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Blaze King princess thermostat sticky, BK Princess ultra

Most of the time the stat works great and I think it is actually pretty responsive. I load the fire in a warm stove and the coals restart the fire. I...

Thread by: Highbeam, Mar 10, 2013, 36 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Tax lady missed the residential energy credit

You would think the professionals would be hip to this. I even tipped her off but I think she only applied the state sales tax I paid. If anybody...

Thread by: Highbeam, Mar 5, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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minisplit ductless heat pump

Turns out that my utility company will give me a 1200$ rebate for installing one of these. They are ugly but I can see no cheaper way to heat my home...

Thread by: Highbeam, Feb 6, 2013, 51 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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What is this bug? My firewood is infested.

I have very dry wood but it all comes from wet areas so it is alder, willow, red cedar, and the occasional fir or cottonwood. I only have one bug...

Thread by: Highbeam, Jan 23, 2013, 27 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Blaze King updates the Princess specs on their site

http://www.blazeking.com/EN/wood-princess.html Finally, the specs recognize the 30 hour burntime.

Thread by: Highbeam, Dec 20, 2012, 21 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Christmas pug warming his bones

Meet Carlos, he's only about 1.5 years old and our first small dog.

Thread by: Highbeam, Dec 11, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Perfect Picture
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Lube the needle bearing under clutch?

So my 290 is slightly disassembled. One of the three clutch springs broke so I have three new ones to install. When I removed the sprocket hub thing...

Thread by: Highbeam, Oct 29, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: The Gear
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Cheap certified shop stove.

I got my new blaze king install inspected on Friday and passed the inspection. Again, OAK was required even with this new inspector. The permit only...

Thread by: Highbeam, Oct 15, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Time to sell the unicorn PTO splitter, risky?

I ended up with a huge pile of wood to process and there was a sale so I got a huskee splitter. Now my bark buster splitter sits idle and I would...

Thread by: Highbeam, Oct 1, 2012, 40 replies, in forum: The Gear
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Highbeam's Blaze King Ultra install

Should have titled this thread "Put my money where my mouth is" but I didn't. I've never burned but long have supported this stove as being the best...

Thread by: Highbeam, Sep 13, 2012, 37 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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To move a heritage

After five years and more than 25 cords of softwood, it was time to pass the Heritage on to someone else. I bought it new for under 2000$ and the new...

Thread by: Highbeam, Sep 10, 2012, 26 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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I cut my front yard trees down

The previous owners built my house in 1963 and densely planted leyland cypress on the frontage and then fir trees on the side in rows. The cypress...

Thread by: Highbeam, Aug 15, 2012, 16 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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Why the 8" flue on big cat stoves?

So I'm thinking about a stove for the new 30x60 shed out back with a 14' ceiling. My dream stove would be a BK King, more realistic is an englander...

Thread by: Highbeam, Jul 24, 2012, 27 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Proper way to transport a Hearthstone Equinox

Just in case anybody plans to move the monster 700 lb EQ stove. I bet these guys can be hired cheap! Not sure that I would want this 5000$+ stove...

Thread by: Highbeam, May 14, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Dang tree fell on my ashaus

We have had some ice and wind storms this year in western washington. I went to visit my 15 acre woodlot and found that I had not lost any...

Thread by: Highbeam, Mar 6, 2012, 21 replies, in forum: The Perfect Picture
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Lowly Heritage has a good day

I have shoved 25 or so cords through my heritage since I bought it about 5 years ago. It is not new. The paint is fading and wearing, and the door...

Thread by: Highbeam, Feb 29, 2012, 11 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Tightening emissions regs, pushing me towards a gas stove

So the clean air retards in my area seem to think that they need to further restrict solid fuel burning in an effort to clean the air in the urban...

Thread by: Highbeam, Feb 22, 2012, 25 replies, in forum: It's a Gas!
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HVAC guys,new heat pump electrical requirements

So we have another burn ban in town and these always make me think about my alternative heat sources. For backup heat I have the little 220 volt...

Thread by: Highbeam, Jan 13, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Garage electrical, subpanel, couple of questions

I just set the 100 amp siemens subpanel in my new barn this weekend. My setup goes like this: 1) 200 amp house panel, 60 amp breaker for barn. 2)...

Thread by: Highbeam, Jan 9, 2012, 20 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Bathroom fan outlet freezing at roof

We've been frozen here for over a week. A few inches of snow still covers everything including my roof. Temps in the teens overnight. I have a...

Thread by: Highbeam, Jan 3, 2011, 19 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice

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