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    Dealing with sulfur water

    My cold water is just as bad as the hot so I know its not just a problem with the hot water heater. I will have to have the water tested and then...
    Post by: sunglider, Nov 28, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Dealing with sulfur water

    Also high iron content. The sulfur smell is pretty obnoxious now that its cold and windows are closed. I've researched various methods of dealing...
    Thread by: sunglider, Nov 27, 2012, 23 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Door gasket - first break in fire - normal?

    I ended up calling the shop that installed it. They said it sometimes happened - a bit too much cement and not to worry about it. It never happened...
    Post by: sunglider, Nov 6, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Door gasket - first break in fire - normal?

    I did the first break in fire with a new Jotul Rangeley TL50 last week. Got the stove up to 200-250 and let it cruise out as per the manual....
    Thread by: sunglider, Oct 1, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Isle Royale & Hampton 300

    This is my third winter with the H300. I can easily get four medium splits in and can usually stuff some smaller ones in between. But it's...
    Post by: sunglider, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Could this be thorns and poison ivy?

    Yes I think you can become sensitive when you weren't before. Happened to me with mangos. Turns out that the skin of a mango has the same oil as is...
    Post by: sunglider, Aug 21, 2011 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Anyone know of a leak detector for a vented Monitor heater?

    Thanks everyone. The float idea is a possibility. I think the drip pan under the heater is permanently attached and isn't very deep. I'll have to...
    Post by: sunglider, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Anyone know of a leak detector for a vented Monitor heater?

    Something like a plumbing leak detector that will sound an alarm if your basement starts flooding but in this case, alarms if the heater starts...
    Thread by: sunglider, Apr 26, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    How many have two stoves?

    Hampton upstairs, Olympic in the uninsulated basement. I use the Hampton the most and fire up the Olympic when winter really sets in. But there are...
    Post by: sunglider, Apr 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Trying a new idea for home made fire starters

    I use 3 oz paper bathroom cups filled with woodchips from chainsawing and wax. Next I am going to try strips of newspaper drizzled with wax,...
    Post by: sunglider, Mar 9, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    EPA Certified Stove List

    Yikes! Where's my Hampton? I don't see Regency at all. Am I missing something?
    Post by: sunglider, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Avalon Olympic Leaks Air Around Ash Pan

    There is a knockout for an OAK (I believe) that is directly above the ash pan when the pan is in place. The gaps around that knockout are also...
    Post by: sunglider, Jan 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Did Santa Bring You any Hearth Related Gifts?

    I got a moisture meter. Then I got busy testing it and broke the Task Force electric splitter. Now I need a new splitter. Maybe a gas powered...
    Post by: sunglider, Dec 27, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Filled the basement with smoke and learned things

    Lit the Avalon Olympic Friday night. Seemed to be drafting well. Until the flames suddenly went out and it started belching black smoke from every...
    Thread by: sunglider, Dec 21, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    RE: Who else was in the running?

    I went into the store thinking about a red enamel Vermont Castings. There are different model stoves? Who knew? The dealer was pushing a...
    Post by: sunglider, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    HOW DO YOU LIGHT YOUR FIRE ???

    From a dead cold start, paint stripper heat gun inside the stove for a couple of minutes while I assemble splits, kindling, newspaper and find a...
    Post by: sunglider, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Stihl Prices

    Just this past weekend, I bought the MS250-CBE with a 16" bar for $329. It would have been $339 with an 18" bar. The MS250 was $309. So I guess...
    Post by: sunglider, Nov 23, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Different readings from IR Gun vs Rutland magnetic thermometer - which to believe ?

    For what it's worth, I have Condar and AW Perkins stovetop thermometers. They agree with each other perfectly but both run about 150 degrees higher...
    Post by: sunglider, Nov 16, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New owner with questions about Avalon Olympic

    Lit the first "real" fire in this stove yesterday. Professionally installed in the basement, couple of feet of double-wall with a 90-degree bend to a...
    Thread by: sunglider, Nov 7, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Power tools are great

    Aren't all home projects just an excuse to buy a new and essential tool? That logic has always worked for me. :lol: Contractor grade tools are...
    Post by: sunglider, Oct 28, 2010 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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