[AT] OT Heating with wood

Rob Gray Robgray at epix.net
Fri Sep 30 21:38:37 PDT 2005


I have a woodstove from Norway (not Sweden, but close) called a Jotul 
and it is a great little stove....

Rob

charlie hill wrote:

> You guys have those fancy wood stoves on your side of the pond 
> Mattias.  We have to import them from you.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mattias Kessén" 
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>> I've never seen one without some kind of glassdoors.
>>
>> /Mattias
>>
>> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
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>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]För charlie hill
>> Skickat: den 30 september 2005 14:06
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>> Ämne: Re: [AT] OT Heating with wood
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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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "R Mull" <rbobmull at comcast.net>
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Heating with wood
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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
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <HaliganBar at aol.com>
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>>> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 9:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Heating with wood
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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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