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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    Excellent idea! I just put a small piece of fiber glass under the fan, and it seems to be helping. I'll have to pick up some roxul, since that is...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    This is a great stove. I've had the Rockland for a few year now, four?, and the longest fires can be made when you maximize the amount of good wood...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 12, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Mold on Wood

    I've seen fire wood covered with orange juicy mold - looks like a bracket fungus growing out of the bark. Finally, one day, when the mold started to...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 1, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Cold Start Ups

    I find it helps to have various sizes of wood. If you have lots of 1", 2" and 3" diameter pieces of wood, generating hot coals can be quick - perhaps...
    Post by: Custerstove, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    unbearable smell

    Elena, you mentioned the flue pipe was about 1.5 meters - I assume you mean the pipe inside the home. How tall is the entire chimney? Measure the...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    unbearable smell

    Sounds like you're getting smoke inside the house. It could be a small leak or poor draft - how tall is your chimney? You might consider checking the...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. Custerstove
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    To keep the glass clean, don't let the wood or hot coals touch the glass. If you learn to predict how the logs will collapse during an overnight burn...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul 550 - Its a BEAST... Any advice on how to tame?

    Hey Logon, very very nice mantle. As for the stove, the primary air enters at the air control lever. In fact, if you put a match up to the control...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 18, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. Custerstove
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    Jotul Rockland installation problem...advice???

    On a side note, you're going to need the extended surround since your opening is 45 inches. The standard surround is only 40 inches.
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. Custerstove
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    Cleaning out the stove will depend on how it's installed. If you have a liner to the top of the chimney, it should be easy enough to clean the stove...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Now I know what secondary burn is WOW!!!!!!!

    KarriOn, a lot of the posts on this website claim that secondary combustion from the tubes can actually increase the stove temperature - therefore...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Now I know what secondary burn is WOW!!!!!!!

    Very, very high stove temps work best for me too. If the surface temp is about 600F or higher, and the wood is burning good then the secondaries are...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. Custerstove
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    extend the Lopi burn just a little?

    I'm not familiar with your stove's controls, but it seems odd that you cannot switch the blower to a manual setting. Do you have an owner's booklet...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    I hate Basswood!

    Looking on the bright side, that must be a good wood for splitting into kindling. Chop up and stock pile your basswood and use that to fire up a cold...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 3, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    DIY install - Jotul Rockland -

    Hmmm. I'm still not clear, do you mean that you wish to cut into the insert itself? I don't see how that's possible. Your first post said you were...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    mcollect, there is a thread somewhere about placing the thermometer in the vent where the hot air comes out of the stove. This way the thermometer is...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    DIY install - Jotul Rockland -

    Most installers will use a tool that looks like a mini-jack hammer - takes the brick out in seconds.
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    Nice job CT, sounds like you solved your problems. I've been wondering about the acceptable stove temperatures myself. I often burn around 500-600F,...
    Post by: Custerstove, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Jotul c550 Rockland tips thread

    Wow, CT. I'm nearly out of ideas. It seems that if dry 2x4's won't burn either perhaps you're not getting any air thru the air intake - I'm not...
    Post by: Custerstove, Nov 25, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Glass Question

    I don't know if this affects you or not, but make sure the wood you load in your stove has no chance of falling against the glass when you're not...
    Post by: Custerstove, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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