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  1. FixedGearFlyer
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    who's ready for the winter???

    We have about 12 cords of wood c/s/s and burned just over 4 last year, so we're nicely ahead. 6 of those cords have been seasoning since June 2010...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 8, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  2. FixedGearFlyer
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    Confused after visit from sweep

    Last year was our first year burning with our indoor wood furnace. We have a masonry chimney that's 7" square, 36 feet tall, and has about 10 feet...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. FixedGearFlyer
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    Englander NC-30 Firebox Question

    Excellent thought, Fossil! I'll use that trick the next time I'm curious! And, Nancy, the cost of aviation is exactly why I decided to have other...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. FixedGearFlyer
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    Englander NC-30 Firebox Question

    Hi, Nancy! Ah, the 150. That's a great aircraft. If I had one, I would pop a Texas Tail Dragger kit, tundra tires, and VSTOL wing tips on it. I'll...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. FixedGearFlyer
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    Englander NC-30 Firebox Question

    I know that this is a rather random question, but could an Englander NC-30 owner post the width, height, and depth dimensions of the firebox as a...
    Thread by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 7, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. FixedGearFlyer
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    I think my wife might shoot me! (Time to light up?) (merged)

    It was in the upper 20's on Monday night and the mid 30's last night. We lit off the wood furnace on Monday evening partly to keep the chill off and...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Sep 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. FixedGearFlyer
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    Fireplace stove venting, what not to do.

    Galvanised is fine for a block off plate, but not for a stove pipe. That pipe can get mighty hot and will carry some wicked corrosive gasses. A black...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Mar 11, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. FixedGearFlyer
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    Fireplace stove venting, what not to do.

    That 4.5 foot piece is silver - is it a section of stainless single wall stove pipe, or is it a piece of galvanized heating duct?
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. FixedGearFlyer
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    Forced Air Woodfurnace Owners.....

    With our modded Vogelzang Norseman 2500 (detailed in the same thread Freeburn linked to), we've burned 3 cords so far. We haven't used our electric...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Mar 6, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. FixedGearFlyer
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    Chimney Light

    Completely off topic, but hopefully interesting nonetheless: The human eye has an amazing ability to compensate for the color cast of light....
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Feb 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. FixedGearFlyer
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    Creative Flooring . . .

    We finally decided on and have begun installing a floor material. What is it? Brown paper grocery bags . . . You can Google "Paper Bag Floors" to...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Feb 7, 2011 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  12. FixedGearFlyer
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    We've burned FAR less wood that I planned!

    Based on what the previous owners and the neighbors told me, I thought we were going to burn 8 to 10 cords of wood this winter, especially since we...
    Thread by: FixedGearFlyer, Feb 4, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. FixedGearFlyer
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    Remember to check your backup heat source periodically

    Our primary heat is wood - our modified Norseman 2500 central furnace - but we also have electric baseboard heaters as our backup. The three units on...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Feb 3, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. FixedGearFlyer
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    Modifying a central wood furnace for secondary burn

    My findings are the same as Freeburns. Initial worries about the pipes not holding up to the heat were definitely unfounded, though if you screw the...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Jan 28, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. FixedGearFlyer
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    Modifying a central wood furnace for secondary burn

    That's fantastic! I already have my parts list for a laddered layout and plan to bump up to 1 inch supply pipes (from the 3/4 inch pipes I have now)....
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 14, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. FixedGearFlyer
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    Modifying a central wood furnace for secondary burn

    I've been looking for the same thing and can't find it locally. There are a lot of online dealers that sell ceramic fire blanket, though. I wonder if...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 10, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. FixedGearFlyer
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    Technical HELP needed install gone wrong?

    I wouldn't be feeling warm and fuzzy, either. I'm not a professional stove installer or chimney sweep, but that looks pretty shady to my eye....
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. FixedGearFlyer
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    Modifying a central wood furnace for secondary burn

    Now, that is just plain awesome. You realize what you're doing to me, right? Now I want to tear mine down and build a ladder! I can't wait to see...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 10, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. FixedGearFlyer
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    RE: FirefighterJake screws up . . . and breaks one of Brother Bart's Cardinal Rules . . . which is w

    You know, I didn't think anything of having the wood furnace until I read something on Hearth.com about a guy with a stove that was running away...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 9, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. FixedGearFlyer
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    RE: FirefighterJake screws up . . . and breaks one of Brother Bart's Cardinal Rules . . . which is w

    Ha! It was here when we bought the house. I have my eye on a couple of other furnaces (the Caddy and the Kumma Vapor Fire 100), but the budget...
    Post by: FixedGearFlyer, Nov 9, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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