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    I burn crap wood for the most part. What finally makes it back to my yard is the castoffs no one else wants.
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    Ever had a chimney fire? The way to control it is to NOT run up to the roof and dump water down the chimney. Simply begin by spraying water (glass or spritzer) into the fire from your stove or whatnot. Keep adding water. It will steam and raise up the chimney and put the fire up there out
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    I dont care what type of wood i burn to be honest. The wood i get is crap from tree jobs. I try to burn it hot and it seems to work out fine
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    Yes, it is a metal box with its own pipe threaded up the brick chimney. Its getting hard to find good stoves around here because sonoma county frowns on wood heat these days. They made it illegal to have wood stoves in new construction. You would think i could find a window insert at the...
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    We have a fireplace insert. Its huge inside. Feels like feeding the boiler on a locamotive sometimes. It shuts down pretty tight so no complaints there. I really do miss seeing an open fire tho. Still looking for a replacement door with a window. I grew up with wood heat and really enjoy the...
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    Lol, what does it matter???!!! Let me tell you why it tottally matters. You see, i am a lazy bum and when i stuff the stove i would almost rather go cold then have to trek back out to the wood shed (almost 100' away!) and get more wood. I have gotten pretty good at getting my wife to do it, but...
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    I am willing to share, jus come on by :D
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    Seems a toss up: more efficient burning= consuming more wood. Personally i dont care as long as i can stuff the thing once and have it last all night
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    Its been frosty here in the mornings. For ever i have always scraped the ice off woth one of those plastic things or ran the garden hose. Get an old bedsheet and lay it over the cab. In the morning peel it off. No ice
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