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Insulating my house?

Sorry mods, didn't know which forum this belonged in...feel free to move :) My river house is cold. It's 1400 sq ft and I'm heating it with the...

Thread by: nola mike, Mar 21, 2013, 15 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Feel free to ignore/602 gasket size.

The purpose of this thread is simply so that I can find the glass gasket size of my 602 next time I'm looking (note to me: it's 3/16" round). The...

Thread by: nola mike, Jan 29, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Anyone know how to fix an old tin roof?

So after the last rain storm, I got an unexpected skylight in my upstairs bedroom :confused: Took down what remained of the sheetrock, and found...

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 30, 2012, 10 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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liberty brick review

i bought a ton of liberty bricks last month, and have been mixing them with my hardwood or burning them by themselves. overall, i've been impressed....

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 28, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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Geeky weather data

Just got my gas bill for november. Wasn't high, but seemed a bit much for november. I'm trying to get my reluctant wife to wean off the radiators...

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 12, 2012, 1 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Geeky weather data

Just got my gas bill for november. Wasn't high, but seemed a bit much for november. I'm trying to get my reluctant wife to wean off the radiators...

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 12, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Inglenook
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Rail system for pool table/small room?

I'm redoing my basement. I really want a pool table. I don't have room for it. I know this. One of the big issues is 2 support beams in the...

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 10, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Finally broke into the cord wood...

Used a few splits last week for the first time. My neighbor had done some renovations and given me a bunch of 2x4's that I had been using. The...

Thread by: nola mike, Dec 10, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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So THAT'S what that extra brush was for!

My wife is always telling me I have too much crap. I say that everything I have gets used. So I cleaned my chimney. I had 2 brushes. One was too...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 30, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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De-coalifier?

Don't know why, but the cw2500 likes to coal up a lot more than the 602. Maybe I try to flog this one too much. But anyway, out of a 3 hour burn...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 26, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Cutting a hole in a brick wall

Thinking about a direct vent v. vent free heater for my upstairs bedroom. Would prefer vented, but am concerned about what's involved and if it's...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 22, 2012, 22 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Has anybody burned vent-free in a bedroom and lived to tell?

Thinking about putting a vent-free 10k BTU LNG heater in my 3rd floor bedroom. Right now it's a guest bedroom. It doesn't get that cold up there,...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 22, 2012, 22 replies, in forum: It's a Gas!
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Disable aux heat on a heat pump?

Just purchased a cyberstat wifi thermostat to control my heat pump at the vacation house. I keep the temp at 42' when I'm not there just to keep...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 20, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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Bit of a scare

Neighbor remodeling, so I've been using mostly dimensional lumbar that he gave me so far this season. Doesn't burn much hotter than regular cord...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 8, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Finally sold the 602

My original, that is. Still have the 602 N/CB that's heating the house. It replaced the old school 602 that I used for 1 season. Despite being...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 6, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Superpines

Got some supercedar samples last week, and was impressed by them. I was using 1/6 of one to light off a cold fire. While I like them, the diy'er in...

Thread by: nola mike, Nov 6, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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IR Thermos @ HF

Just saw that the non-contact IR thermometers are on sale at Harbor Freight for $35. With a 20% off coupon, that's $27. Good price. I've used mine...

Thread by: nola mike, Oct 31, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: The Gear
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Cleaned out the chimney...

Now just waiting patiently to start my first fire of the season. Probably still another couple of weeks away. 10 day forecast showing low-mid 70's...

Thread by: nola mike, Oct 18, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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Log length guide...

Had been eyeing these things for a while, but haven't gotten them because of the bad reviews. I tried a few of my own ideas, including using some...

Thread by: nola mike, Jul 25, 2012, 34 replies, in forum: The Gear
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Grr...Got some wood, couldn't cut it.

Neighbor had a HUGE oak taken down yesterday ($8100, and there's still about 50' standing!). Got them to deliver about 5 of those big limbs into my...

Thread by: nola mike, Jul 25, 2012, 35 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed

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