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    Is a year long enough to season oak?

    I had two oak trees taken down in the fall of 2005. I burned some during the 2006/2007 winter and it was OK, but the stuff is burning a lot...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Jan 14, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Demographics of Woodburners

    44, Married, No Kids, 1 Dog, 1 Cat. We both work so we've been burning evenings and weekends for the past two years.
    Post by: ERPARKER, Jan 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    spread the heat in the house

    I tried everything I could think of to get this to work when my stove was first installed. No luck. I now only turn on the AC blower when the...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Dec 12, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Accuracy of front mounted thermometer?

    I gave up on "accurate" and settled for "relative". I soon realized with my flush insert that I was never going to see the kind of temperatures...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    How many cords do the evening/weekenders go through a season?

    I'm 90 miles north of you as well, in Arlington. Evenings and weekends only I've gone through about one 10' x 5' rack so far this season, which...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 29, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    First Cleaning - Photos

    Just had my stainless steel flue cleaned for the first time after just under two seasons of use. The first photo shows everything that came down....
    Thread by: ERPARKER, Nov 28, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    any input on the lopi declaration

    About $4000 with everything (stove, liner, installation).
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    any input on the lopi declaration

    I'm happy with the looks and performance of my Declaration. More important, perhaps, is that my wife also likes how it looks :-)
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Lopi Declaration Owner

    The winters here are fairly dry so we already had a humidifier in the bedroom before we ever got the wood stove. We moved it downstairs when we...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 28, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Lopi Declaration Owner

    I put a magnetic thermometer over the blower output grates. I never see the 450 or 500 degree measurements that other folks here report, but it's...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 27, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Lopi Declaration Owner

    Hi Maukiman, I own a Declaration as well (and love it). I too got a lot of creosote on my glass when I first started using it, but hardly get any...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Nov 27, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Insert with blower in a power outage.... should I worry?

    You could also run the blower through an Uninterruptable Power Supply. I have a 12V 80AH sealed lead acid battery with an inverter that I use for...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Dec 15, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Declaration

    Very nice. Where's the power cord? We've been pleased with our Declaration. Eric
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 28, 2006 in forum: The Perfect Picture
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    Other urban burners??

    I'm in Arlington, VA, just across the river from Washington, DC, in a classic grid neighborhood with no homeowner's association. Lot is about...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 20, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearthstone vs. Lopi

    Hi, I'm not your Lopi dealer either. :-) We had our Lopi Declaration installed back in January and haven't had any problems that weren't OT...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 8, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Creosote on Glass Doors

    Question for the experienced burners: How well does creosote build-up in the firebox, that you can see, reflect the build-up in the flue, that...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 3, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Creosote on Glass Doors

    Same here. I've been using fine steel wool in combination with the Rutland Glass Cleaner - for anything that remains after a good hot fire. The...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 2, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Follow up inspection for the woman that filled her cellar with smoke

    I was starting a fire the other evening when smoke started coming out of the air-intake of my insert! After a few seconds of panic I realized my...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Mar 1, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burn Time vs. Blast Out

    I haven't made a serious attempt at an overnight burn in my Declaration. My wife and I both work so it seems like a lot of wood and effort to...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Feb 27, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Top Ten "Favorite" Hearth Necessities...

    Off-topic, but if you like the Samual Smith's Oatmeal Stout, which is one of my favorite beers, see if you can get the Old Dominion Oak Barrel...
    Post by: ERPARKER, Feb 17, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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