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  1. Bluerubi
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    looking for a new stove for next winter

    That could quite possible be the worst stove design imaginable. They have some of their statements correct, but are using heat transfer very wrong....
    Post by: Bluerubi, Feb 7, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Fireplace put out more heat then insert ?

    Since all you really have is radiant to work with, I would run your stove with as little air as possible. If you have an IR gun it's a fun exercise...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Feb 7, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Radiant stoves pros/cons

    If you really like radiant heat then using a blower might not be in your best interest. The radiant portion of heat transfer is driven by surface...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Feb 7, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Montpelier Fan/Blower Question

    Excessive noise was why they gave me two new ones. This one is currently doing well. Mine is all part of the same unit with a little contact probe...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Bluerubi
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    Vermont Castings Montpelier Fan/Blower Question

    My VC merrimack fan requires 4 screws to be removed to pull out the whole fan assembly (two for the grate in front, and two on the fan housing). I'm...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Bluerubi
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    Draft in the Northeast

    That sounds reasonable. My upstairs stove that runs constantly hasn't been seeing a problem, so probably just due to a really cold flue. My...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. Bluerubi
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    cast iron... how hot is too hot?

    I think the F600 manual says to measure stove temp in one of the back corners, but I'm finding that the temp in the middle of the top can be a...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Bluerubi
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    Draft in the Northeast

    I was actually thinking the exact same thing the past couple of nights, especially if your talking about 1/25/13 and not last year. I'm in NH, and...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Bluerubi
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    Big mistake and problem with Mansfield

    I had enough draw through cracks in my stove pipe and chimney cleanout that the stove struggled when shut down to draw any air into it. If the path...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Bluerubi
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    Feeling deflated...(whining inside)

    Just to burn 1 pound of wood requires theoretically 6.4 pounds of air, and that has to come from somewhere. When I have both my stoves running I can...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 24, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Bluerubi
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    Fan died on my Kozyheat z-42

    There is a place call "electronic surplus store" in manchester NH. After spending tons of cash buying fans from Grainger and other online stores I...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 18, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Bluerubi
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    How do you keep your basement warm?

    Look around for a cheap used stove. If its only going to be used as supplemental heat for extreme conditions, then there are deals to be had. The...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 18, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Merrimack

    Didn't think this was worth a whole new thread, but probably worth mentioning in the this VC merrimack repository or information. After three years...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 14, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. Bluerubi
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    Vermont Castings Merrimack

    Mine only moves toward the flat position as the cable is lifting the air flap. Once the flap is up, the flange you are referring too goes back to...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 9, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Merrimack

    I'm on season 3, burning 6-8 cord per year on the merrimack. It has replaced my two propane furnances as the primary heat source for my 3000+...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Jan 7, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Convection observing for nerds

    You can definitely see the disturbance you make walking around, but after a short period of time in one spot things stop being random, and a well...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Dec 18, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Convection observing for nerds

    Normally I just stick pieces of toilet paper in my door ways to watch my hot air in action, but over the weekend I had more fun than I should readily...
    Thread by: Bluerubi, Dec 17, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul 8 tdic

    I picked up a nice looking jotul firelight 12 for essentially nothing and am into it now for around $800 in parts. Things add up quick with these...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Dec 15, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    People are cold

    I hear you. My total fuel bill for last year was around $300 for hot water, cooking, and heat. House was always between a glorious 70 and 80....
    Post by: Bluerubi, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Padding glass clips for doors?

    Does anyone have a picture of what the glass clips look like, either in the stove or online? I have a feeling the previous owner might have made...
    Post by: Bluerubi, Dec 12, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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