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    Easily collapsable baffle plate

    Hi there! The baffle plate of our Jotul F500 Eco SE has collapsed twice in the past month. Once as I loaded a log and hit the bar holding it. Another time as my father piled too many logs into the stove, thus lifting the baffle plate and dislodging the holding bar. Since that stove is...
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    Excellent design resource

    For all those wondering about piping designs & layouts, what valves, pumps (circulators), are needed, etc., there is a wonderful learning resource online. I just ran across it and cannot get enough! The site is www.pmmag.com, and the articles are titled "The Glitch and the Fix". They are...
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    Floor Protection Design

    It looks like we are going to get a t6 and I am getting dialed in on the floor plan. Stove manual doesnt list any min r- value for the floor pro. The manual just states ember protection. I am going to use 1" bluestone(sandstone natural cleft). there is hardwood flooring in place now, as much...
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    Help design my wood shed

    I recently moved to the Milwaukee suburbs. The house has a wood burning stove, but no where to stack wood. The previous owner kept it all in the garage, but I'd rather keep the bugs and critters out of there. I want to build a wood shed, and I want to do it right. At my last place (also...
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    I need a consultation.....

    Hello, I bought a big boiler and have been learning and researching and wall hitting and backtracking for over a year now... I have pretty well settled on most of the elements and My Father in law and I are ready to get our copper put together. The supplier I purchased from has been very...
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    So why is Harman the only Manufacturer with a bottom feed design?

    So I'm curious. I am pretty new to pellet stoves in the last year, and I hear the Harman vs. everybody else arguments, Harman is the best, blah blah blah. Now it may very well be that Harmans are the best, and they seem well built and the design of the bottom feed is interesting, vs dropping the...
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    Wood Stove Design Help

    I am into my second season burning wood and would like to upgrade my operation. I currently have a Jotul F3 CB in the lower level of my 1900 SF raised ranch. Most of the hot air gets trapped in the lower level and I have been using the stove to supplement my heat. I would like to use wood as my...