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  1. mbk2000
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    Fallen trees in the neighborhood- Is it worth the money?

    Hi all. I was taking a walk the other day and noticed that a really large hardwood tree that had fallen last summer was still perched precariously...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Feb 28, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. mbk2000
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    New and confused owner of HearthStone Heritage

    Hi Dottie. I can't help you with the stove problems but I'm sure you will find plenty of help here. I just wanted to share with you an easy idea for...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 16, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood not drying indoors on stone hearth

    I've found that stacking near the stove and then blowing a high speed fan on it for at least 24 hours really helps get some of the surface moisture...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Bio bricks -- Please help me to like them!

    I did not see that on the website! See, that's why I come here. :cheese:
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 12, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Bio bricks -- Please help me to like them!

    Maybe I have a draft problem. I don't really know how to diagnose that, though. Last night I pushed the coals to the back, stacked 6 bricks with...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 12, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Bio bricks -- Please help me to like them!

    Thanks. That is practical advice. Maybe 12 is too much then? Can I ask how many you use for an overnight burn and do you push all your coals to...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 11, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Bio bricks -- Please help me to like them!

    That could be true but I do know that the manufacturer has the very same stove as I do. I believe its the actual stove pictured in the online...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 11, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. mbk2000
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    Bio bricks -- Please help me to like them!

    I'd wanted to love them, I really did. But, in all fairness, it may be user error so maybe someone here can straighten me out. First day: 4...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Jan 11, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    quick question about bio brick weight

    Yes, that helps. I had that number--1900 lbs-- in my brain but couldn't remember where I saw it. In any case, they dropped their argument when I...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 8, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. mbk2000
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    quick question about bio brick weight

    I hired a couple of guys to pick up 1 pallet of bio bricks. They're trying to tell me it weighs 2400 lbs. -- too heavy for the truck. I know it's...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Jan 8, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. mbk2000
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    Stainless Tea Kettle

    I'd like to have one of those. I'm using a seasoned cast iron kettle but it always seems to get rusty with the water sitting in it. It would be...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 8, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. mbk2000
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    anyone know of a source in Maine for biobricks or enviblocks?

    Has to be delivered. I found one place in Vermont but they want $500.00 pallet-delivered. I'll fire up the furnace before I pay that much. I've...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008, 23 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. mbk2000
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    Another question about creosote (with a picture)

    The chimney was cleaned about 4 weeks ago. I emptied the cleanout at the base of the chimney about a week ago, so what has fallen is only a week...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Another question about creosote (with a picture)

    I was looking today and noticed there is no cap visible on the chimney. I'm going to go up on the roof with the sweep at the end of this month to...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Need opinions. What should I do with 3 month old wood?

    I agree that the dry, cold outside air would speed the process but I guess not as fast as I need it to. Considering the crud that is falling out of...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Another question about creosote (with a picture)

    It is a tiled lined cinder block chimney. Fire hazzard or just an unfortunate result of unseasoned wood?
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Another question about creosote (with a picture)

    Last week I posted a question about inspection my chimney for creosote. That day, I cleaned out the contents of my chimney access door (in the...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Jan 6, 2008, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Need opinions. What should I do with 3 month old wood?

    If you can have it covered so it still exposed to the full south sun will help. I dry wood on a south covered outside porch in winter it works...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 5, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Need opinions. What should I do with 3 month old wood?

    Well, I'm pretty sure now that I'm not going to make the winter with the wood that I have so I'm ordering at least another cord. I think I've found...
    Thread by: mbk2000, Jan 5, 2008, 20 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Woo hoo First power outage!

    Me, smug? It's the bite of the firebug, I tell you. Last year I couldn't wait for spring just to be warm again. This year I can't wait for spring...
    Post by: mbk2000, Jan 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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