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    inexpensive splitter blocks?

    I have a cheapo harbor freight hydraulic ram splitter that does a fine job on the biggest wood chunks I can lift... problem is that some chunks are...
    Thread by: ertzog, Oct 16, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    What do you use to start your fire?

    after a fire shut-down to empty the ash... I also use the propane torch. lights the big logs right up, lickety split.
    Post by: ertzog, Feb 17, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Smoke pouring out of my stove!!!!!

    EXACTAMUNDO!!!! had the same symptoms (getting bad enough to make my insert unusable - because the door could not be opened without filling the...
    Post by: ertzog, Dec 10, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. ertzog
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    manual splitters question: do you use a chopping block?

    I'm currently using a knee high fat section of red oak that I roll to the spot where I'll be making the stack. It seems to me I have better control...
    Post by: ertzog, Dec 8, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Damn Moisture meter

    I have the harbor frieght cheapo moisture meter... it works. generally the odd log that tests "moist" among a batch of nice dry logs... is much...
    Post by: ertzog, Nov 22, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. ertzog
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    Blower Idea - Has anyone done this?

    I've been thinking about doing this, also.... If you took your time and did the ducting close to the rock/brick out of copper sheet, I think it...
    Post by: ertzog, Nov 16, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. ertzog
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    Most efficient air setting?

    is that junky/wet wood? we can damp down almost all the way and don't experience the "smokey" burn related above. but if some undried wood makes...
    Post by: ertzog, Oct 16, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. ertzog
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    medium vs large insert

    I have the biggest insert my fireplace hole would accept, a osburn 2400. I figure it should be run with the fan on high... all the time or I am...
    Post by: ertzog, Oct 16, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. ertzog
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    1400 Napoleon wood stove

    I have a osburn 2400 insert. love it. it'll bake our 1800? sq feet house - definitly could have gone smaller but had a huge fireplace hole to fill...
    Post by: ertzog, Oct 16, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. ertzog
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    How to cool your home without an AC unit

    only thing to keep in mind is that you'll need a drain solution near the heat exchanger/radiator to take care of the inevitable (and considerable if...
    Post by: ertzog, Jul 20, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. ertzog
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    How to cool your home without an AC unit

    this type of system can be improved and the concerns about condensation/mold in the pipe eliminated by circulating water through the pipe rather than...
    Post by: ertzog, Jul 13, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. ertzog
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    Snakes

    my terrier is whining/digging at something in my wood pile. I'd rather not know.
    Post by: ertzog, Jun 2, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. ertzog
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    Stolen firewood

    I thought this thread was about driving up and stealing stacked cordwood. nobody notices the sound of chainsaws and trees crashing to the ground?...
    Post by: ertzog, Apr 18, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. ertzog
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    anybody have experience with this HF manual log splitter?

    yea. slow. my 4 year old is eager to help.
    Post by: ertzog, Mar 24, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. ertzog
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    anybody have experience with this HF manual log splitter?

    [img] http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=33956 seems simple/heavy duty and cheap?
    Thread by: ertzog, Mar 24, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. ertzog
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    Its in! Osburn 1800 Fan Question

    my pictures are also large, and on a pic server linked to a specific forum. but you can see three pictures of lugging it in, in place and being...
    Post by: ertzog, Mar 11, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. ertzog
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    Its in! Osburn 1800 Fan Question

    jason, I have a 2400 insert, also. with the big door opening on the 2400, you can suck the smoke right out of the insert if you open the door fast....
    Post by: ertzog, Mar 10, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. ertzog
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    PACK THAT SIDELOADER !

    is it just my newbie concern... or is that stove gonna overfire, stuffed chock full like that?
    Post by: ertzog, Mar 2, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. ertzog
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    Napolean and Osburn wood stoves

    I have just finished my first weekend burning our new osburn 2400.... ecstaticly happy with it. no complaints, at all. the view through the window...
    Post by: ertzog, Feb 22, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. ertzog
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    osburn 2400.. install hints?

    well, the seller took $100 off the price because of the delivery problem... which turned out to be how much the abf dispatcher wanted on the side for...
    Post by: ertzog, Jan 2, 2006 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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