In my lifetime, I've never seen a drought such as the one we're experiencing in Texas (in my case, East Texas). You really learn about your...
Here's a very good example of shipping packaging disproportionate to the delicate nature of the item sold. I ordered it through Amazon, but it came...
I never use the ash pan in my stove. It's dinky and useless. The "plug" in the floor of the stove is essentially a small steel plate with a loop...
Since I have such easy access to my roof and chimney, initially I thought that here in a couple months when I stop using the stove, I should remove...
I've been using my Englander 12-FP since November. I have some creosote build-up, but I don't know when or how often I should clean. I'm a newbie,...
Here's the Franklin I grew up with (that's my Dad posing). Look at that pipe. I remember seeing it glow from time to time. It's a wonder the house...
Two years ago, my wife purchased an Englander 12-FP from Lowes. For that time period, the stove sat, uninstalled, while I worked up the nerve to...
When we moved onto our property over 17 years ago, I cut down, cut up, and stacked 3 standing dead oak trees. This was long before I ever knew I'd...
Surely this has been addressed here previously, but search is not turning up anything for me. So, I have several trees on my property that are still...
I posted a video of my stove on YouTube and a Hearth.com member commented on the video that I may not have adequate protection for my floor. I...
I've searched and read a few posts regarding occasional rain entering the chimney, but I haven't seen much with regard to the implications. My...
My manual for my Englander stove seems to contradict itself. I've attached picture where I've pieced the conflicting data from the manual into one...
I'm all set to perform my DIY cathedral ceiling install of an Englander wood stove with double-wall stove pipe. We ended up to too many pieces of...
The damper in the flue (flu?) is weighted such that when you "tilt" the lever, it's either completely closed or completely open. The metal plate...
This weekend, after two years of putting it off, I intend to install my chimney and stovepipe for my wood stove. I'm using double-wall stove pipe....
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