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More smoke with better wood. Help me figure this out!

I know my old wood furnace is not like your EPA stoves, but you guys should have some idea as to what is going on here. First, a little about the...

Thread by: ikessky, Oct 30, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Yay! Finally got all new windows!

Some of you might have seen my struggles with my old single pane windows before (tons of moisture in the winter). We built a new attached garage...

Thread by: ikessky, Oct 24, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Green Room
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Add on Cat

Has anyone ever used an add on cat combustor such as this:...

Thread by: ikessky, Sep 24, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Tips for burning

I thought maybe it would be a good idea to compile some tips for burning pre-EPA stoves. My wood furnace is EPA exempt, so I am interested in any...

Thread by: ikessky, Sep 5, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Butternut?

Anybody ever burn butternut? My father-in-law is nice enough to cut and haul cords of wood with his processor and forwarder, and this year he had a...

Thread by: ikessky, Aug 15, 2012, 12 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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The bark is falling off!!!!

I decided I better bring my wood home before the snow starts flying, so I made a trip out to the stacks and started loading. As I did, I noticed...

Thread by: ikessky, Nov 3, 2011, 16 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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Effects (if any) of adding a larger blower fan

I'm adding a larger blower to my indoor wood furnace because I added on to my house. I'm going from ~550 cfm to ~1100 cfm. I got into a discussion...

Thread by: ikessky, Oct 11, 2011, 12 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Moving wood furnace to garage

Now that we are starting to plan our new attached garage, my wife is pushing for me to figure out a way to get the wood furnace out of the basement...

Thread by: ikessky, Jul 28, 2011, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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One father-in-law + extra time = ????

I cut, split, and stack all my wood out on my in-laws' land and then haul it to my place in the fall. The other day my father-in-law tells me that...

Thread by: ikessky, Jun 13, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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Burning topless

Yep, that's right. I'm thinking about burning topless. My current run-of-the-mill chimney cap seems to be getting me again. I cleaned the chimney...

Thread by: ikessky, Feb 21, 2011, 17 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Hi temp silicone in freezing weather

Decided I better sweep the chimney today since the fire was out, the main furnace is dead, and I haven't done my mid-season sweep. I got up to the...

Thread by: ikessky, Feb 10, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Remember to check your backup heat source periodically

I decided that it was warm enough in the house when I went to bed last night, so I didn't light the wood furnace. I figured it wouldn't get too cold...

Thread by: ikessky, Feb 1, 2011, 17 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Humidity levels in the house

Apparently my house became the topic of conversation at one of my family's gatherings while I wasn't there. My grandpa got all nervous about the...

Thread by: ikessky, Jan 12, 2011, 19 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Neighbor scared me tonight

I got home from hunting and there was a message on my machine from my neighbors. They heard a boom, saw a flash, and then there was something on...

Thread by: ikessky, Nov 22, 2010, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Why is the first firing of the year always so nerve racking?

I tried to tell myself that this year would be different. I knew I had mortared in around the t-snout. I knew I had put new furnace cement in and...

Thread by: ikessky, Oct 28, 2010, 15 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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New crown (now with photos!)

I'm not really sure what I've spent my time on this summer, but I finally realized the other day that I never did fix that chimney crown that was...

Thread by: ikessky, Sep 8, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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My splitter thread (by popular demand!)

Since I had so many comments on my splitter in my other thread, I figured I should make a splitter thread. I have no idea what year this thing is....

Thread by: ikessky, Aug 17, 2010, 14 replies, in forum: The Gear
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Oh the humanity!!!!

Here is my wood pile overlooking Wisconsin's highest point. [IMG] Here is next year's wood waiting to be split and stacked. Most of this has been...

Thread by: ikessky, Aug 16, 2010, 18 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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Pourable insulation in a TIGHT liner install

I'm getting ready to order some perlite to dump into my chimney and then I got thinking, how is this really going to affect my setup? Right now, I...

Thread by: ikessky, Mar 31, 2010, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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How warm should the chimney blocks be?

I think I'm just overly nervous because of the crumbling crown and now my mind is playing tricks on me. How warm do your chimney blocks get in the...

Thread by: ikessky, Feb 6, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces

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