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  1. georgepds
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    Masonry Heater vs Wood stove

    FWIIW When I rebuilt my house in 1990 (2 story , small, ~25x30 feet) I designed around a wood stove sitting dead center of the first floor...
    Post by: georgepds, May 13, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Deposit made. Thanks for info

    My experience is you can control the heat by 1) using less wood 2) turning the air supply down This thing will start and burn well with three...
    Post by: georgepds, Apr 2, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    DIY Hearth Pad Question

    I missed the part about the Oslo... For those inspectors who will split hairs, you can get away with two layers of Durock next gen. Each layer...
    Post by: georgepds, Apr 2, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    DIY Hearth Pad Question

    At bare minimum you'll need two layers of 1/2 in durock next gen. Each layer of durock has an r of 0.4, the progress hybrid requires an R of 0.8
    Post by: georgepds, Apr 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Need help on final choices

    Not sure about the Fireview, but the progress hybrid, with heat shield , requires 6 inch rear clearance.. this might gain you some room if the...
    Post by: georgepds, Apr 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    progress hybrid warm in the morning

    So I'm a new owner of a progress hybrid, and I love it. One the things I like is how warm it feels in the morning , even if the fire went out...
    Thread by: georgepds, Apr 1, 2013, 10 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. georgepds
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    Mineral Board or Micore sources

    I can tell you what I did, that seems to work First of all, cut the micore with a knife, not a saw, you do not want to breathe in the fibers....
    Post by: georgepds, Mar 12, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Mineral Board or Micore sources

    I bought mine here http://www.efireplacestore.com/sbi-ac02565.html amazon has it too.....
    Post by: georgepds, Mar 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New progress hybrid install

    Pics will come when I bring the camera down next weekend. It looks beautiful.
    Post by: georgepds, Mar 4, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New progress hybrid install

    Well.. the progress hybrid went in last Friday, replacing the old Jotul combi-fire that has been with me since about 1985 First step was to widen...
    Thread by: georgepds, Mar 4, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Progress Hybrid cat question / smoke smell

    FWIIW, when I visited the woodstock stove factory, to order a PH, I asked about cleaning the cat with vinegar. The stove rep told me it would...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    feb 18... perfect day for solar up here in new England

    Thats odd, I got next to nothing on the 16 and 17 due to snow and ice.. here are my results for the days around the 15. You must clean your roof...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 21, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    feb 18... perfect day for solar up here in new England

    Monday was an almost perfect day for solar in New England. I've got ten 250 watt panels on my roof, each connected to an enphase M215 grid tied...
    Thread by: georgepds, Feb 20, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: The Green Room
  14. georgepds
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    NY Times & Firewood TV program

    I was just about to mention this detail. The Norwegians are fanatics on this issue Myself, I stack the wood so poorly my wife won't let me near...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 20, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. georgepds
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    When the powers out and no fan.Which stove is best ?

    A good radiant catalytic stove with a big firebox will probably meet this criteria. By radiant I mean one that does not use convection fans to...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Engaging the cat on the progress hybrid

    I’ve been reading up on the progress hybrid, prior to installation. My experience has been with an older stove, and I want to get the hang of what to...
    Thread by: georgepds, Feb 8, 2013, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. georgepds
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    Fire starting with a modern stove

    Thanks, very helpful.. I'll post this list near the stove so my wife can do it too (she's great wth the old Jotul) So, just curious, who...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 6, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Fire starting with a modern stove

    Thanks.. , one and all, I do not use paper of kindling, I use a product called duraflame firestart ( I cut the sticks in 4, use just 1/4, and...
    Post by: georgepds, Feb 6, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Fire starting with a modern stove

    I’m about to be a new Progress Hybrid stove owner and could use a few tips on fire starting. I know how to do it on my old Jotul, I’m just wondering...
    Thread by: georgepds, Feb 5, 2013, 18 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    question on hearth fllor

    Might not need R 1, The progress hybrid call for R=1 in the manual, but if you use the version with an "ash lip" this is reduced to R= 0.4......
    Post by: georgepds, Jan 31, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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