My problem is secondaries. I can burn good and hot, upwards of 500 on top, but have never, ever gotten secondaries. I don't even know if a...
I've done the dollar bill test a few times since installing my Clydesdale last year, and I'm wondering, am I passing, or failing? I can pull it out...
Thanks mikeszak -- this was extremely helpful. That thing came right out when I did it this way. Any advice on getting it back in easily? I had...
I do the wheelbarrow up to the back door thing, with a week or two's worth under the little roof there, but it was that last yard that was always the...
How do you bring your wood into the house, to your stove/fireplace? All these years, piling up a stack on my forearms has worked well enough, but...
Thanks everyone, as always a wealth of good advice. The mortar is in good shape, and I wasn't able to find any loose bricks. There was one that...
I've recently had the faces of some of the brick on my masonry chimney popping off, but no other problems-- no water leaking, or anything else...
Thanks for all the info, everyone. Without knowing the terminology OAK, I had been thinking that bringing in air directly from outside rather than...
Total newbie question here... what is an OAK?
I installed a late model Clydesdale this fall that I really only use on weekends and other days off. The rest of the time it's not in use. I notice...
What an awesome conversation. This place rocks!! The only option the company offers is a large extender, which costs over $200 and would need to be...
What I'd really like to do is ditch the stock surround entirely, and replace it with something form-fitted to the arch but I wouldn't know where to...
Thanks for all the input. Sounds like steel plate is the way to go. I was thinking that it would be better to do a full-surround, rather than just...
Thanks for the info. How should I prep the steel for painting?
I recently had a new Clydesdale cast iron wood burning insert installed in my fireplace, and the sides fit fine, but the top of the arch of the...
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