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    Should I go pellet or gas?

    Thanks for the opinions folks. The feedback seems pretty conclusive. Overwhelming advice to go NG over pellet if starting from scratch.
    Post by: sksmass, Mar 6, 2013 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Should I go pellet or gas?

    I want to utilize an existing basement fireplace by putting in a new insert. I have the opportunity to either go with a pellet insert or go with a...
    Thread by: sksmass, Mar 6, 2013, 14 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Massachusetts stove upgrade program.

    So, I just learned that I've been approved for this change-out program! I plan on replacing an old VC Intrepid. This stove is pre-EPA right?...
    Post by: sksmass, Feb 27, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Reclaiming a basement fireplace, go gas?

    For six years our semi-finished basement has basically been used as storage but I am finally ready to reclaim it as living space. It has a fireplace...
    Thread by: sksmass, Feb 9, 2013, 1 replies, in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Convection observing for nerds

    I'd like to try this. Got a preferred flavor of manly incense you'd reccommend?
    Post by: sksmass, Dec 17, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Anyone else notice that cleaning out ash in Fireview results in noticeable efficiency improvement?

    And I mean like noticeable. Why would that be the case? I admit to being pretty lazy about ashes. I try to minimize the frequency with which I...
    Thread by: sksmass, Dec 17, 2012, 14 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installation of insert into fireplace : Throat of damper too small 4 vent

    Here's a thread all about this:...
    Post by: sksmass, Oct 15, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Best way to move a stove...

    Buy a couple of sheets of cheap plywood and rip them down the center longways (2'x8'). Then run the dolly over those sheets, both outside AND inside...
    Post by: sksmass, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Using Sooteater to clean chimney -- first time tips

    Now you got me worried. Did I get too much powder? I thought I was burning pretty efficiently last winter. I am using great wood (like 16%...
    Post by: sksmass, Oct 1, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Calling all Sooteater Owners!!..

    Here's my write-up on my first soot-eater cleaning: http://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/using-sooteater-to-clean-chimney-first-time-tips.90981/...
    Post by: sksmass, Sep 30, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Using Sooteater to clean chimney -- first time tips

    I just used a Sooteater to clean my chimney liner for the first time and I am pretty pleased with the result. I have a 27' tall 6" SS flex liner...
    Thread by: sksmass, Sep 29, 2012, 14 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    Floor loading of hearth / stove

    If you have access to the joists you could take this opportunity to add bracing <u>between</u> the joists. That might transfer some load between the...
    Post by: sksmass, Feb 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Rockland 550 glowing red!

    After an incident like this I bought a digital watch that has two pre-settable countdown timers. I keep one at 5min and the other at 10min....
    Post by: sksmass, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    tax credit question, do you claim the FULL cost of the <u>installed</u> stove?

    I am filing an amended 2010 tax return because I forgot to take the tax credit for my stove install. I know, dumb! Anyway, I am going through my...
    Thread by: sksmass, Feb 1, 2012, 25 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood Heat vs. single-digit temps, are you winning?

    Also in Massachusetts and am losing the single-degree battle. The Fireview kept the first floor at about 62-64 degrees this past weekend but never...
    Post by: sksmass, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Score!!! Found a sheet of Micore for the hearth build

    If anyone needs any Micore and lives within driving distance of northwest Massachusetts/southwest Vermont, I have nearly a full sheet of 3/4" Micore...
    Post by: sksmass, Nov 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    flue thermometer before or after pipe damper?

    Yes, single wall pipe. I usually run at about a setting of 0.75 for a long burn. I can't close it to zero without it starting to look starved....
    Post by: sksmass, Nov 8, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    flue thermometer before or after pipe damper?

    Really? I always figured the difference between pipe surface temp and actual flue gas temp was less than 2X.
    Post by: sksmass, Nov 8, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    flue thermometer before or after pipe damper?

    I'm not sure if I've got excessive overdraft. It is a 30'+ above the T, through an interior chimney. Is there a way to measure draft? If I open...
    Post by: sksmass, Nov 8, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    flue thermometer before or after pipe damper?

    So, I think I want to install a flue damper in my setup and also a probe flue thermometer. I have a one-year old Woodstock Fireview. It exhausts...
    Thread by: sksmass, Nov 8, 2011, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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