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    Insulating my house?

    Here's a link to the DOE recommended levels of insulation for homes. Just plug in your zip code, and a few other things and it will tell you what...
    Post by: trguitar, Mar 22, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    getting house temps up

    Update... I few days before the audit I had an epiphany regarding the second floor knee wall on the north side of the house. I had been back there...
    Post by: trguitar, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Losing heat up the flue with a Lopi

    This makes sense. Thanks guys.
    Post by: trguitar, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Losing heat up the flue with a Lopi

    I hear in many comments on this forum about it not being good running a stove with air control wide open because you lose a lot of heat up the flue....
    Thread by: trguitar, Feb 10, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can't get a Progress Hybrid--what's my next choice?

    If you are really set on getting a cooktop, you might want to look at the Lopi Liberty. I have the Freedom, which is the insert version. I cook on...
    Post by: trguitar, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can't get a Progress Hybrid--what's my next choice?

    The Lopi Cape Cod might be a stove to look at. It's a hybrid as well. I know there are at least two people on this forum that have one. It's on my...
    Post by: trguitar, Jan 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    getting house temps up

    Home energy assessment is scheduled for early February, but there's some stuff I can do in the meantime. I went up into the attic today, and there...
    Post by: trguitar, Dec 21, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. trguitar
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    getting house temps up

    Thanks guys. I did not know about MassSave. I called to setup an energy audit. I'll post the results when that happens. In doing some more...
    Post by: trguitar, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. trguitar
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    getting house temps up

    Hey Guys, I'm resurrecting this thread because something still doesn't feel right. I'm in my second full year of burning now, and am really...
    Post by: trguitar, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. trguitar
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    The Cape Cod is here

    I would love to see some more detailed write ups about your experience as you go. You are heating 2900 sf? Are you heating the whole house? What...
    Post by: trguitar, Dec 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi freedom bay insert burn time

    I'm heating 2400 sf. I will typically load up about an hour before I go to bed. That way I can make sure the stove is behaving. Last night I...
    Post by: trguitar, Nov 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. trguitar
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    Lopi Republic 1250: I can't complain.

    Absolutely. I routinely run my Freedom up in the 650-750 range. Overfire is north of 800.
    Post by: trguitar, Nov 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. trguitar
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    Dont hate me.....

    No hate from me. I had to do exactly that last year. Bought two pallets worth. I actually still have 20 packages left that I'm going through now....
    Post by: trguitar, Nov 9, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  14. trguitar
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    Sifting out charcoal/embers from ash

    I just use a stainless steel ladle -- what you'd use to take food out of a deep-frier. Works great. And the price is right, too.
    Post by: trguitar, Oct 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    EAB officially confirmed in Massachusetts

    In the Berkshires. From today's Globe....
    Thread by: trguitar, Sep 12, 2012, 21 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Iffy wood supply, supplement?

    I was in your exact situation last year. I had about a 1/2 cord of 6 year old red oak, and had purchased 2.5 cords of "seasoned" wood (mostly red...
    Post by: trguitar, Sep 10, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    red oak score this morning

    Trunk and back seat. I just lay out tarps in the trunk, and on the back seat and backrest. Then there's not a lot of mess to clean up. A little...
    Post by: trguitar, Aug 20, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    red oak score this morning

    I was driving back from the airport the other day, and noticed a tree cut up next to the reservoir in town. It's about a mile from my house. I was...
    Thread by: trguitar, Aug 19, 2012, 15 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    To burn or buy?

    The other option you might want to look into is BioBricks. I was in your situation last fall. I had some good dry red oak that took me into...
    Post by: trguitar, May 8, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    sharpening wedge

    For any of you out there that split by hand with a sledgehammer and wedge...do you ever sharpen the wedge? If so, how often? Thanks!
    Thread by: trguitar, Apr 10, 2012, 12 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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