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    People are cold

    If the butter isn't easy to spread in the morning, the house is too cold. My wife hates being cold- stays hunched up and begins to ache without...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Timing bedtime with a cat stove

    If I have a good fire going I just close down the air, open the bypass and toss a couple larger splits into the firebox. close the bypass, crack...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Best top loading stove

    I swapped from a top loading VC Encore Defiant to a side loading Woodstock PH. I thought I would miss the top loading, but I don't really miss it....
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Replacement with PH - pic heavy

    Thanks. We did think about the short leg kit - the heights were still off a bit and I wanted the ash pan. Wife liked the looks of the short leg...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Replacement with PH - pic heavy

    Due to several issues with the stove last fall i decided to rebuild – tear down all the way to the legs – my VC Defiant Encore 2140. It took two...
    Thread by: Jimxj2000, Dec 5, 2012, 11 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wife cheating?

    I would be waiting for the next time they pull into the driveway together. Once the car's lights are on the wood pile, fire up the chain saw (while...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Sep 8, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Splitting Green VS Dry?

    Green - and frozen solid when using Fiskars!!! Pops right open. The only type I have really noticed is green pine is harder than dry. But...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Mar 31, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    VC Defiant Encore 2140 Rebuilt Saga Complete – Victory at Last

    I couple months ago I realized my VC Defiant Encore was not working any more – burns were too hot and too short. After looking at some options I...
    Thread by: Jimxj2000, Dec 14, 2011, 1 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Defiant 2190 catalytic damper problem

    The 2140 does lock up at 9 o'clock. I didn't know that for the first year or so I used the stove. Just rebuilt it, and spent some time getting to...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 2, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Keeping Toddlers AWAY from the stove

    For me it was easy - we have 5 kids and the stove is in the middle of the house. We have a fence built of wood 1X2's and screen door screen - shaped...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Dec 2, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore Defiant Rebuilding Stove - Update - Anyone pressure test a stove?

    Thanks for the posts. I have checked the seconday air door - working fine. Before closing the damper, when I could the primary air control the...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Nov 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings( Encore)Best Surface Temperatures for All Night Burn

    My experience with back puffing is something is normally starting to go wrong with the stove. I would check to make sure the chimney is clean and...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Nov 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore Defiant Rebuilding Stove - Update - Anyone pressure test a stove?

    Well the rebuild of the stove (VC encore defiant 2140) has been a learning experience...and isn't done yet. Stove looks great - power wire brushing...
    Thread by: Jimxj2000, Nov 21, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore Defiant Appears Dead – Need Replacement Options - Update - Rebuilding Stove

    Thanks for the input on replacement stoves. I did like the Woodstock Progress, a lot. But with any of the stoves I kept bumping into 2 problems -...
    Thread by: Jimxj2000, Oct 27, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore Defiant 2140 Appears Dead – Need Replacement Options

    VC Encore Defiant 2140 Appears Dead – Need Replacement Options We have been running a VC Encore Defiant 2140 for six winters – 24 X 7. It was...
    Thread by: Jimxj2000, Oct 19, 2011, 18 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Defiant Encore Questions

    We have a 2140 that we rebuilt last year. I thought of replacing, but any good quality stove costs $$$ and anything new would also need...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Defiant Encore model 2190 Long thread! Pics Dutchwest re-install!

    How long between reloads? It says 10 hours on the specs do you agree? Right now with it about 3F outside and not using the oil heat, we reload...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Jan 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Defiant Encore model 2190 Long thread! Pics Dutchwest re-install!

    I have a 2140 that we have been burning 24X7 October through April. This is our 5th year using it and I think I know what I am doing now. But it...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Casting Defiant Encore damper problem

    Sounds like the damper door has come loose from one or more of the tabs that hold it in place. There are two tabs, one on each bottom corner of the...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Oct 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    What's the big deal?

    Nice video...I reach into there 4+ times a day for several months of the year. Wife and oldest son are as well. Ideally, it is better to reach...
    Post by: Jimxj2000, Oct 17, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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