1. Welcome Hearth.com Guests and Visitors - Please enjoy our forums!
    Hearth.com GOLD Sponsors who help bring the site content to you:
    Jotul Cast Iron Stoves
    Woodstock Soapstone Stoves
    Hearth and Home (QuadraFire and Harman Stoves)

Search Results

Search Again
Page 1 of 2
  1. yoscratch
    Post

    St Croix Prescott ignitor longevity

    Well this year tried to leave stove on 24/7 and the ignitor burned out already. Only turn off to clean or if the wind blows just wrong - blows it...
    Post by: yoscratch, Feb 7, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  2. yoscratch
    Post

    Ceramic Logs...

    mine broke and i threw them out. don't know why the wife bought them in the first place. They are a waste of money. they look fake. are dirty, and...
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 13, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  3. yoscratch
    Post

    Attack of the Mice!

    Isn't that disease mostly in the southwest? never heard any warnings about it around here. will ask my pest control professional.
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 11, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  4. yoscratch
    Post

    I hit 150 bags today -time to try the leaf blower trick

    Wow, I'm in Buffalo and have only gone through 75 - 80 bags so far. Stove on almost full time (quit using the smart stat to save on igniters, not...
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 11, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  5. yoscratch
    Post

    auger motor humms

    you know why it hums? because it doesn't know the words! :)
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  6. yoscratch
    Post

    anyone burning corn or corn/pellet mix?

    I used to burn 50/50 mix but it made for too much maintenance. But here is how I mixed them - I cut a piece of corrugated cardboard that just fit in...
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  7. yoscratch
    Post

    what is about pellets.......

    my dog likes to eat rabbit pellets - not the food kind, the kind they leave in the yard. hey maybe I should be putting those in my pellet stove!
    Post by: yoscratch, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  8. yoscratch
    Post

    Finally completed my corn vac based pellet moving, cleaning, storage process w/vid

    That sure looks like it takes longer than carrying a bag or a bucket and dumping it in. I have never had a problem with dusty pellets - have used 3...
    Post by: yoscratch, Dec 6, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  9. yoscratch
    Post

    True Cost Of Burning Pellets

    I agree with the way newpellet figures it. I am too lazy to look up all the numbers but my alternative is to heat with propane. this cost me about...
    Post by: yoscratch, Nov 22, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  10. yoscratch
    Post

    Heat reclaimer

    what about wrapping something around the pipe to help with heat exchange? some fins or something? someone artistic could make it into something...
    Post by: yoscratch, Nov 5, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  11. yoscratch
    Post

    Pellets Used So Far

    I live about 20 mi east of buffalo and have only used 8 bags so far. using a set back thermostat so stove only runs in the am (5:30 - 8) and pm (4 -...
    Post by: yoscratch, Nov 4, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  12. yoscratch
    Post

    Pellet Shelf Life

    If you keep them dry they should last at least a couple years. the better covered and dry you keep them the longer they will last.
    Post by: yoscratch, Nov 1, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  13. yoscratch
    Post

    Survey- auto or manual ?

    Heat loss is proportional to the difference between the outside temp and the inside temp. If you set your thermostat down - the heat loss will be...
    Post by: yoscratch, Oct 28, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  14. yoscratch
    Post

    corn in a pellet stove?

    I have a farm. I have corn. I was burning 50/50 in a St Croix but quit because burning corn is a pain in the butt. Clinker needed to be cleaned...
    Post by: yoscratch, Oct 28, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  15. yoscratch
    Post

    Hooking up a thermostat

    I have had the stove 3 years and I am on my 3rd ignitor. Its easy to replace, but a hassle and $115.
    Post by: yoscratch, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  16. yoscratch
    Post

    Hooking up a thermostat

    woodsman - what is the other option besides smartstat? I have a St Croix prescott and use a thermostat and smartstat mode - starts up when heat is...
    Post by: yoscratch, Oct 16, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  17. yoscratch
    Post

    Thermostat question

    I too believe in the set back thermostat way of thinking. Maybe its a WNY thing. I have a st croix prescott and have gone through an ignitor each...
    Post by: yoscratch, Sep 21, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  18. yoscratch
    Post

    Anyone use DryCreek Pellets?

    they are good pellets.
    Post by: yoscratch, Sep 15, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  19. yoscratch
    Post

    "Food for thought" or "let the bashing begin"

    A Pellet stove is also more carbon neutral. I bought a pellet stove because I could burn pellets and corn (bought in '05 when corn was cheap). I...
    Post by: yoscratch, Sep 13, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  20. yoscratch
    Post

    Nice Pellet Stove Story with a Twist

    he also said that now that he is using the heat pump, he also uses a set back thermostat whereas (do you like that?) with the pellet stove it was...
    Post by: yoscratch, Sep 9, 2008 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
Showing results 1 to 20 of 27 Next >
Search Again
Page 1 of 2