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  1. karl
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    Let's say some idiot was building a stove.

    May I suggest you make a catalytic stove. A conventional stove is going to take a good design to burn cleanly and well. you may be remaking it or...
    Post by: karl, Aug 2, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    16 y/o boy building 130 sqft home on wheels to be rent & mortgage free after High School graduation!

    He better use a cat stove because a regular one is going to roast him out of there.
    Post by: karl, Jul 10, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Used generator

    Two things. Seriously consider converting it to natural gas if you have it. It's the equivalent of a little over a $1.00 gallon gasoline. Consider...
    Post by: karl, Jul 3, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    How to pickle a gas tank.

    After 4 days without power and numerous trips to the gas station (not to mention the expense), I have finally decided to hook my generator to my...
    Thread by: karl, Jul 3, 2012, 11 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Been a while but recently finished a couple knives

    I'm curious about the chainsaw knife. Did you just forge the chainsaw blade into a piece of steel?
    Post by: karl, Jun 15, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  6. karl
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    Adding a pellet delivery system to my cold smoker

    I'm new to smoking food. I have only use my smoker three times so far but I was wondering. Would pellets from a pellet stove make good wood chips...
    Post by: karl, Jun 12, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  7. karl
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    Heat pump efficiency

    One of the things I don't like about Trane is that they don't put their manuals online. Goodman and others do. Anyway. Look in your manual and it...
    Post by: karl, Feb 11, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  8. karl
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    Paint as insulation?

    Aren't you getting convection and conduction confused? Virtually all of the heat lost from a house is from conduction. Convective heat losses...
    Post by: karl, Feb 2, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  9. karl
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    Gonna try sweeping....update....not happy

    I don't use brush sections. I screw the brush into a PVC pipe. They screw tightly into them, but you have to buy a hot water pipe not a cold water...
    Post by: karl, Jan 29, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. karl
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    This will be a game changer

    I've enjoyed following this thread and I think it's time to chime in. Considering virtually all electricity in the world is generated by steam...
    Post by: karl, Jan 25, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  11. karl
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    Uh Oh...Wood is Wetter Than I Thought......Advice?

    Wood dries faster from the ends than from the sides. Splitting it will help it dry as fast as cutting it shorter. Get a miter saw and cut your...
    Post by: karl, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. karl
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    I Used To Recommend Banking Coals. Now I Don't.

    It makes a good argument for an OAK
    Post by: karl, Jan 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. karl
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    pacific energy summit draft question

    I wouldn't mess with the Summit. I like my Summit insert. It's not your Papa Fisher, but it will throw out a lot of heat on way less wood. Also,...
    Post by: karl, Dec 14, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Solar heat box

    Has anybody built a large one or a serious of small ones and posted a website about them? I'm talking a hundred square feet of collector or more....
    Post by: karl, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: The Green Room
  15. karl
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    Is the Englander 30 a Wood-Eater?

    If the 1400 isn't doing the job and you go to a bigger stove that will, of course you will burn more wood. You're getting more heat.
    Post by: karl, Dec 3, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. karl
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    Can woodstoves be automated? (long post)

    LMAO Probably from a rigged Chinese chip like in our military electronics.
    Post by: karl, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. karl
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    Dust Pan - Ash Trap

    I searched and can't find the thread. What is the name of and where can I buy the little metal dust pan that has the sliding cover on it? Thanks.
    Thread by: karl, Nov 28, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    I am only getting one to three hours of burn time from my new wood stove - is this acceptable?

    Those are pretty looking stoves. I don't know if anybody else on here has one to compare yours to. You said: So, to get my longest burns ... I put...
    Post by: karl, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can woodstoves be automated? (long post)

    I've thought about something that would let me control the primary air. I hate getting up off the couch to close it down loading it. Also, It...
    Post by: karl, Nov 28, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    A standalone dual-pass solar air heater using downspouts

    That's great. How about some current numbers. Or are you still measuring them.
    Post by: karl, Nov 27, 2011 in forum: The Green Room
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