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  1. Ducky
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    moving heat to other rooms

    My situation is a little different as my shop is mostly an open floor plan, 2200sq ft. However there are racks, which create isles in the...
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  2. Ducky
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    A cpl questions bout my vigilant

    Thats ingenious! I am totally stealing that! I keep the door cracked when I am sitting there. If I walk away to go do something...
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  3. Ducky
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    1980 VC Vigilant - stovepipe damper or not...and other ?'s.

    Ya I rectified that by adding 5 more feet to my stove pipe on the outside, increased draft considrably
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 3, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
  4. Ducky
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    1980 VC Vigilant - stovepipe damper or not...and other ?'s.

    I don't mean to hijack the guys thread, but.... Initially when I got my stove, it was given to me... I put in a damper in my pipe. My stove came...
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
  5. Ducky
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    How do you light your stove?

    Ya know.... I heat my shop, a seperate building, 2k sq ft open floor plan, with my vigilant..... My house is heated with gas boiler.... It's...
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. Ducky
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    A cpl questions bout my vigilant

    I'm sitting out here right now in pj's and a t shirt, 10ft from the stove sweating my tail off in my shop... Door is cracked, main damper is closed...
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 2, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  7. Ducky
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    A cpl questions bout my vigilant

    Ok first off, how do I tighten the main damper? Mine will fall open when the stove is in use... I currently use my ash can to hold the lever from...
    Thread by: Ducky, Nov 2, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  8. Ducky
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    How do you light your stove?

    To the guy that asked... My chimney is stove pipe... I should have clarified better :) I will hafta look into them super cedar doohickeys......
    Post by: Ducky, Nov 1, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Ducky
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    Cleaning stained chimney bricks and mortar

    your best bet is to sandblast it. I actually do it professionally. Comes out better than any chemical. But expect it to be a 2-3 day ordeal. 1...
    Post by: Ducky, Oct 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Ducky
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    How do you light your stove?

    This is my 6th year with my stove running full time with no gas furnace back up. I was doing a 'big' no no when it comes to wood stoves... lighting...
    Thread by: Ducky, Oct 30, 2012, 98 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. Ducky
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    30, heavy winds, and a shorter chimney

    I was getting some decent gusts here last night 40+ in Buffalo, however I added 5 more feet to my stack in the summer of 2011, and that has pretty...
    Post by: Ducky, Oct 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. Ducky
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    My experience in the last 5 years... And, what I have learned.

    Cause it seems to cool off alot when I close the door... it seems to cool to a point of 'smoldering' when the door is closed and doesnt get the...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  13. Ducky
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    My experience in the last 5 years... And, what I have learned.

    No I wasnt joking... I have taken your advice... about closing that damper, with one modification, if you will.... I get the fire roaring hot......
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  14. Ducky
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    My experience in the last 5 years... And, what I have learned.

    what is horizontal vs verticle burn mode? I generally run the stove with that big door on top that leads to the chimney (damper) open... and yes I...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  15. Ducky
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    new stove user w/ an old VC Vigilant

    Ill check mine for those holes as well, and ill do it tonight and report back here as my stove is currently stone cold... and i just cleaned it out...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: Vermont Castings & CDW Dutchwest Pre-EPA Models
  16. Ducky
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    What the H is happing with my stove?

    I had this problem when I first started. Turned out my stove pipe wasnt long enough... Only mine was worse... I have had instances where the wind...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. Ducky
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    Burnt newspaper out chimney??

    I wont say what I use, as I would be screamed at and probably spanked. But it works EXTREMELY well, and i have never had a problem with it... with...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    My experience in the last 5 years... And, what I have learned.

    My equipment consists of a Vermont Castings Vigilant... and a (dreaded) Magic Heat Box.... and my trusty ol box fan and ceiling fan.... lol The...
    Thread by: Ducky, Mar 4, 2012, 20 replies, in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
  19. Ducky
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    Why are wood outside stove pipes shiny?

    Is there a reason why the stove pipes are shiny instead of painted?
    Thread by: Ducky, Oct 16, 2011, 18 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. Ducky
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    burning pellets in my Vigilant

    it could be wet wood. the wood I got this year which was free, about 8 cords of wood out of a friends forest... Id just about gone... Though I...
    Post by: Ducky, Mar 6, 2011 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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