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[fireitup]

What about a Glossary of Terms? Pardon me if there is one already, I haven't found it. It could be fun and informative with technical terms and "pellet slang" mixed together. Terms such as "shoulder pellet", "OAK", "basement dweller", "clinker", "Mag gauge"; I can think of a million of 'em, and I'm just a newbie embarking on my 2nd season here at the Mill.

 

[womaus]

You might find some of these in the wiki:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/wiki/definitions/

And, like all good wikis, you can edit it to make it right.

 

[Lake Girl]

Some that don't seem to be on those lists ...
Basement dweller = stove or fuel burning heater that is located in the basement.
Clinker = ash that has solidified in a burn pot and tends to clog air flow through the pot.
OAK = Outside Air Kit = a covered vent and metal piping that connects to a stove that provides the combustion chamber with a dedicated external air source for combustion.
Shoulder season = early fall or late spring where heating requirements are slightly reduced due to moderate outside temperatures.
Shoulder season pellet = a pellet which doesn't produce as many BTUs/lb or produces more ash/lb.

Feel free to add clarification...

Forgot one: Pellet Pig = he/she who hoards pellets

 

[womaus]

Some that don't seem to be on those lists ...
Basement dweller = stove or fuel burning heater that is located in the basement.
Clinker = ash that has solidified in a burn pot and tends to clog air flow through the pot.
OAK = Outside Air Kit = a covered vent and metal piping that connects to a stove that provides the combustion chamber with a dedicated external air source for combustion.
Shoulder season = early fall or late spring where heating requirements are slightly reduced due to moderate outside temperatures.
Shoulder season pellet = a pellet which doesn't produce as many BTUs/lb or produces more ash/lb.

Feel free to add clarification...

Forgot one: Pellet Pig = he/she who hoards pellets

Might be good to add those to the wiki? (Some of those are indeed in the wiki, just in odd places. The wiki could use a bit of cleaning up, editing, updating)

 

[bogieb]

Also, there isa thread on it; https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/acronyms-and-abbreviations-common-to-hearth-com.91665/