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  1. GrampaDennis
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    Enviro Kodiak 2100 issue, advice?

    JustMike - I haven't been in Hearth.com for a while. I would/could have chimed in sooner. I have an Enviro Kodiak 2100, bought new last fall. We...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, May 25, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Yeah, Bart - I've experienced customer disservice like that, too. There are few businesses around that I have pledged not to give another nickel...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Jan 2, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    It has been cold here today. When I got up, it was 12 degrees. The high temp for the day was 17. Now (7:30 PM) it's 3 degrees and dropping....
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Jan 2, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Now that I have used the Enviro Kodiak 2100 for a while, I thought I would update my comments on it: Starting – Compared to my previous stove, this...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Jan 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. GrampaDennis
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    fat wood?

    I now have a non-cat stove. I had been having trouble getting fire from my newspaper and paper cups to my kindling. My new stove definitely behaves...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Jan 1, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Yes. I agree and I normally do. My wife was trying to maintain the fire without overdoing it. It was her first experience with this stove. I...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 22, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Night and weekend burners...

    +1 on that Our oil boiler heats our water. Other than for that purpose, I would rather see it not start.
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    I just checked the stove again (9:50 PM). I have it at about 425 on the stovetop thermometer, and have some jet action on the secondary ports. I...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Here's a bit of how it's going: I built a fire at about 6:10 this morning, on top of a few coals that were left from last night. At 8:30 AM,...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 20, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Ray - No, they don't really look porous - not like real pumice anyway. There is a name molded into them. I didn't catch what it was. The color...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Ray - The manual says use only "Clayburn" type fire bricks (whatever that is). They look something like pumice. I doubt that they are the hard...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    After a chilly 3 weeks, We got the new Enviro 2100 installed today! The installation went well in general, but there were a couple of hitches. One...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    You Know You Are A Real Wood Burner If...

    If you use your "good" miter saw to cut up your kindling! If you save paper cups from the bathroom all year to use as fire starters! (I'm guilty...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Enviro Kodiak 2100

    Today, we learned that our new stove has come in to the shop. However, the installer is very booked and we had a couple of events that were in...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Is the landlord responsible for cleaning our chimney?

    Here's another way to look at it. Where does the Landlord recoup any increased expenses? If the property taxes and insurance go up, eventually the...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 5, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Is the landlord responsible for cleaning our chimney?

    If you have rented and lived in this same house for 20 years, you must be reasonably satisfied with the rental cost. If your landlord has put up...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Corn Cobs for Fire Starter

    Sounds like a good use for a byproduct of your corn operation. As long as they burn nice and clean, it sounds like a great idea to me!
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Who starts fires with a torch instead of paper?

    I wrote up my methods in a thread called "How do you start a fire" (or something like that). Anyway, the MAPP gas torch (like a plumber's propane...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 3, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Rake the coals forward? Why?

    I'm not 100% sure it's the case with your stove, but most stoves get more air in the front. Raking the coals to the front will get more air to them,...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 2, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    driving myself crazy with clearances and other questions before purchase.

    Mine is a JD 4600, with a 460 loader and a 48 hoe. Looks like I have about the same setup as yours, except mine is a generation earlier. Sorry...
    Post by: GrampaDennis, Dec 1, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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