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  1. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    Stove update. I finally got around to cleaning the chimney this fall, and after last season, the NC 30 produced about a quart of very fine black...
    Post by: Konrad, Oct 8, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. Konrad
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    Encore 2550 Blues....Newbie Help.

    I burned a 2550 for 3 years. I've buried the griddle lid thermometer needle before; that was a little scary. 650-750 griddle temp is where I...
    Post by: Konrad, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    Early season review. I haven't been burning much at all. So far it's been a very mind winter, but last night it got pretty cold, and it's going to...
    Post by: Konrad, Nov 30, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. Konrad
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    'I and My Chimney' too paranoid for wood burning?

    It's more than that, it's crossing your t's, dotting your i's and a good bout of omphaloskepsis. You used a car analogy. Some people are...
    Post by: Konrad, Oct 4, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Konrad
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    'I and My Chimney' too paranoid for wood burning?

    Well that's flatly not the thesis of my post.
    Post by: Konrad, Oct 4, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Konrad
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    'I and My Chimney' too paranoid for wood burning?

    While I can identify with the general angst of starting fires in your home to keep warm, there seems to be a sizable number of paranoid people in...
    Thread by: Konrad, Oct 4, 2011, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. Konrad
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    Replacement CAT Question

    I would avoid S.S. Catalysts. [img] This one is an Advanced Catalyst Systems brand. It has a bar welded in the middle that kept the guts form...
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 30, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Konrad
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    Ash can/bucket?

    I've got this one, and I wouldn't trade it for any others I've handled....
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    I've got a question for you BrotherBart, which I haven't really read in the archives: does this thing really promise 1.6 grams of ash per hour?...
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    +1 what BB said & I think he owes you a shirt too! One thing you might consider, maybe over next summer, is painting the stove brown with the...
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Konrad
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    Getting Close with the Englander - A Few Questions

    Question/Comment regarding the damper: How many folks think it is a "safety device" ? IMHO, it will only make cleaning more difficult, and...
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    Or "That Haus," as they say in this area of the country ;). I'd move in if I wasn't going to start fires in there.
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Konrad
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    Time to upgrade the profile picture from a Vermont Castings Encore to a 30-NC Englander.

    The Vermont Castings Encore has served me well, but it's only rated for about 50,000 btu. I was heating 2000sq/ft in the middle of winter, and the...
    Thread by: Konrad, Sep 28, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. Konrad
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    dressing up the Englander 30-NC

    So say you wanted to dress up the 30-NC with some ironwork or maybe some etched glass, how would you do it? [see attachment]
    Thread by: Konrad, Sep 19, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Perfect Picture
  15. Konrad
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    Anyone know how the Napoleon 2200,US Stove 2500, and the NC-30 Compare?

    I got in on this NCH-30 deal too. Took 50 dollars off with the APP50C4 coupon. And then I signed up for a citi dividend credit card with 200$ cash...
    Post by: Konrad, Sep 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. Konrad
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    Moving/sliding a Vermont Castings wodstove

    Remove the doors, the grate, the lower fire back, the loading hatch, and the rear collar, and the inner walls and the stove weighs at least a 100lbs...
    Post by: Konrad, Apr 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. Konrad
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    What is the carbon footprint of wood heat?

    If anyone has convinced you there is a proposal to tax carbon, you've been mislead.
    Post by: Konrad, Mar 19, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. Konrad
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    What is the carbon footprint of wood heat?

    Burning the wood itself is functionally carbon neutral for the rationale stated already -- but that doesn't include transporting the wood or cutting...
    Post by: Konrad, Mar 19, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. Konrad
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    Changes for wood boilers are lurking in Indiana

    I've seen a lot of these go up recently. People I know that have them like to brag about burning green wood and trash in them. And becasue...
    Post by: Konrad, Mar 2, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. Konrad
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    Raised Hearth Construction in Basement - Suggestions or Lessons Learned

    I had the same question. I used two layers of 4" cider block for the pad and used concrete board on the walls and ceiling. I wanted to insulate...
    Post by: Konrad, Mar 2, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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