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  1. EddyKilowatt
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    Bending Baffle on Jotul 3

    I've been running the very similar Jotul 8 (non-cat, spin wheel draft) since about 2008, burning mostly eucalyptus (=hot) and heating several hundred...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Jan 9, 2013 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  2. EddyKilowatt
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    Do stove-mounted blowers inhibit combustion efficiency?

    I leave my blower switched off till things are warmed up a bit... about 750 degrees stack temperature, in a set-up where 500 is low, 750 is medium,...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Feb 3, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. EddyKilowatt
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    RE: It's here, it's here . . . the Jotul Rangeley

    Can someone explain why Top Loading is such a great feature? I don't think I'd even load a campfire that way, let alone a heating appliance...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. EddyKilowatt
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    It's official: don't burn VERY dry wood!

    Yeah, what he said. Actually... I'll give them a pass on the moisture meter. But, it would make every kind of common sense for manufacturers...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. EddyKilowatt
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    First fire of the season in my Jotul #8

    Hi, another spin-wheel Model 8 owner here. We might be the only two here... I think these stoves go back to the early '80s. Amazingly, it still...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  6. EddyKilowatt
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    burn your stack clean

    I think the deal is you want the stack to be hot enough to prevent condensation, at its coldest point (which presumably is the top). Condensation is...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. EddyKilowatt
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    Bypass Damper... worth the cash? Crack problem.

    Um, if I read it correctly, the original post was considering spending $500 extra for the next-bigger stove model, and was considering doing it...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. EddyKilowatt
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    Replacement burn tubes?

    Boatyards deal with stainless tube for railings and such, I have had parts made for various tinkering projects by the guys that do stainless work on...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. EddyKilowatt
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    Bypass Damper... worth the cash? Crack problem.

    I appreciate your dilemma. Would like to suggest you consider spending $500 extra on your hearth and installation, instead... maybe spring for stone...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. EddyKilowatt
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    Just swept the flue for first time

    I get that black smoke sometimes from pine with a lot of pitch in it, usually from branch wood or stump wood but it can show up anywhere. It...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. EddyKilowatt
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    accurate stovepipe surface temp/external

    I have a Condar magnetic-attach surface temperature unit that agrees pretty well (25-50 deg F) with my infrared hand-held thermometer. I seem to...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. EddyKilowatt
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    Heat N Glow Northstar Baffle Board. Why so expensive?

    http://www.mcmaster.com/#refractory-insulation/=4j5uda and even closer to the source http://thermalceramics.thomasnet.com/ Unfortunately, the...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. EddyKilowatt
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    Blower air doesn't smell right to me. Making me sick.

    My Avalon Pendleton makes an unpleasant hot dust/hot wax smell anytime it hasn't been fired for a few weeks. I think it's moisture being driven out...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 11, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. EddyKilowatt
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    Careful with your ashes

    Scary story, bro! Thanks for the reminder. I've been surprised by hot coals in days-old ash myself. It is really interesting how a coal can be...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 11, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. EddyKilowatt
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    Block off plate. Galvanized vs SS?

    I've made three block-off plates for various houses over the years and used galvanized steel for each. No problems with any of them, which is to...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 11, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. EddyKilowatt
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    Design Principles of Secondary Burn tubes?

    I've considered a secondary retrofit myself and have spent some time researching and thinking about it, but have never come across anything like a...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. EddyKilowatt
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    We have Ignition! (Infrared pics of stove startup)

    I might have one or two pics like that, I'll look. They're not too dramatic... imagine a candle sitting where the stove is, casting dim light and...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: The Perfect Picture
  18. EddyKilowatt
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    We have Ignition! (Infrared pics of stove startup)

    I borrowed a Fluke thermal camera from work over the weekend and snapped these infrared pics of my old Jotul #8 doing the "ignition sequence start"...
    Thread by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 9, 2009, 7 replies, in forum: The Perfect Picture
  19. EddyKilowatt
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    15 Ultra-Modern Fireplaces

    I reckon some of these might provoke a chuckle... or maybe just a quiet roll of the eyes. They're kind of an interesting example of what the...
    Thread by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 3, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. EddyKilowatt
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    Mineral wool substitute

    Not sure exactly what 'pipe wrap' is, but the stuff they wrap around stainless chimney liner pipe is pretty dang fireproof... like Kaowool fireproof,...
    Post by: EddyKilowatt, Nov 3, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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