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    Likely an expensive idea - retrofit single wide door onto a double door Jotul C450 Kennebec

    Anyone have an idea what it could cost to swap double doors for a single door on the Kennebec? It wasn't an option when I bought mine, and I like the...
    Thread by: oconnor, Dec 2, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. oconnor
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    Vermont Castings Montpelier Manual - Can you spot the wacky math?

    I was answering a different post and came across these numbers in the Montpelier manual. Is it just me, or does someone in the technical...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 29, 2010, 7 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. oconnor
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    Why You Probably DO Need An Insulated Liner

    After learning the rules the hard way during my own install, I have spent a lot of time answering posts on here asking the question that I should...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 4, 2010, 9 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. oconnor
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    SCAN Andersen 10 Wood Burning Stove Recall

    Saw this today on the Health Canada Recall site. The link to Jotul's page didn't reveal any info on the recall. Anyone else seen/heard anything?...
    Thread by: oconnor, Jun 10, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. oconnor
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    Overnight burns in my Jotul C450 insert - success!

    I had a PM a while back from someone looking for good info on getting longer burns from the C450. At the time, I had never had any such luck, but...
    Thread by: oconnor, Jan 13, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. oconnor
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    Just got screwed - $987 bill for insulating my liner

    Just got a bill faxed to me from my installer 3 1/2 months after the fact billing me 987.62 for upsizing my liner from a 5 to 6 inch and labour to...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 28, 2009, 23 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. oconnor
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    Chimney Liner finally done right!

    Well, 9 months later my installer and I got our schedules sorted out, and I no longer have a 5" uninsulated liner in my old brick flue, but a 6"...
    Thread by: oconnor, Jun 25, 2009, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. oconnor
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    Snowblower ran for 1 hr with no oil - now what do I do?

    My MTD Blower with a 10.5 hp Tecumseh was run for about 60 mins before it quit. (Hint - never store your blower at SOMEONE ELSE's house if, when you...
    Thread by: oconnor, Dec 27, 2008, 11 replies, in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  9. oconnor
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    The irony of it all - confessions of a Hearth.com addict

    So I'm sitting hear reading posts and asking/answering, but I forgot that I reloaded the stove. Temps pegged at 800 and the paint on the thermometer...
    Thread by: oconnor, Dec 19, 2008, 12 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. oconnor
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    Lighting a Fire in an Insert - My Jotul Kennebec C450 - 7 pics

    I have had a few questions about how I get my stove so hot so quickly, so here it is. Pic 1 is the wood I will use - some of it is 30%(not dry...
    Thread by: oconnor, Dec 19, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. oconnor
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    Chimney Temp guage for insert stoves - would this work (pic)?

    I've really missed not having a thermometer to view flue temps on my insert, so I've been looking into what would work. Certainly someone in industry...
    Thread by: oconnor, Dec 15, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. oconnor
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    R and K values - Concrete Hearth extension on Jotul Kennebec C 450

    I am feeling really stupid right now. I came across some info in my manual that I didn't take in before, that seems to indicate that I am way out of...
    Thread by: oconnor, Nov 18, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. oconnor
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    Two new kindling axes - Gramps old axes with custom handles

    So a while ago I set out to find myself a kindling maul, and didn't have much luck locally. I did however find two old rusty axe heads behind the...
    Thread by: oconnor, Nov 7, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: The Gear
  14. oconnor
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    Mineral Wool / Rock Wool at Home Depot - Roxul Flexibatt

    So I was looking for an R14 batt for my basement walls 'cause the Canadian Gov't gives a big rebate if I can hit R 24 with my basement insulation (2...
    Thread by: oconnor, Nov 4, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. oconnor
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    Better Thermostat Recomendation - or should I just install an Outdoor Reset Controller

    We are intending to use our new wood insert as much as possible this winter, but our "main" heat source is a 24Kw Slant Fin electric boiler. Our...
    Thread by: oconnor, Nov 1, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. oconnor
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    I Learned About Fire From That - post your "dumb thing I did once" stories

    OK Boys and girls, honesty time here - most of us learned how to do stuff by doing it wrong first. I once read a magazine called I learned about...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 24, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  17. oconnor
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    Jotul Kennebec Stove top temps - what do you get?

    I am getting consistant 600F to 750 temps on startup on my Kennebec - using an "Imperial" thermometer just in front of the flue attachement on the...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 23, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. oconnor
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    Thank You all very much for the good advice and tech details to back it up!

    Just wanted to pass on my thanks to everyone who has added value to the info I recieved from this forum. I now believe I have the info I need to...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 18, 2008, 1 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  19. oconnor
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    Smoke Spillage - Jotul C450 Kennebec with 5 inch liner

    We had our Kennebec installed about 3 weeks ago now, and I am having difficulties with smoke spillage when I load wood. The stove has a 25 foot 5...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 17, 2008, 14 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. oconnor
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    Jotul C450 Kennebec installed

    We now have it done. We picked the C450 specifically because of how it can be mounted partially exposed into the room. We only have 600 sqft on main...
    Thread by: oconnor, Oct 10, 2008, 17 replies, in forum: The Perfect Picture
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