[AT] OT Heating with wood

[charlie hill]

You guys have those fancy wood stoves on your side of the pond Mattias.  We 
have to import them from you.

Charlie
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> I've never seen one without some kind of glassdoors.
>
> /Mattias
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> Robert,
>
> You need one of the inserts with a glass door.  Either that or one that is
> made to run with the door open as an option.  I've seen both.
>
> Charlie
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>>I installed an insert in my masonry fireplace about 20 years ago. Before I
>>put it in I scattered a tube of BB's on the hearth. I could pull it out 
>>and
>>back in easily to clean the chimney. Took it out completly a few years
>>later as the wife wanted to be able to see the fire(Romantic).Wish I still
>>had it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robert Mull
>> Woodstock, Georgia
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>> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:44 PM
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>>
>>> Charlie,
>>>
>>> I'm thinking the same thing. We have been looking at wood stove inserts
>>> for
>>> our fireplace. I'd prefer a regular wood stove but I don't have a place
>>> to put
>>> one. I don't expect to replace the oil heat but, I'd like to take some 
>>> of
>>> the
>>> sting out of having to shell out enough cash for 600 gallons.
>>>
>>> So far we like the Dutch West unit that's sold by Vermont Castings. A
>>> local
>>> place has them for $1099 plus $160 for a flexible flue pipe that will
>>> attach to
>>> the stove, fit through my damper, and reach past the smoke shelf up into
>>> the
>>> flue. I'd also echo Mike's comments about pulling the insert out
>>> occasionally
>>> and checking for buildup and cleaning it up. If you burn good dry wood
>>> and
>>> keep up with the maintenance then chimney fires shouldn't be an issue.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/29/05 1:15:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> chill8 at cox.net
>>> writes:
>>>
>>>> With the price of fuel I'm thinking of going back to good old wood 
>>>> heat.
>>>> The easiest and cheapest way for me to do that is to place a wood stove
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>> I have (modern type slow burn built of of steel plate and lined with
>>>> fire
>>>> brick) in front of and partially in my fireplace.
>>>>
>>>> I need opinions on the best way to connect the pipe from the heater too
>>>> the
>>>> damper opening in the fireplace.  My thinking is to make a plate to fit
>>>> in
>>>> the place of the damper with a square to round adapter from the plate 
>>>> to
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>> stove pipe.   I don't want kreosote dripping into the fireplace and I
>>>> sure
>>>> don't want a chimney fire.  Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> If I can get this rigged up cheap enough maybe my tractor can haul some
>>>> wood
>>>>
>>>> this winter.  If it's going to cost a lot to make it work I may be
>>>> better
>>>> off paying for fuel.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>
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