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    Lopi Endeavor "reburn tubes"

    I'll try to remember to keep my head out of the flue for the first couple burns! :-)
    Post by: rhetoric, Sep 25, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Endeavor "reburn tubes"

    I too, have cut a piece of galvanized pipe, drilled some holes and saved some dollars. I'll give updates as warranted.
    Post by: rhetoric, Sep 25, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    8" flue in stove-reduce to 6" in chimney?

    When we moved into our home we had a older steel woodstove that had a reducer on top of the stove (8 inch stove -- 6 inch flue). I suppose I can't...
    Post by: rhetoric, Sep 21, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    The woodpile is melting

    Yes, the weather is awful in Rochester NY, too. It' 50 today and I'm riding my motorcycle to work. Ummmm...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 17, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Sales tax on stove and installation in NY?

    And before you going thinking Patterson and the great state of ny are generous by not charging you sales tax, recognize that they will reassess your...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 11, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearth Rugs

    For the record, my stove meets stove to carpet specs by a country mile and there are ember burns all over the place. Mostly from raking the coals,...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Solar Space Heater?

    Yes. Build your own. If you can stick to scavanged stuff, it's worth it. But it's only going to save you some money -- you're not likely to heat...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 8, 2009 in forum: The Green Room
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    Updated: My Last Harbor Freight Order--these guys are doofuses!

    If their guns are as good as their tools we've got nothing to worry about.[/quote] Precisely what we used to say about Japanese electronics and...
    Post by: rhetoric, Oct 21, 2009 in forum: The Gear
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    Updated: My Last Harbor Freight Order--these guys are doofuses!

    A cheap shingle cutter is about $250.00. Good ones can fetch alot more. I bought a HF shingle cutter for $80.00. It cut every shingle just fine....
    Post by: rhetoric, Oct 21, 2009 in forum: The Gear
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    Updated: My Last Harbor Freight Order--these guys are doofuses!

    Ok, let me be the contrarian... I love HF. I don't buy space-based infared telescopes there, I buy safety glasses and work gloves and bungie cords....
    Post by: rhetoric, Oct 21, 2009 in forum: The Gear
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    Interesting wind generator

    One roof turbine producing 15%, a tight home lowering costs 30%, careful use of energy (cfls, timers, etc.) saving 10%, 4 solar furnaces providing...
    Post by: rhetoric, Oct 21, 2009 in forum: The Green Room
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    are you from a family that burned wood or did you start the tradition for your family?

    Fireplace was a special occasion as a kid -- usually on Sundays. Dad would often grill steaks in the fireplace. So I suppose i started. Though my...
    Post by: rhetoric, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Portsmouth, RI Second Wind Turbine going up - Pics of Blades

    It's all just solar power. Wind is just converted solar power. I'm going to guess that solar panels will, in time, render the turbines obsolete....
    Post by: rhetoric, Feb 28, 2009 in forum: The Green Room
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    Any deer hunters here?

    Thanks for pushing this way. "Just" a doe, but I'm a meat hunter anyway. Nothing like that Western NY grain fed venison. Nicely rare....
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 22, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    any hunters here? Great Horned Owl in yard- small dog

    That's what you get for buying a "yip-yip" dog. You should have gotten an Aussie! :-)
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Any deer hunters here?

    We grow em big here in western ny! Congrats. I passed on a small 6 point (hoping my 15 year old would get a shot). We go out tonite and tomorrow....
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Valuable Heat going out the Clothes Dryer Vent

    I live to be in violation of code NFPA 211! Muuhhhhaaahaaa. I have one of those cheapo plastic diverters. Works great. Does blow some lint...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 19, 2008 in forum: The Green Room
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    AMI Vinyl Windows

    Hate to hijack this thread, but anybody know if you can repair windows that have lost the argon? They are andersons that have not lost the seal (no...
    Post by: rhetoric, Nov 19, 2008 in forum: The Green Room
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    direct/power coal burner?

    I have a split level, so the heat on the main level doesn't sink down to the lower entry level. What's more, our home is LONG and the stove is on...
    Thread by: rhetoric, Nov 19, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Attractive wood storing???

    Couple feet to the right and it would have been right in the bed. Bummer -- you could have driven all that firewood straight home. Gonna tell...
    Post by: rhetoric, Oct 25, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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