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Forum User Hint acronyms and abbreviations common to Hearth.com

Post in 'New Forum Hints and your Questions & Suggestions!' started by webbie, Oct 9, 2012.

  1. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,917 posts
    Western Mass.
    Note - besides these hearth.com acronyms, there are a number of common internet ones which we assume you know! Examples include IMHO (in my humble opinion), LOL (laughing out loud) and many more. You can find lists of these elsewhere - some common ones are at the bottom of this list.

    PE = Pacific Energy
    VC = Vermont Castings
    CDW - Dutchwest Stoves
    LP = Liquid Propane (Gas)
    DV = Direct Vent (gas or pellet, etc.)
    BV = B-Vent (gas)
    VF = Vent Free (gas)
    NFPA=The National Fire Protection Association
    UL = Underwriters Laboratories (testing lab)
    MM = Moisture meter
    OAK = Outside Air Kit
    OP = Original post or original poster
    CSD = Cut, split and delivered
    RTFM = Read The Freaking Manual
    BOTL = Be on the lookout
    NG = Natural Gas
    YMMV = Your Millage May Vary
    CO = Carbon Monoxide (Bad)
    CO2 = Carbon Dioxide
    OWB = Outdoor Wood Boiler
    HW = Hot Water
    DHW = Domestic Hot Water
    UPS = Uninterrupted Power Supply (battery backup)
    CL = Craigslist
    CSS-=cut/split/stacked
    PPE - Personal protection Equipment.
    WFO= Wood Fired Oven
    WFO= Wide Flat Out, Wide Full Open

    AFAIK = As Far As I Know
    IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
    FWIW = For What It's Worth
    BTW = By The Way
    OTOH = On the other hand
    IMHO = In my humble opinion

    Please add yours below and I will add to this post later....
    webbie, Oct 9, 2012
    #1

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  2. SteveB Member

    joined: Feb 9, 2012
    145 posts
    South Central PA.
    Mag or Mag gauge = Magnehelic vacuum gauge
    IIRC = If I Remember Correctly
    SteveB, Dec 15, 2012
    #2

  3. Mark_ms Member

    joined: Jan 28, 2008
    93 posts
    Upstate NY on VT Border
    How can you forget LBT??? (leaf blower trick)
    Mark_ms, Dec 15, 2012
    #3

  4. h2ochild Member

    joined: Dec 12, 2011
    96 posts
    Pinelands of NJ
    EVL= equivalent vent length
    NFI= National Fireplace Institute
    PFI= Pellet Fuels Institute
    h2ochild, Dec 22, 2012
    #4

  5. MasterMech Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 2, 2011
    4,753 posts
    Hudson Valley NY
    SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed........ ;)
    MasterMech, Jan 10, 2013
    #5

  6. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,254 posts
    Northern Illinois
    CAD - Chainsaw Acquisition Disease
    Jags, Jan 10, 2013
    #6
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  7. Danno77 Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 27, 2008
    4,749 posts
    Hamilton, IL
    WTF - WikiLeaks Task Force
    Danno77, Jan 10, 2013
    #7
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  8. Jack Fate Feeling the Heat

    joined: Jan 17, 2013
    262 posts
    Northwest Ohio
    WAF= wife acceptance factor
    Jack Fate, Mar 27, 2013
    #8
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  9. sheetmetaldan New Member

    joined: Jan 14, 2013
    49 posts
    Acushnet, Ma
    I have a question I keep hearing the term shoulder pellets. I assume it means lower quality pellets? Am I correct? Or is there a better definition for this term.
    sheetmetaldan, Mar 28, 2013
    #9

  10. bmblank Member

    joined: Jan 17, 2013
    191 posts
    Michigan
    FIL and MIL, father-in-law and mother-in-law, respectively.
    bmblank, Mar 28, 2013
    #10

  11. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,911 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Lesser heat quality pellets used in Fall and Spring usually because they are cheaper and not as much heat is needed.
    BrotherBart, Mar 28, 2013
    #11

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