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  1. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    Ok it has been mild again & we are doing better with the stove. I guess I was quite worried about building creosote with low flue temps but you guys...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 23, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. Wyld Bill
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    Burn your used motor oil

    My dad works in a big rig garage that has a homade woodstove/waste oil stove. They have been running it there for over 15 years. They burn 5' junks...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 23, 2011 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  3. Wyld Bill
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    Natural heat convection links pics etc.

    I just ripped out a wall tonight to improve airflow. Something I've wanted to do for a while.
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 21, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. Wyld Bill
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    Natural heat convection links pics etc.

    I'm trying to get the heat better dipersed through my house. I want to get as much natural airflow as I can but also have some fan powered set ups to...
    Thread by: Wyld Bill, Dec 20, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    Thanks for all the great advice guys. I've talked to my wife & we have infact decided to just add onto the house. So after Christmas we are going to...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 20, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    Yeah been trying to resist the temptation to add more wood when it gets burned down to like two logs left. I'm gonna play with it for this year. It...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 19, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    No burn tubes just a "maze" that the flue gases go through & reburn when you switch it over.
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    Well you know how it works with woodstove,...if I let it die down & not keep it full & throttle it down enough it won't overheat the house but then...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Wyld Bill
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    Digital LED temp readout and alarm installed

    I forgot to add that I just strapped mine to the outside of the flue pipe with picture hanging wire with some small extension springs.
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Wyld Bill
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    Digital LED temp readout and alarm installed

    I just added a high temp limit & low temp switch to my stove too because I kept having issues with either overheating the stove or letting it go out....
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Wyld Bill
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    Calibrating/Testing Condar Probe Flue Thermometer???

    This is what I installed in my woodstove....
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Wyld Bill
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    Cleaning then sealing masonary work (hearth, chimney etc.) Q's

    I think it would be a good idea to somehow "seal" my hearth & chimney now while it is mint rather thatn wait until something gets spilled on it or...
    Thread by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Wyld Bill
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    Yup I think the woodstove I got is too big

    SOme of you may have seen my posts on the VC Defient I scored for cheap then rebuilt. Well I was a little worried it may be too many BTUs for our...
    Thread by: Wyld Bill, Dec 18, 2011, 28 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    Yeah something doesn't make sense here. I just talked to my buddy at church. He has a BIG two story house with 5 kids that never close the frotn door...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    I use 600 gallons of fuel all year. I use oil to heat my domestic hot water for showers & stuff too. My house is 28'x55' ranch with a finished...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. Wyld Bill
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    ID these trees please

    I might end up cutting down these trees to try to have them seasoned for this Fall/Winter. Are they ash?? It is the tree truck right near the white...
    Thread by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011, 10 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
  17. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    There is a national hotline if you end up with some junk 5-year old wood and need it removed...it's 1-800-CALL-ED. Oak will not be ready to burn...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    Yeah unfortunatly that's what my wife & I just found. We pulled all of our fuel delivery reciepts since we had the house built in 2005. Seems we...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    WOW! thanks so much for all the info. You definently threw me for a curve with how long you season your wood. I grew up burning wood & around...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. Wyld Bill
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    Wood burning nerds please help me. How much to heat with wood VS. oil so I can convince my wife to b

    By the way I tried to figure this out by looking on-line. I got SO MANY differnet numbers on stuff it is crazy! I got BTU ratings on wood from...
    Post by: Wyld Bill, Apr 23, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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