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Oslo 500 smoking - any ideas?

hey folks wondering if you have any input here: running the oslo all season, no problems with draft. Suddnely draft is BAD, started about a week ago....

Thread by: bostock, Mar 9, 2013, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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remove parging?

Hi all - am I correct to assume painted parging inside a firebox (fireplace) is considered combustable? Setting up my F3 in there this weekend,...

Thread by: bostock, Dec 16, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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help identifying this species

hey folks - I moved to a new farm this past May and there was approx 2 cords cut (but not split) wood out back, appears to have been forgotten. it's...

Thread by: bostock, Nov 25, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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closing down w/o getting black glass - oslo

hey friends - i am unfortunately very much OCD about dirty glass. In my defense - i spent 10 years as a residential window washer so i HATE dirty...

Thread by: bostock, Nov 3, 2012, 27 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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when is wood too old?

old stacked wood pile that was here when i moved in, i'm guessing it's at least 6-8 years old. Cut, but not split. Most likely it's black walnut,...

Thread by: bostock, Oct 31, 2012, 19 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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why insulation on baffle?

Can anyone tell me the purpose of the insulation blanket that lays atop the baffle in the Oslo? My F3 doesn't have that, so it makes me wonder....

Thread by: bostock, Oct 17, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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first burn pics, used Oslo

finally hooked her up and i just gotta say WOW i love this stove. I ran it at moderate level all day yesterday (i let temps at stovetop vary from...

Thread by: bostock, Oct 7, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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any tricks for cutting stove pipe?

see pics - need about 8" or so to connect it up. Bought a 12" length and tried cutting but i'm thinking my metal shears are too weak (i think the...

Thread by: bostock, Sep 26, 2012, 22 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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gasket - need adhesive?

The Oslo has reversible 45 flue outlet and I am switching it from horizontal to vertical. While I have that collar off, I have great access to...

Thread by: bostock, Sep 13, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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need some increaser help ("Pipes 101", perhaps)

hey folks, wondering if anyone has cutting/bending/ tricks for fitting increaser onto liner, here's the details: existing SS liner in place, not sure...

Thread by: bostock, Sep 5, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Jotul Oslo (used): questions

hey folks. just bought this off Craigslist today. First question is easy - is this the famed "blue/black"? looks primarily black to me but the sheen...

Thread by: bostock, Aug 22, 2012, 29 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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increaser question

stove is 6" (rear vented jotulF3, with t-snout. damper in the snout). I recently moved from an old farm house where i had installed 6" liner, approx...

Thread by: bostock, Apr 26, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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lined chimney, for open fire?

hey folks! Wondering what to do here; old deep fireplace in kitchen (old farm house), some years ago it was lined (SS liner) and there is an old...

Thread by: bostock, Apr 7, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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falling creosote

heard it this evening, fired up the stove and after maybe 45 minutes or so, at about 500* (stovetop; i do not have flue thermometer), i heard it for...

Thread by: bostock, Feb 8, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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finding rockwool?

i want to pack the cavity between liner and chimney (at bottom, stove end). I see references in the forum to rockwool? Where can i find it?

Thread by: bostock, Jan 9, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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27 minutes to 600*

from stone cold, with a few old black coals to help. Had the ash-pan door cracked open (cheating, in my book) and it didn't take long to torch up....

Thread by: bostock, Jan 9, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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oil drops in steamer?

any ideas on keeping a cast iron steamer in good shape? I cook with cast iron all the time, and i spend time cleaning/seasoning properly... but...

Thread by: bostock, Jan 6, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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bark-side down: any observations?

not an urgent concern, just a wondering aloud...any thoughts or science or just simple observations, about placing a large split bark-side down on a...

Thread by: bostock, Dec 31, 2010, 10 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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finding wood

saw a similar recent thread about procuring wood - great info that i hadn't thought of. a couple questions i would love input on: 1> any idea how i...

Thread by: bostock, Dec 28, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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locust wood opinions

i have a couple locust trees (black locust) to come down. maybe 30' tall, twisted and mean trees. Trunk maybe 30" diameter at ground...any opinions...

Thread by: bostock, Dec 26, 2010, 26 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed

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