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    Do I Need a Grate for my Jotul Kennebec Wood Insert??

    In fact, adding a grate is a no no.....the manufacturers documentation here:...
    Post by: jjbaer, Dec 4, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    511 KWH on the last electric bill. Can you beat that?

    when I redid my estimate as though I were to have elec hot water (I don't..I have NG) I came up with about 940 KW-hrs and got to thinking that...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 30, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    511 KWH on the last electric bill. Can you beat that?

    that's pretty good because I figure that if I had an elec hot water heater instead of my NG unit, the equivalent additional electricity I'd use is...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 30, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    511 KWH on the last electric bill. Can you beat that?

    well, I have a smaller home but the 850 was worst case bill in the summer with the A/C running......a larger home means more items that could be...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 30, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    511 KWH on the last electric bill. Can you beat that?

    If you heat with oil (or something NOT electrical) how can your bill be so high? 1,200 KW hr/mo is a very large draw for a non-electric...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 30, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    Mouse in the house!

    I have a friend who live traps them but before he releases them, he spray paints a small area of florescent orange on their back...that way when he...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Best place to purchase Rutland's

    I pay zero and get it done in 2 minutes. Where's the 20 minutes coming from? Edit: just saw your other post....large glass and doesn't get hot...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    How do you guys calculate your savings?

    I'd compare Mar 2005 through Dec 2005 against the same timeframe for 2006 (because the pellet stove wasn't installed until essentially 1 March...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    save a little more with pelletsales.com

    I don't buy pellets but do I understand this correctly that first time buyers (who might not otherwise get a price break until their 2nd order)...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Am I crazy?

    Unless you're looking at an A/C unit also, $6,000 seem like an awful lot. Another thought: buy a min efficiency furnace (80%) which you should...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Best place to purchase Rutland's

    Yes, but there's a "catch": take a dripping wet paper towel, dip in ashes and rub all over the glass and add ash until it is somewhat pasty but...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood drying technique

    I would have agreed with you on this, but I did this with a piece of firewood that had been dry, but then got wet again. It took five months for...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    511 KWH on the last electric bill. Can you beat that?

    I think the avg persons elec bill is about 1,100 KW-hrs/month which assumes some all elec homes and others partial elec because they have NG or...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    cat vs non-cat

    nah...so it's "groundhog day" again...help the person out. Buy what you want that looks nice and a cat or non-cat won't be the issue. Both are...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    I know that I am not tech savy,but how do you burn less with a EPA??

    I guess we don't understand this......a B2200 gets about 22-24 MPG and the hybrid has got to be getting a LOT better MPG, doesn't it??
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 26, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Safe distance for wood from house - Newbies to the wood heating world

    Don't know if there is any really safe distance. You either: 1) already have termites in the soil and they're attracted to the wood or 2) you...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 26, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    1st night with the Intrepid, learning a lot...

    I thought it was their largest selling stove but could be wrong. Technically speaking, even the Intrepid II puts out enough heat to fire a much...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 26, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    wood stove or gasifier?

    Your average lows in Fairbanks are nowhere near -51F, in fact, not even close. Your coldest month is Jan where the normal min low is -18F. I...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 21, 2007 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How will you save energy and money, both?

    That's the problem with solar: it's dilute and todays solar panels at approx 12% or so efficiency don't help.........as efficiency improves and...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 21, 2007 in forum: The Green Room
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    Wood Stove exageration ....

    I also did what Mike did (went and measured it) and then before I bought I talked to Mike about his......LOL....and then I bought........ the...
    Post by: jjbaer, Nov 21, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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