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    Insert recommendations?

    It is obvious that you are describing the VC WinterWarm (small) insert! I am running a 15 year old VC WinterWarm Small, and it is successfully...
    Post by: VTZJ, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Might have to quit burnin this year.

    If you can get it indoors, say into the garage, you can accelerate the drying with a window fan. When I had a load of wood that wasnt yet...
    Post by: VTZJ, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    I've been burning wrong all along....?

    So you put less BTU's in (wood) and you get more BTU's out (heat), how is that possible? You used to put more BTU's in (wood) and you used get less...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC winter warm small replacement fans?

    Mine were made by Papst. Check their site here: http://www.ebmpapst.us/search.asp Next time I have the insert out, I'll note the Papst part...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    ^^I'm not really sure what the purpose of that "extra" hole is seen in both of those photos, above and to the right of the secondary air thermostat,...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    That's great news! Sounds like you are getting things dialed in. I think you will like the WW (small) once you get to know this little...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    8" flue into a 6" chimney by reducer coupling

    I run 8" singlewall into 6" Metalbestos by means of an off-the-shelf reducer on my cellar stove. It works well with two minor problems. (1)...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    For cellar burners with that down draft problem

    This is a fact of life with a cellar stove, in my opinion. A little more height may help get the stack up in the wind more, which is a benefit...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    For cellar burners with that down draft problem

    Thanks for the kind words. Glad I could help. It's a method I use sometimes, but not my original idea of course.
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    basement wood drying test ?

    This works very well. I am not convinced that it is economically efficient (my gut tells me "not efficient"), but it does work. Split wood in a...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Looking to Ditch the Jotul #4, Need a Push...

    Sounds like an ideal location for a used Jotul Combifire in semi-retirement.
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    You need not remove the package, just the plug. In other words, if you can remove the cat, you can visually check the probe -- it should be...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    No problem. Post pictures, it will help. I should have asked this before writing you a novel, is your stove new or used? It occurred to me as I...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    A few further comments: Once your cat is up to temp, you should be able to "walk away" for six hours. I routinely shut mine down for 8 or more...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Intrepid or WinterWarm (Small) users, how do you run your stove?

    So, I have had about sixty days experience burning almost daily in my WW (small), and I have solved a few problems. That does not make me an...
    Post by: VTZJ, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood Insert and Oliver North

    I have had this issue. The answer is yes, burning paper can be drafted up the chimney if you throw it on top of the load. It's especially fun to...
    Post by: VTZJ, Nov 24, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Nightmare

    Brian, your friend may want to know that the State of Vermont has heating assistance programs for both petrofuels AND firewood. Check it out...
    Post by: VTZJ, Nov 24, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Plate steel vs cast iron vs stone

    Definitely NOT knocking or poking fun at soapstone stoves. My sister runs a Mansfield, so I know it works as advertised. Only having a bit of...
    Post by: VTZJ, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Plate steel vs cast iron vs stone

    Used to it. *sigh*
    Post by: VTZJ, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Blaze King King 1107?

    BK's site still down, but here's the graph of the 47 hour burn at a retailer's site:...
    Post by: VTZJ, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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