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    Lopi Leyden/Avalon Blower (wood)

    I don't use a blower on my Lopi Leyden - we use a ceiling fan instead. But I have gotten lazy enough to buy a couple of the Travis/Lopi factory...
    Post by: scotty, Aug 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Please help me choose a stove?

    Hello there. My name is roger - nickname scotty - and I've posted here in years past. Comparing stoves is one of those things that we do a lot of...
    Post by: scotty, Aug 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Updates on the Lopi Leyden?

    It's been a few years now, and this seems like a good time to check in and see how other folks are doing with their Lopi Leyden. Don't want to bias...
    Thread by: scotty, Aug 20, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Electronic Wood Stove Control

    It probalbly takes more than a year to prototype and make such a unit. Or maybe I scared him off when I filled out his questionaire 5 or 6 messages...
    Post by: scotty, Nov 27, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Electronic Wood Stove Control

    Yeah....I've got the same question as shawn. Hey. Control Freak.... are you there? Was it all just a pipedream? scotty
    Post by: scotty, Nov 27, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Leyden Wood Stove - after a season

    Jim, that is an excellent chimney system. I am very impressed with Simpson DuraTech. I think that chimney design is a place where lots of...
    Post by: scotty, Nov 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Does Quadrafire have a massive design flaw?

    I would say that the safety of this repair depends on whether the manifold are is made of cast iron or weldable steel plate? If it is cast, no...
    Post by: scotty, Nov 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Quadra-Fire Isle Royale quandry.....

    In 35 years we've never used OAK....but then our old house leaked air. This brand new house is much tighter...so tight you can hear a "whoomph"...
    Post by: scotty, Nov 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Leyden Wood Stove - after a season

    Jim, I think you will like that stove. Having used a VC as a kid, you are probably already a believer in top loaders. Yed, what you said about the...
    Post by: scotty, Nov 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Leyden Wood Stove - after a season

    Well, it's been a season now with the Lopi Leyden top-loading wood stove. We've been 100% wood heat for about 35 years now and like a lot of people...
    Thread by: scotty, Nov 1, 2008, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Leyden top loading stove

    Well, thanks for the comment . I always ran my vintage Vermont Casting Resolute fairly cool to conserve wood. One of the first thing we noticed is...
    Post by: scotty, Mar 3, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Lopi Leyden top loading stove

    I'll probably write a complete review when the season is over. We bought our Lopi Leyden last fall and have used it as primary heat in a new house...
    Post by: scotty, Mar 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Electronic Wood Stove Control

    [quote author="ControlFreak" date="1201303477"]To all, We are a small company in MA that has developed an intelligent electronic wood stove control...
    Post by: scotty, Mar 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Electronic Wood Stove Control

    Colin, the "novel" test was degraded some years ago. I think that you know that, but I thought I'd elaborate for those who don't. Today a patent...
    Post by: scotty, Mar 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Well the wife has spoken, time to find a new stove.

    "" As far as loading, I'm used to front loading so don't mind that."" Don't ever try a top loader. You might get spoiled and find like I did that...
    Post by: scotty, Feb 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Dazed and confused

    You might want to try a Lopi Leyden. They do have some nice features. I also looked at The new Vermont Castings, and the Isle Royale before choosing...
    Post by: scotty, Feb 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings "Defiant" vs Quadrafire "Isle Royale" vs Jotul "600 firelight"....

    Hey! Careful of the wall! The answer is that as long as the smoke stays hot, the longer the pipe; the greater the draft. I believe you are...
    Post by: scotty, Jun 5, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings "Defiant" vs Quadrafire "Isle Royale" vs Jotul "600 firelight"....

    I'm an engineer and I'm not comfortable with VC's chart on chimney height versus altitude. It would be helpful to see how they arrived at their...
    Post by: scotty, Jun 4, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Making a wood burning or biomass electrical generator

    "You know I took a bunch of thermopiles from gas pilots, and put them together in series in a flue pipe. From what I remember there was about 30...
    Post by: scotty, Jun 4, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Making a wood burning or biomass electrical generator

    And don't forget about the lowly thermocouple. Connect them in series and you have what is called a "thermopile", which turns a portion of any...
    Post by: scotty, May 31, 2007 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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