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  1. AlexNY
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    priming a chimney

    The design and location of my flue are so awful that the kind of priming that you describe would never work. I have a wood stove with a short flue...
    Post by: AlexNY, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Sparks from my chimney!

    Thanks for your help. There was a strong Northeaster on Long Island in March 2010, and thousands of pine trees went down in the wind. It was all...
    Post by: AlexNY, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Burning Pine??

    Pine dries in one season, oak takes two seasons. That alone makes pine > oak in my book. I PREFER all kinds of pine over hardwoods, for daytime...
    Post by: AlexNY, Jan 21, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Sparks from my chimney!

    Last night I witnessed repeated sparks emerging from my flue. Is this dangerous? Is there anything I can do about it? Conditions: Hearthstone...
    Thread by: AlexNY, Jan 21, 2011, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can anyone recommend a good 8lb maul?

    Looks like this one:...
    Post by: AlexNY, Sep 24, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Out With The Old In With The New

    You must take very good care of your stoves. I had trouble telling the new unit from the old one! I replaced a 20 year old Jotul last year....
    Post by: AlexNY, Sep 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Can anyone recommend a good 8lb maul?

    Thanks. I think this is what you mean:...
    Post by: AlexNY, Sep 24, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Can anyone recommend a good 8lb maul?

    For 10 years, I used a fiberglass 8lb maul made in India by a company called "Larsafe Gogg". I used it to split about 40 cords of wood, often as a...
    Thread by: AlexNY, Sep 23, 2010, 17 replies, in forum: The Gear
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    Hearthstone "Issues"

    Hearthstone Heritage owner, and I am very disappointed also. I heated my house with an older air tight for many years. I "upgraded" to the...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 23, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    A BURNING ISSUE I NEED ADVISE ON PLEASE

    You can get optimal performance if the stack effect of your chimney is larger than the stack effect of your house (that is to say, if your chimney...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 22, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Well “seasoned” oak

    Stack oak when your children are born, and it will be ready to burn when they go to college. Forget oak. Oak is 2 or 3 summers, depending on how...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    You are now only allowed two types of wood - pick them..

    Pine and Oak. Both are very available around here. Pine dries quickly and burns hot and fast (for daytime). A little oak on the side to burn...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Would This Be Considered Seasoned?

    Actually, I don't think it had anything to do with the oak being mixed with pine. I think you will find that's about how slowly oak seasons even...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 17, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Would This Be Considered Seasoned?

    My own experiments with seasoning made me think that my moisture meter was broken. Here is what I have determined (again, unless my moisture meter...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 17, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    What to do with the ashes?

    I was told that wood ashed could burn the lawn, so for many years I put them in a metal canister to cool and a few days later discarded them with the...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 10, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Normal for chimney to leak rain?

    I had a new woodstove and completely new chimney installed about three months ago (it cost me exactly $5000). I live in NY, and we recently had two...
    Thread by: AlexNY, Dec 10, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Just noticed my stove is now about 13.88% more efficient. Yours probably is too!

    The problem with the "low heat value" is that it is NOT the best that can be done in practical terms. Here is the key statement: "The latent...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 7, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Just noticed my stove is now about 13.88% more efficient. Yours probably is too!

    The way efficiency is measured was changed. The United States used to use overall thermodynamic efficiency as the definition: Total heat...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 7, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    burning green wood question

    No, it is not the same. There is no good way to mix kiln dried wood with green wood to equal seasoned wood. Although you cannot burn green wood...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 7, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Wood heat safety

    I found this on you tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EUYiz7mRdI It is a short and informative video on fire wood safety and safe practices. I...
    Post by: AlexNY, Dec 5, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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