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    Wood Split Size for Froeling FHG boiler?

    Thanks for all of the additional suggestions on lambda-controlled boilers. I'll be sure to do a more exhaustive search as the time to purchase grows...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 29, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    New small insert install... a plan and some questions

    begreen would know on the liner. My Lopi Answer has a blower and is jacketed. It moves the heat out pretty well. I specifically chose that...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New small insert install... a plan and some questions

    Hi lostandconfused, that looks like a really nice craftsman home. We have one as well with original unpainted chestnut trim throughout. Are those...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Under what conditions is it ok for fire to smell outside?

    I've found that I can't some woods to burn in a "clean" smelling way no matter what I do. Fir has been a bane of mine in this regard - it burns with...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 28, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood Split Size for Froeling FHG boiler?

    I appreciate everyone's insights into natural draft versus forced air and lambda vs. non-lambda. The simple reality is that if it were for me alone,...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 27, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How did you get into Burning and How Long Ago

    We bought our wood stove in 2008. I always wanted a stove but we didn't have the right house for it. I enjoyed helping my father-in-law gather and...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood Split Size for Froeling FHG boiler?

    Hello hiker88 and skfire, thanks for the Frohling feedback - that gives me reassurance on what to plan for. Also good advice from Chris Hoskins,...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 24, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Wood Split Size for Froeling FHG boiler?

    Hello all, thanks a bunch for the advice thus far - this helps a lot. So far, my cutting and splitting strategy isn't too different from what you've...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Wood Split Size for Froeling FHG boiler?

    I'm purchasing a house that will undergo a major remodel in all aspects - heating system included. The setup is ideal for a wood boiler (I've been...
    Thread by: DBoon, Apr 20, 2013, 24 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Summits & Personal Quests

    Hi Jebatty, contact me any time. I have loads of good advice and stories. I can tell people a thirty minute story and they will tell me that it...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 15, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Summits & Personal Quests

    Hi Jebatty, my wife and I did a self-supported bicycle trip across the US in year 2000 - 3500 miles total. I have to say that this was one of the...
    Post by: DBoon, Apr 14, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Multi-use foam applicator gun follow-up

    I bought one of these myself a while ago - from http://www.conservationtechnology.com/building_sealants.html Definitely a money saver, and much...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 24, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Greeting s from the Czech Republic

    Hi Fly, in Germany they sell wood by the cubic meter, so I suspect that wood is cut to meter lengths since that makes it easier to size and sell a...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 24, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    American Chestnut

    The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is at the culmination of a 30+ year plan to re-introduce American Chestnut trees that are 15/16 pure American...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 24, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Is Hickory worth it?

    I'll add my two cents. I have two full cords of dry hickory that I save for the coldest nights of the year (below zero around here). I'm literally...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 16, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Town to require PV panels on new construction

    In general, I'm not a big fan of mandates for this type of thing. I think they are usually put in place by people with limited knowledge and big...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 10, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    DIY Solar Options

    If you just plan on using this for summer heating, then a home-built collector would seem to make a lot of sense. For winter heating, a purchased...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 10, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    foil with airspace or insulation board?

    Hi DHill, what treatment did your builder use on the outside of the walls over the 1-1/2" foam to attach the siding to?
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 6, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    foil with airspace or insulation board?

    buildingscience.com is a great resource - they have lots of standard wall plans and comparisons. One thing that is clear in reading through their...
    Post by: DBoon, Mar 4, 2013 in forum: The Green Room
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    Is this Shagbark Hickory and approx yield

    A stove load of half hickory and half sugar maple runs 50 degrees hotter for me for 1-1/2 hours, and coals longer as well. I don't run full stove...
    Post by: DBoon, Feb 17, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
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