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  1. Ubookz
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    A strange quiet in the house...

    Next week i am switching over the snow tires..On the car; i also have another season of wood for next year :lol:
    Post by: Ubookz, Mar 7, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. Ubookz
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    Are all fire bricks the same

    Very little difference, but I have a tile saw and that leftover pumice brick from the initial install that I cut up :)
    Post by: Ubookz, Feb 16, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Are all fire bricks the same

    I experimented with my P.E. super 27; I changed out the standard stock "pumice" bricks and put in the heavier clay brick sides and back only. I...
    Post by: Ubookz, Feb 15, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. Ubookz
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    overfiring?

    Good morning! My stove top temp is 600 now and normally will drop to 275 before I should add some more fuel. Now and then(easier than writing...
    Post by: Ubookz, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Ubookz
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    Man I Hate Uglies

    I like chunks! They allow a good airflow next to a split, I enjoy burning them, those short rounds also :lol:
    Post by: Ubookz, Jan 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Ubookz
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    Making Fatwood?

    Nothing new from me but I break up branches and twigs and split short 2X6-4's scrap,the thinner the splits the better plus bark for kindling,...
    Post by: Ubookz, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    What is better than a Smoke Detector ?? --- UPDATE

    I have 2 Kidde ionization alarms- "constant pulsating alarm indicates that combustion particles have been detected" They have both gone off when I...
    Post by: Ubookz, Jan 3, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. Ubookz
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    Another day in the woods (warning, more birch pictures)....

    I also endorse the low tech method of wood gathering.I live modestly and have cut lots of wood-deadfalls, birch, alder and some saskatoon bush. It is...
    Post by: Ubookz, Dec 1, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  9. Ubookz
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    a pine convert

    Out interior west our wood is mostly pine, jack pine, ponderosa and lodgepole, a lot of mountain beetle killed-turns the infested wood blue but burns...
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 31, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  10. Ubookz
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    WEEKEND SNOWSTORM HERE IN CENTRAL PA???....guess I better bring in some wood!!

    Snowstorms!-nothing better than coming in from blowing snow and frozen face than a warm house and wood stove burning! No snow here-ba humbug... :)
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 29, 2011 in forum: The Inglenook
  11. Ubookz
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    It's 78 in my living room right now..

    It's a happy situation when you can just open the house door to cool it down-so you can burn more! call me enthusiastic-this is my 1st season in many...
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Englander 30....Having Trouble Burning...How Does it Work?!?!? Is it Getting Enough Air? (Noob)

    My initial reaction: draft; not the chimney but incoming draft; you can really see this effect if you have the front stove door open slightly when...
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Ubookz
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    I cleaned the stove glass with.....

    I just tried the water and ash + paper towel-it's true, works well!
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 23, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Top Down Fires

    I did light my fire bottom up but now mostly top down; sometimes I place chunks in the bottom and back wall and then place splits n-s; placing...
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 20, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Leaving the house with Insert Burning

    This is my 1st season also; I need to do the overnight burn; I have been doing some day time burn and getting to know the fire cycle-my stove top...
    Post by: Ubookz, Oct 5, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Which stoves require only ember protection? Now with a poll!

    Another interesting spec. also is the clearances to combustibles; this was one important factor to me.
    Post by: Ubookz, Sep 25, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul Oslo Secondary Burn

    Greetings! just reading about secondary flames, I have a P.E. but I am thinking-could it be a inlet air draft problem? if you have seen a simple...
    Post by: Ubookz, Sep 23, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    The cheese they try to put in stove now

    I have to say I enjoyed reading this thread! learned a lot, did not know to consider the type of baffle a stove had and what is important to look...
    Post by: Ubookz, Sep 20, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    PE Firebrick Breakdown

    What is the advantage of a "pumice" lighter brick? I would assume they wear down quicker from abrasion. My way of thinking is a heavier regular...
    Post by: Ubookz, Sep 17, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    So, anyone light up yet?

    With this new PE super 27 I have been lighting an early morning small burn, just for pleasure-really do not need the heat but I enjoy the process and...
    Post by: Ubookz, Sep 14, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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