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    VC Encore NC overfire...

    So myself (and apparently a decent number other people from what I've read) have some, ahem, issues with our VC Encore NC's. In my case, if I...
    Thread by: heffergm, Nov 23, 2010, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore noncat can't keep glass clean

    I can't for the life of me keep my glass clean when I close the bypass. My wood is pretty dry (enough to start small splits with just newspaper). I...
    Thread by: heffergm, Oct 14, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Old smoke dragon driving me nuts !

    How many biobricks? They're incredibly moisture sensitive and I ended up with a few bad smoldering batches. They should go up like torches. If not...
    Post by: heffergm, Feb 13, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Staying Warm 150 years ago.

    while I'm sure it was miserable, I quite love the smell of peat! Too much time in Ireland perhaps....
    Post by: heffergm, Feb 1, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    just wanted to share, new saw

    I'm guessing it's a cs 2255.
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 30, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Glass disaster

    There's a thought. I'll try that next. But thanks to those that suggested the ash trick, that worked nicely. I don't know what happened to create...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 27, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Glass disaster

    Yeah, after trying to light another batch of these things tonight, they're definitely wet. Way too much smoke and having to crack the door to get...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 27, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Glass disaster

    Varies... But generally I fire off 3, let them coal, then add 4-6 more to establish a good fire. I think this latest batch has absorbed a bit of...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 26, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Glass disaster

    Because it's been so warm, I've been burning biobricks and only one load in the morning. The stove peaks around 600 by which point the air is closed...
    Thread by: heffergm, Jan 26, 2010, 23 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    CAT vs Down Draft in Top Load Stoves

    I've got an Encore NC. As mentioned, to get it to burn really clean, you need to run it very hot. This has the tendency to lead it into overfire,...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 26, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. heffergm
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    Selling a stove?

    So I keep reading tales of people trying out stoves like candy around here :) how exactly are people unloading their old stoves? Craigslist? eBay?
    Thread by: heffergm, Jan 25, 2010, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Overfire

    With regards to the temps, yes, thats correct. But here's the thing now: the paint is doing this elsewhere, not just where they got some cement. So...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Overfire

    I know it's hard to see in this pic, but is this kind of paint damage (basically falling off) indicative of overfire? I'm assuming it is. My...
    Thread by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC downdraft encore

    Well, as you say, the temp will read lower in the corners. So of anything we're being more conservative measuring off the griddle or directly behind...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning glass clean

    Mine is a non cat. Definitely no glowing metal at those temps for me, at least not that I've seen.
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning glass clean

    And comparing my thermos, if I take the one that reads higher as the 'safe' one, essentially what I've been doing is flirting with 700F on the...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning glass clean

    Yeah, I have a suspicion I've been overfiring this thing to a degree, but I have no real idea given the vagaries of where to measure and which...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning glass clean

    My stove makes clanging noises regardless of the temp, so I don't pay it much attention. And of course, my two thermometers read 100F apart, so who...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning glass clean

    So here's my issue: with the VC, measuring off the griddle I get temps that are 100F higher than when measuring directly off the cast iron. When I go...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC downdraft encore

    so I checked today and the griddle actually measures a solid 100F higher than reading off the iron behind it. That's a pretty bog gap, and judging...
    Post by: heffergm, Jan 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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