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  1. ddahlgren
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    How did you get into Burning and How Long Ago

    Started 1985 lack of money recently divorced and custody of 2 very little kids 3 and 5 soday care was a major blow as was lack of second income. Ran...
    Post by: ddahlgren, May 2, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. ddahlgren
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    How often are you starting from Cold?

    Every fire even in the winter if I want to get 8 hours sleep if I wake up during the night I will throw some wood in and sit with it for 15 minutes...
    Post by: ddahlgren, May 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. ddahlgren
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    Moisture meters?

    I use mine every now and then but it depends on the size of the split and bark on or bark off. The whole pile will season at the same rate more or...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 29, 2013 in forum: The Gear
  4. ddahlgren
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    How do you light your stove?

    Have a small fire going tonight using up the trash wood on a 40 degree night and not able to sleep but at least quite warm! Starting is easy 2 large...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 29, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    I am loving the 2 year old small maple rounds to be honest they measure very dry but do seem to coal a lot at least the way i burn them....
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. ddahlgren
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    How do you light your stove?

    Every time i get junk mail I laugh and think free fire starter..
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. ddahlgren
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    How do you light your stove?

    Do what you will but look for a used stove and tractor supply at least around here among other places had good pricing on Dura-vent+ chimney...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    I need to get much better versed on telling one wood type from another other than wet or seasoned and hardwood or softwood as thay is my current...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    5 hours since getting to 500 stove and stack and stove and stack still 200 maybe that maple is not trash wood. Really nice day outside spring might...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 27, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    Could not sleep and got out of bed with the house cold and loaded a bunch of small round of maple from Irene not a friend but the hurricane LOL full...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 27, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. ddahlgren
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    Those in the know??? Question about stove mods?

    I am not personally worried about the efficiency per se but staying hot enough to stay away from creosote and cool enough to within chimney...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 26, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. ddahlgren
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    Those in the know??? Question about stove mods?

    It has to take a certain number of BTU to keep the flue above 250 for the entire length. There are many ways to get it fro low volume high...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 26, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. ddahlgren
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    Those in the know??? Question about stove mods?

    I think there is one thing that can not be avoided. The flue has to be above 250F at the flue cap. Less than that and the rest does not matter so a...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 26, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. ddahlgren
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    Woodburning Hall of Shame

    Hope no one is home to get hurt when it catches on fire. I have tried top down and bottom up starts as long as you have plenty of good kindling to...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    Yes understand about the trash and a uncommon thing for me to do. On the latch it closes firmly but you do not feel it compress the gasket any...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    Looked at the door gasket and it does look a bit iffy in places. I also noticed and never paid attention to before is the latch for the door just...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    Suspecting the different wood is the whole deal as the stove heats quite well. I am thinking some of the wood so dry the sap is gone and little out...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    8 ft indoors and 5 ft of triple wall and drafts very well. Short or not does what it needs to do. Air wide open will turn the stove cold and look...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. ddahlgren
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    Can not get a sustaining secondary burn

    Nothing plugged, no smoke after the first few minutes of light off baffle is just fine wood is dry as mentioned. The draft for such a short chimney...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. ddahlgren
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    How did you get into Burning and How Long Ago

    A Franklin that was given to me in pieces to be bolted and sealed part by part and then burn scrap wood old pallets etc. That is back when I was in...
    Post by: ddahlgren, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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