSPT
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    old wood boiler

    You can mix coal & wood & you will get lots of heat. My point was that if you tried to burn just anthracite that it dies off in a V shaped firebox,...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Feb 4, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. LeonMSPT
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    old wood boiler

    Barometric damper will cut the draft and allow longer burn times, but chimney has to be kept clean, especially the connector pipe between the boiler...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Feb 4, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. LeonMSPT
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    Carbon Monoxide Questions

    Had an interesting fire call once, and worked with the college to correct the problem... Call was "smoke in the building". We responded and...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Carbon Monoxide Questions

    Watch the placement of ion and photo detectors... Ion detectors are designed to provide faster response to a rapidly growing "incipient" fire....
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Carbon Monoxide Questions

    Frankly, the Co detectors in the upstairs rental units don't really make much sense. The combustion based heating equipment is in the basement, with...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Carbon Monoxide Questions

    Have some neat "clock outlets" in the apartments, as it's an older building. Look to me like they'd make a great location for CO detectors... smokes...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Question regarding flue temp

    I burn coal mostly, sometimes wood, and have magnetic thermometers... that they're not "exact" as a probe type thermometer should not come as a...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Carbon Monoxide Questions

    I have a CO detector in my basement near my wood/coal boiler. I am also a resident landlord, renting two apartments upstairs in the building. The...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. LeonMSPT
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    simple guide for boiler installation?

    ****************** Simple? Wow... start with the owner's manual to the boiler. Then research how to connect a boiler to your existing unit. I'd...
    Post by: LeonMSPT, Dec 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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