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    My First Stove. The Englander 17VL

    Love the stove and your 1st rate install. Wish I had a place for another stove as it would be a 17-VL for sure!
    Post by: sparklow, Oct 31, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Thinking about an electric splitter? And want some opinions.

    Just a quick word on my new Lowes Task Force 5 ton electric. Used it for the first time today and I am satisfied, I should have bought one long ago....
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 26, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Who knows OTA TV? (Dealing with hilly terrain)

    As with most things, you got to try it yourself to know. I use OTA TV only and it works well for me. I have less than $50 invested in it, so you can...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 15, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Need replacement handles for Dutchwest

    I just thought I would throw in that they are easy to fix. I'm sure that I have fixed all three of mine over the years. Just back the broken thread...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 15, 2012 in forum: Classic Wood Stove Forums Pre-EPA (prior to 1988)
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    Smoke Dragon is beating my EPA stove

    My Kickapoo BBR (non EPA of course) stove that I burned back in the 80's was my favorite of all I have ever used. It was an excellent design, used...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Cold weather cutting and chain oil

    I leave my saws out in the shed but keep my bar oil in the cellar.
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 4, 2012 in forum: The Gear
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    Vermont Castings Dutchwest

    I've been using my Dutchwest A-Plus Cat. stove for over 20 heating seasons. I will burn it occassionaly in non-cat mode to burn the carbon off the...
    Post by: sparklow, Dec 29, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Is all Class A the same?

    My Selkirk Metalbestos chimney is now 25 years old and still going strong. I inspect it carefully every year when I give it a good cleaning and its...
    Post by: sparklow, Dec 27, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Century CW2500 - Did I make a Mistake?

    I see that you are in CT so you should be able to get some Biobricks locally. Buy some and mix them with your suspect wood, they are so dry that you...
    Post by: sparklow, Oct 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Minimum chimney height?

    My original query stated that I have 12 ft. of prefab chimney and this true, but I also have three ft. of vertical stove pipe from the top of the...
    Post by: sparklow, Sep 17, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Minimum chimney height?

    Thanks for your answers so far. My chimney works as I said in my original post, I've just wondered if I could improve it without breaking the bank. I...
    Post by: sparklow, Sep 8, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Minimum chimney height?

    What does the group think on the topic of a minimum chimney height? I have been using twelve foot of prefab chimney for years and it works OK. I do...
    Thread by: sparklow, Sep 8, 2011, 13 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    chemical smell from burning compressed wood bricks???

    I've burned two pallets of BioBricks this season, no strange smells noted. I love em' and will be buying more in the Spring.
    Post by: sparklow, Feb 26, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Old stove for big time heat

    I have never seen a stove put out more heat than my old Kickapoo BBR - yes it could eat a whole tree trunk but you were warm!
    Post by: sparklow, Feb 10, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    New Dutchwest Cat Stoves Question

    Does the glass stay clean when burning via a decent airwash system? Is this a lifetime stove or can I expect to replace it or rebuild it after 10...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 24, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Tractor Supply is cutting me off. I'm jonesing.

    I mix BioBricks with my wood, that way you get some coaling. The bricks work very well in a Cat stove as they like to smolder which suits the Cat...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Old stove, (shared) single flue chimney, - looking for a solution

    A new furmace which can direct vent is an idea, I could use a new furnace anyway. Do either of you have an idea of cost for a new direct vent type...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 19, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Old stove, (shared) single flue chimney, - looking for a solution

    Back in the day (the 70's and 80's) I put a stove in my downstairs family room which vented into a large single flue center chimney, which my oil...
    Thread by: sparklow, Jan 19, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    BioBricks in a KozyHeat Z42

    I have been burning BioBricks for three years. The most satisfactory method for me is to mix my loads, that is two or three splits of cord wood and...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 10, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    20 year old Cat

    All I have ever done to maintain the Cat is vacuum it every Fall before burning season. I think that the less I move it around the better, it's only...
    Post by: sparklow, Jan 7, 2011 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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