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    1977 Vigilant wood stove assembly and gasket advice needed!? thanks

    +1 on the Top Down method
    Post by: rawlins02, Mar 7, 2013 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
  2. rawlins02
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    Wait...I'm supposed to close something once the fire gets going...

    Grant: check your definitions; you have "vertical" and "horizontal" modes confused. MR
    Post by: rawlins02, Feb 7, 2013 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
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    Circulating Heat from Wood Stove Question

    I can testify to the effects of using a fan to move air around. It helps. The photo shows air circulation path in my stove room. Cold air is blown in...
    Post by: rawlins02, Feb 3, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    new stove user w/ an old VC Vigilant

    The mechanism is designed to allow the door to open(close) as stove temperature cools(warms). How it responds to a given temperature range...
    Post by: rawlins02, Jan 21, 2013 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
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    Stove Glove Fail

    Agree. I'm also using $10 welding gloves bought last year at a big box retailer. Working just fine.
    Post by: rawlins02, Jan 20, 2013 in forum: The Gear
  6. rawlins02
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    Success with moving heat!

    Yes, it is common to run a fan while the stove is going. Depending on your home floorplan layout, you may want to blow cold air INTO the stove room....
    Post by: rawlins02, Jan 20, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Coldest day of year - season midpoint

    For many locations in the Northern Hemisphere, the coldest day of the year, climatologically speaking, is around the 20-21 of January. In other...
    Thread by: rawlins02, Jan 20, 2013, 14 replies, in forum: The Inglenook
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    VC Vigilant coal burner - Help burning wood

    Secondary air input? I have a Vigilant wood burning stove. It has a port on left side near back which is covered with a teardrop shaped door the...
    Post by: rawlins02, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Vigilant Smoke

    Burning maple and oak. Like others, I also get about 5-6 hours of heat in horizontal mode, on a mostly full box, if I limit air intake. I would...
    Post by: rawlins02, Dec 17, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
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    Vermont Castings Vigilant Smoke

    I must reload my Vigilant about every 4 hours. In 6-7 hours max she'd be cold.
    Post by: rawlins02, Dec 15, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
  11. rawlins02
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    moving heat to other rooms

    Interesting. I will try this.
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  12. rawlins02
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    moving heat to other rooms

    Appreciate all the info. Very helpful. TradEddie: I've heard that shutting vents (either return or supply, I'm not sure) can put potential harmful...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  13. rawlins02
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    moving heat to other rooms

    I will not be defeated! :) One other challenge. As you assumed yesterday, doorways are an issue. Fan is in room through doorway on right,...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    Yes. Correct. I'm doing the gaskets very soon. But I was speaking not of chimney damper, but the one in the Vigilant. I've just confirmed one...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    During the dozen or so runs during spring, the damper showed a propensity to flop open. But, interestingly, it is working better now. Over summer...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    I have no central A/C, and my furnace is not set up to run fan only. I'm having some trouble following your logic. Does duct heat loss, as...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 27, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    There is drywall for ceiling in garage. Not sure what is up there above the drywall. Ceiling fan is at top of stairs, way up there, about 15...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 26, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    No. Ceiling is 8 ft in the dining room. My ceiling fan is high above the stairway, above hallway on second floor. That does help push warm air...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 26, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    moving heat to other rooms

    Starting to believe that it's going to be a real challenge getting my kitchen and dining room to a decent temperature. For two reasons. Tile floors...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 26, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Wood ID in western Massachusstes

    Would like to confirm what I've got. Not sure based on replies to post last Tuesday. Here are two pics of what I thought came from an oak tree. I...
    Post by: rawlins02, Nov 26, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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