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  1. Shortstuff
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    Anyone else use pellet stove and oil burner? Price of fuel oil is climbing.

    I have been using our QF Castille for 3 years now to heat one end of our house (approximately 800 sq.ft.) and still use the oil burner to heat the...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 25, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  2. Shortstuff
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    If you use Granules LG...

    I purchased 3 tons of Granules LG a couple of years ago and found that the softwood doesn't work as well in my stove as the hardwood pellets do....
    Thread by: Shortstuff, May 21, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  3. Shortstuff
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    After crunching the numbers...

    I've recorded every penny I've spent on fuel oil since 1995 on a spreadsheet and decided to crunch the numbers to see if the purchase and use of a...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jan 18, 2011, 21 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  4. Shortstuff
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    A word of caution...

    I ordered a new igniter for my stove on Tuesday from Woodheatstoves.com and within a few hours got a confirmation of my order. I then received...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jan 7, 2011, 20 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  5. Shortstuff
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    3rd season - Castile ignitor beginning to fail

    I can't complain. This is my third season running my Castile free-standing and I began to notice a change in the starting/burning process recently....
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jan 4, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  6. Shortstuff
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    My initial thoughts on LG Granules pellets...

    Last year we used 3 tons of Barefoot Premium hardwood pellets and could not have been more satisfied. They had minimum fines in the bags, minimum...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 24, 2009, 21 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  7. Shortstuff
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    Home Depot Pellet flyer (image)

    I was shopping at the Home Depot in Bellingham, MA today and noticed they had 4 pallets of pellets outside with some special going on, so while...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Aug 17, 2009, 34 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  8. Shortstuff
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    I took the plunge - Granules LG

    Last year was my first season and I was fortunate enough to get 3 tons of Barefoot (hardwood) which for me seemed to work perfectly, very little...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jul 9, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  9. Shortstuff
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    Interesting day...

    More than once I've bragged about my Castile and how it has worked so flawlessly since day one (October) but today I woke up to a non-working pellet...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Mar 13, 2009, 10 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  10. Shortstuff
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    A check of my vent pipe (video)

    After a little more than 1.5 tons of pellets and per suggestions of others here I decided to check my exhaust vent pipe. I removed a thin coat of...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jan 17, 2009, 15 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  11. Shortstuff
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    I am very happy

    It got down to at least -2° last night and I left my stove on medium as we always do. The stove did not appear to cycle any more often than it does...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Jan 16, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  12. Shortstuff
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    I'm Saving Money - Are You?

    While I was out this morning our fuel oil company came and filled us up. Normally we take an average of 150 gallons this time of year but this time...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Nov 25, 2008, 12 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  13. Shortstuff
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    As dirty as it gets...

    This is about as dirty as I let it get before I give her a good vacuum, scrape the burn pot clean and clean the glass. Usually 3 full days burning...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Nov 18, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  14. Shortstuff
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    Homemade Pellet Vac **MOD**

    Some of us have made and are using that $20.00 pellet vac that I posted some time ago (see the post here) and so far it's been working just great for...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Nov 13, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  15. Shortstuff
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    A little caution...

    I learned a little something new today and thought it would be good to share. Being our first winter with a pellet stove, we are still in our...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Nov 13, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  16. Shortstuff
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    Playing "Chicken" with oil ...

    The hard part - is knowing when to flinch. Got a call from my oil company two weeks ago. He wanted to know if I was ready to lock-in on one of the 3...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 23, 2008, 18 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  17. Shortstuff
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    **UPDATE** Pellets not sliding well in hopper - My fix w/pics

    I have had a little trouble with this in that I have to open the hopper and push the pellets towards the auger side once in a while. They tend to...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 13, 2008, 29 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  18. Shortstuff
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    Got "THE CALL" from my oil company...

    The once a year call asking us if we were ready to lock in for the next year because our annual contract runs out the end of this month. Our oil...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 9, 2008, 26 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  19. Shortstuff
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    Who makes the smallest pellet stove?

    For those houses that have relatively open floor plans a large pellet stove can work very well in that the heat is distributed well throughout the...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Oct 5, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  20. Shortstuff
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    I made my own pellet vac for less than $20.00 - Video

    Thanks to the design posted on YouTube by "Kntryhart", I was able to make this simple pellet vac. It actually works pretty good too. (I'm not too...
    Thread by: Shortstuff, Sep 27, 2008, 99 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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