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  1. chainsawdad
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    considering Regency Hampton 1300 insert...Opinions???

    Hi Folks, I'm looking into the Regency H1300 insert, and I'd love to hear about your experience with it if you have one. My first choice is the...
    Thread by: chainsawdad, Jan 6, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearth extension

    A utility knife and straight-edge is all you need to cut the micore. Just score the board and then make several more passes to get all the way...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. chainsawdad
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    Hearth extension

    Well, you're right that micore has little structural strength, but since it is going onto a rigid surface I think it should be okay. I laid two...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 20, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. chainsawdad
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    Hearth extension

    My admittedly non-expert suggestions: I'm not sure why you would need the wonderboard at all, unless for adjusting the height, since it seems you...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 19, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearth extension

    Hi again, BTW, as I understand it the R-value required for a hearth surface depends upon the specifications of the model. If the Lopi Freedom Bay...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 18, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearth extension

    Bob, I recently hunted down some micore from Kamco to build a hearth pad with an r-value of over 2, and I see that there is a Kamco in Londonderry...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 18, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. chainsawdad
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    ’Bad’ Oak as Firewood?

    Hi Cluttermagnet, I've been burning of a lot of dead ash (some of it as punky as your oak). After dumping the softest stuff into forest compost...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Jotul Rockland installation problem...advice???

    Thanks, Custerstove. I had noticed that issue, and even with the extended 44" surround I need a further extension to cover the half-inch gaps at...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. chainsawdad
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    Jotul Rockland installation problem...advice???

    thanks, dasky!
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. chainsawdad
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    Jotul Rockland installation problem...advice???

    Hi Team, I ordered the Rockland insert a couple of months ago and was getting psyched for the installation scheduled for today, but got a call from...
    Thread by: chainsawdad, Dec 16, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. chainsawdad
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    Inserts and Thermometers???

    Thanks, BeGreen! I've been burning the Castine mostly in the 400-500 degree zone, although temp approached 600 one time until I cut back to the...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. chainsawdad
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    Inserts and Thermometers???

    Hi Team, I have just started using my two new Jotuls, an F400 Castine and a C450 Kennebec insert. I'm loving them!!! But I'm also still learning...
    Thread by: chainsawdad, Jan 6, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    My Wood Drying Study

    Very useful info! Guess I'll stop splitting those smallish 3"-4" logs, which I'd been doing to "help them dry" (which apparently it doesn't)....
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 3, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    new jotul castine 400 break-in advice to minimize smoke?

    Thanks for all the feedback! In the stove rating section of hearth.com a few people complained about the smoke during break in, so I'm relieved it...
    Post by: chainsawdad, Dec 3, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. chainsawdad
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    new jotul castine 400 break-in advice to minimize smoke?

    I am in the process of having a jotul castine 400 in blue enamel installed, vented up an existing chimney with a new liner. The only knock on Jotuls...
    Thread by: chainsawdad, Dec 1, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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