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    You're not using enough gas!

    Nicor natural gas company left a note on my door today. After looking at my NG utilization this winter, they think there must be a problem with my...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Jan 22, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    plug for supercedars

    I am CERTAINLY NOT the kind of guy who plugs products for advertisement, but I had to post this one online ....... I received a couple SuperCedar...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Nov 28, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Natural Gas Prices keep dropping

    In Northern Illinois, Nicor prices for natural gas have dropped to 45 cents/ therm, a new low. In our bitterest, coldest Februrary, my house uses...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Aug 10, 2009, 13 replies, in forum: The Green Room
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    burning wood from "the dogpoop tree"

    The female Ginko tree gives off a fruit each fall, that layers the grass (or sidewalk) below it that reeks of dog poop. Walk along the sidewalk and...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Aug 2, 2009, 7 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Liner, or no?

    When I had my Lopi Freedom installed last fall, my installer and I decided to keep the costs down, NOT to put in chimney liner. The chimney is...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Apr 16, 2009, 73 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    puttin' up the saw

    I've used my new MS 250 to cut up probably 2-3 cords of wood, and I'm about probably done for a bunch of months. What should I do for the saw to...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Apr 11, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    natural gas powered trucks

    I thought this article was interesting, and wanted to share http://evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1660
    Thread by: stockdoct, Apr 3, 2009, 18 replies, in forum: The Green Room
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    Saving cash by burning wood

    Here's the results of my first year of burning wood : Winter October 2007 - April 2008 Degree days: 5564 Therms of Natural Gas used 941 Winter...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Apr 2, 2009, 46 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    flat file or round?

    My Stihl saw 250 came with a filing tool kit, including a angle guide, a raker gauge, and a flat file. But the cutting surface on the chain seems to...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Apr 2, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    score of a lifetime from a good friend

    I just casually mentioned to a friend of mine (as I have to everyone/anyone who'll listen) that I installed a wood burning stove and would love to...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 20, 2009, 24 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    wedges?

    I've looked for wood-splitting wedges at Home Depot and Menards to no avail. Is there an on-line place I might order a couple?
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 17, 2009, 16 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    bucking advice

    Now that I've got my Stihl, I'm attacking logs too large to lift onto the sawbuck. Fun! Yowza, that saw rips! But Ive learned on this forum that...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 15, 2009, 15 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    easy starting Stihl

    I'm definitely going to buy a "real" saw, and a local business started just selling Stihls. My only problem is my shoulders --- a rotator cuff...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 12, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    Summer chillin

    Illinois can get REALLY hot in the summer, extremely humid, and the sun heats you till 10 pm. Temperatures of 95 degrees with 90% humidity for a...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 11, 2009, 13 replies, in forum: The Green Room
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    Scrounging sites, ideas

    For you scroungers out there, where do you like to look for free wood? I've found that State Highway Rest Stops occasionally have professionally-cut...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 10, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Soot Eater chimney cleaning

    I bought the Soot Eater from Amazon and tried it today. I bought it, because my fireplace chimney tops out at 38 ft. from the ground and I an NOT...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 7, 2009, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    last fire

    .....I'm out of wood (But I've got 3 cords of new wood for next year, and I'll spend the spring/summer scrounging for more. I'm learning)
    Thread by: stockdoct, Mar 2, 2009, 15 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Soft Maple?

    My wood supplier, a local tree service guy, is happy to sell me wood in any format. Split, stacked, and aged for $280 a cord, split and freshly cut...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Feb 7, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    What IS ash?

    As I take my ash bucket out to the back yard in the snow, I had the question ....... what is ash? And why doesn't it burn like the rest of the...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Jan 31, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    How much for unprocessed wood?

    I'm going to approach local tree-service companies to see if they'll deliver whole logs or rounds to me this winter or spring --- I'll saw them up,...
    Thread by: stockdoct, Dec 13, 2008, 10 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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