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  1. polaris
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    Trading my mower for a splitter, then it happend...

    Sound like oil in the gas(a common occurrence when one has set for a while with gas in the tank) The float sticks and since it is gravity fed the...
    Post by: polaris, Apr 25, 2011 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  2. polaris
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    Too much draft in castine?

    As a castine owner I concur. Even a little gap in the ashpan can/will cause real hot and somewhat shorter burns. Joe
    Post by: polaris, Feb 16, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. polaris
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    Caught the front glass on fire!

    Nice fire. What am I missing? Joe
    Post by: polaris, Feb 16, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. polaris
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    Ovalizing Steel liner - okay to do?

    How so? You don't change the internal volume by reshaping it(short of smashing it flat). What you lose in in one direction, don't you you pick up...
    Post by: polaris, Feb 16, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Friday's scrounge

    Looks good. Let use know how the pear burns. I have some dead/dying ones on the property that I've thought about cutting down but was unsure if it...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Why Do I have So Much Ash?

    That red bucket full every day? Something seems amiss. I have burned elm on occasion and don't recall anything near those kinds of out of control ash...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Need recommendation

    2000 sq. ft. and drafty. You may want to consider a large steel stove . A lot of folks on hear like the blaze king(if you can stand the looks). If...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    WTH kind is this

    Agreed.(about the Japanese maple part) The Japanese maples I have planted out front cost several hundred $ each and after 10 years they are about...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  9. polaris
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    What kind of wood is this?

    Had me fooled by the first pics I said blk. walnut. Not a clue now but it does not look like the poplar I'm used to dealing with(tulip). Joe
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Castine vs. Oslo

    I own both and would bet you would see no real or meaningful temp increase. As was said, you could space out the reloads a bit more though. Joe
    Post by: polaris, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Tin Can Trick?

    Gotta disagree with ya sav. I live out in the country and virtually everyone heats with wood to some degree. I have seem this done with some degree...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. polaris
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    What kinf of fan to use?

    I like the vornado and the corner door frame mounted entree air(sp?). The key for me is to blow cold air low towards the stove in order to facilitate...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Tin Can Trick?

    I think he was referring to aluminum cans. it's a fairly common practice wit a lot of old timers(and some not so young) A tin can would last through...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    insrance giving me $%^& over clearances help!!!!

    Where in our great state are you? ky. is generally quite lax about regs of almost any kind. When I installed my stoves I gave the Ins. Co. a call...
    Post by: polaris, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    INFRARED THERMOMETER

    When the kids claim they don't feel well the 1st. thing I do is hit em with the laser(at least I try to before my wife gives the "are you drunk" look...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Chimney Sweep just left.

    I just climb the hill behind the house and shoot at the mesh with a 22 anytime I notice any build up. I was going to use my 45/70 or 12ga. slug gun...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Ash v Oak

    I burn an Oslo and a Castine and while far from ideal(unseasoned white ash) it will suffice in a pinch, better than any other hardwood I know of and...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 9, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Ash v Oak

    I burn an Oslo and a Castine and while far from ideal(unseasoned white ash) it will suffice in a pinch, better than any other hardwood I know of and...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 9, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    I want to purchase a wood burning insert, but no one will sell me/install one?

    Stick with it. These installs are safe and manufacturer/code compliant if done correctly with an approved model. Keep us posted on your progress(or...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 8, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Ash v Oak

    I'll take that bet. It does not burn the best going from living to the stove in a week(think near wide open primary air for the 1st. 20-40 min.) but...
    Post by: polaris, Dec 8, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
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