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    DIY Secondary Combustion / Air

    I want to share what I have learned from hours of reading forums and watching youtube - an attempt to repay those who laid the groundwork for me. I have a Suburban Manufacturing Wood Chief / Coal Chief stove insert that has faithfully heated my house(s) since 2006ish. This is been a great...
  2. K

    Switch from Non-EPA Wood Insert to EPA Lopi Insert Worth It?

    I'm renting a single-story ranch home with a 1983 wood insert which slammer install (no chimney liner). It is a non-EPA stove. I may purchase a 2000 Lopi Freedom Bay insert for $100, and it has a blower. It appears in good condition. I plan to buy some second-hand chimney liner and line the...
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    With new EPA standards in 2020, should I wait to buy?

    Greetings! My wife and I are looking to buy a wood insert for our fireplace, but are in no great rush. Should we hold out until the fall of 2019 in anticipation that the new emissions standards might lead to lower prices on current stoves? Any sense of how market prices will respond? I've read...
  4. John Ackerly

    What's at the Wood Stove Design Challenge in DC, Nov. 9 - 13

    HI folks, I haven't been on hearth.com much these past couple months, but wanted to make sure everyone knew about the Wood Stove Design Challenge on the National Mall, Nov. 9 - 13. Its free, open to the public and we'd love to see you there. Its a pretty unique opportunity to nerd out with...
  5. Karottop

    Calculating a Stove's BTU/hour

    I've recently installed two wood stoves in my house. The upstairs stove is an Osburn 1600 insert and the basement stove is Buck Stove model 80. The buck stove is gigantic - it barely fit in my fireplace and has a 2.6 cu/ft firebox The Obsburn looks newer but only has a 1.8 cu/ft firebox Whats...
  6. R

    EPA Certified Wood Stoves Spreadsheet Data - "Out of Production" info

    Right off - Hi! I'm new though I've read many posts over the past year while researching stoves. I'm getting ready to buy our household's first pellet stove. One of the resources I'm referencing is the EPA's "List of EPA Certified Wood Stoves." (page...
  7. Jacklumber

    Why do some wood stove or fireplaces below 2.0 g/h not meet EPA 2020?

    I had thought that FireplaceXtrordinair 42 Apex model advertised as being 0.7 g/h would have been compliant with the EPA 2020 particulate emissions standards. However, it states in the 42 Apex manual: "Certified to comply with 2015 particulate emissions standards. Not approved for sale after...
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    Help, i'm heating an 1806 Stone Home...

    I just bought a 1806 Stone Home in Upstate New York. It's beautiful.. 2700sf and is currently heated with a OIL boiler (lennox) the boiler system has some hot water radiators and a forced air blower. heats very well.. so well, I'm spending $400.00 a month heating the home. my question, I would...
  9. Blowingsmokeupyourchimney

    Why the wood haters?? One bad apple...

    I burn wood to heat my home and shop. I know a lot of people who do. But I have to ask about the people and groups that are against it. I have seen a few posts or forums on this topic and have been looking at Heated Up! and other sites. I still think wood burned inside a combustion chamber is...
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