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  1. Pyromaniac
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    Calling all US stove hotblast users...how full do you fill your firebox?

    Thanks Laynes, I was hoping you'd chime in as I knew you've ran one of these for years. I haven't had as many rounds this year and it does seem...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Mar 17, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. Pyromaniac
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    Calling all US stove hotblast users...how full do you fill your firebox?

    I have a hotblast 1557 and although its very basic and not nearly as good as what I will have eventually it does heat the house well. I've been using...
    Thread by: Pyromaniac, Mar 16, 2013, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. Pyromaniac
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    Anyone know what happened to hotblast?

    I was just in my local TSC here in central Ohio and I saw a HotBlast while at the cash register so they still have some out there. I have a 1557m...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. Pyromaniac
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    Would anyone pay 175 for a cord of hedge apple?

    get both... 3 cords of ash and the cord of osage. You'll use it all in one winter its likely. And they are both priced right for great firewood. Nice...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  5. Pyromaniac
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    Forced Air Woodfurnace Owners.....

    I've burned about 3 cords since November 1st to heat 3000 sq ft. I don't burn 24/7, but closer to 24/5. I've been burning alot of osage orange this...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 25, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. Pyromaniac
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    I hat this @#$% EKO

    Matt, I don't even know you but I'm way too excited that it's working out for you! That's what these forums are great for! When you have a problem...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 14, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. Pyromaniac
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    Best Burning Wood and Why?

    Huh. Learned something tonight. Always thought that beech was somewhat of a softwood and not much as a firewood tree. Have quite a few large ones in...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 14, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  8. Pyromaniac
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    Best Burning Wood and Why?

    slow internet. Let me try again....
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 14, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  9. Pyromaniac
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    Just started comparing add-on furnaces

    Congratulations Danno, you've found your "smoking gun"! I wouldn't spend another minute or dime focusing on anything else OTHER than figuring out...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 13, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. Pyromaniac
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    Best Burning Wood and Why?

    My vote goes to Osage Orange(aka Hedge Apple). Scored a few cords of it last year and it burns hot like coal with only one year of seasoning. Only...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 13, 2011 in forum: The Wood Shed
  11. Pyromaniac
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    Try to talk me into a Gasifier!

    Thanks for the real world input! It's refreshing to hear someone on here say that not all OWB smoke like Keith Richards too. I agree that they are...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 27, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. Pyromaniac
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    Try to talk me into a Gasifier!

    I've looked at those a little bit! I need to find a local dealer and some first hand experience from their users of that unit. I wonder what they...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 26, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. Pyromaniac
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    Try to talk me into a Gasifier!

    Forgive my ignorance and lack of research, but for the sake of a quick reply what kind of storage do you have with you're Garn 1500? I will have...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 26, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. Pyromaniac
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    Try to talk me into a Gasifier!

    One quick addition I did want to note is that the smoke output is important to me too. The reason I do not get as long of burn times as others with...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 26, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Try to talk me into a Gasifier!

    I've been kicking around the same issue with a gasifier outside in a building vs. a Central Boiler 5036 as another thread but wanted to fine tune for...
    Thread by: Pyromaniac, Dec 26, 2010, 19 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. Pyromaniac
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    Clayton 1600M Furnace

    nice pics. jd. Where did you find them?
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Feb 23, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. Pyromaniac
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    You guys were right about boxelder...

    I have a friend who asked if I would like the old large "maple" tree he has in his backyard for firewood. It was summer and I was in full-on scrounge...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Jan 18, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Hotblast 1557M

    ffc, I have a damper in my flue pipe and I haven't had to close it yet when I burn. It is nice to know it's there if the flue is getting too hot or...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Dec 4, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Hotblast 1557M

    Just a quick update on my last post... I went down to check on the fire before turning in again... the thermo over the feed door is reading 550 F and...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  20. Pyromaniac
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    Hotblast 1557M

    I put the other magnetic thermometer on the front of my firebox and its reading about 80-100 degrees higher than my flue thermo. That puts me in the...
    Post by: Pyromaniac, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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