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  1. cottonwoodsteve
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    Supercharging the Englander 30...Project OverKill.

    Another efficiency idea that seems to work for me is cut shorter wood. If you look at most stoves the fire in the back burns more as it goes past the...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. cottonwoodsteve
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    Who starts fires with a torch instead of paper?

    I use a Bernzomatic 19425 JT850 Self-Igniting 20,000 BTU Outdoor Torch. It has a large flame, uses the standard handheld cylinders, and has a...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. cottonwoodsteve
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    Smokin' up the house...(video)

    Sometimes the outlet ring for the chimney pipe is not cast into the stove. It is a separate piece that bolts on. Sometimes it is just a ring / flange...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Nov 24, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. cottonwoodsteve
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    Problems with new Jotul C550

    The key word here is INSERT. There have been other people saying "where is the heat" with inserts after having or comparing to free standing stoves....
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Nov 24, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. cottonwoodsteve
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    Moving cold air through home to

    We have a long ranch style house. 2 heatpumps. One at each end. Ducts not connected. One is a 30 year old Bard. The other is a 25 year old Bard. Both...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Mar 24, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. cottonwoodsteve
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    Moving cold air through home to

    Window fan on medium setting = 65 Watts Heatpump blower, only, no compressor = 300 Watts The heating system has to blow through a restricted path...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. cottonwoodsteve
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    Osburn 2400 insert Install from hell Please help!

    Also watch for hidden air pullers. Stove hood vent fans. Bathroom exhaust fans. Clothes dryer blowers. If your house is tight these fans can suck the...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. cottonwoodsteve
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    Buying a stove in the summer Osburn

    I odered my Osburn 1800 insert on the internet. It came from Washington State to Northern California. No problems. Local dealer / installer wanted...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. cottonwoodsteve
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    Moving cold air through home to

    A quick and simple way is to use a box window fan. Blow cold air at floor level into stove area through doorway. The warm air them comes out over the...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. cottonwoodsteve
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    Do stove-mounted blowers inhibit combustion efficiency?

    The response total; Nobody has any opinion on, "does cooling the stove with a fan help or hurt creosote in flu?" Two other people regularly clean...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Feb 13, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. cottonwoodsteve
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    Do stove-mounted blowers inhibit combustion efficiency?

    Other thoughts on using fan near or on stove; Would cooling the stove surfaces cause more creosote to condense out on stove walls before it get to...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. cottonwoodsteve
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    Anyone with a vegetable garden?

    Plant same thing at different times a few weeks apart. That way you don't have droughts and floods of vegetable. This may prevent you having to drop...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Feb 6, 2012 in forum: The Green Room
  13. cottonwoodsteve
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    Who knows OTA TV? (Dealing with hilly terrain)

    Ideas and suggestions that worked for us. Two antennas may be better than rotor. No adjusting rotor between changing channels You list UHF and VHF...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 29, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  14. cottonwoodsteve
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    What kind of Lighting do you have in your shed and on the outside of your shed?

    I can't get an accurate picture. I have an old simple digital camera. I tried to get something but the corral is brighter than the picture shows. The...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 6, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  15. cottonwoodsteve
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    What kind of Lighting do you have in your shed and on the outside of your shed?

    Details for pix. Light is clamped (will be bolted) onto fence post, which is clamped to coral pipe. U shaped fence post clamps to round pipe nicely....
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  16. cottonwoodsteve
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    What kind of Lighting do you have in your shed and on the outside of your shed?

    I have some daytime pix. I will do some night pix.Mostly from Home Depot, and Lowe's To get more light you can use bigger transformer. An extra $100...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  17. cottonwoodsteve
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    SHAKE IT UP

    On the lighter side; We used to live in Southern California. We call them a large group foot massage. You don't have to worry about creosote build...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  18. cottonwoodsteve
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    Please help...well water problems!

    It could be the color of the dirt ( slit ) and not Iron. We have a little of both. A clear housing with a string wound filter fron Ace works great....
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  19. cottonwoodsteve
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    So the heli-coil got ripped out.....

    I think you need to solve the problem. The threads got ripped out, then the repair got ripped out. Fixing it again isn't solving the problem of why...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  20. cottonwoodsteve
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    What kind of Lighting do you have in your shed and on the outside of your shed?

    Try low voltage garden lights. I did the solar/ led thing and they were just not bright enough to be useful I am installing lights on out horse shed...
    Post by: cottonwoodsteve, Jan 5, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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