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  1. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    Yes, I can't go all night on a load. This house is something like a half a billion btus per winter. I told this German guy who was peddling PassiveHaus building materials that and he was speechless. He sort of stuttered a little and walked away. :lol:
  2. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    Locust doesn't seem to make any ash. Or not much. Getting the job done, if you don't mind being a slave to the stove.
  3. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    Getting a handle on how to run this stove on straight locust slabs. Sort of. Might start mixing green pine slabs to tone it down a bit. :lol:
  4. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    I managed to get a makeshift grate in the wood stove. Seems to be working, so far. Warmer weather, some locust slabs from the sawmill, and no oil make it tolerable, but not the greatest. This house is not set up for wood heat. Chimney is at one end, so the other end is freezing. Fluorescent...
  5. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    I could easily hit $1,200/month for oil.
  6. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    Twenty below and it splits fine, I'm told.
  7. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    I like elm for the owb, but it's the only one to break my splitter. Three times so far.
  8. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    My Ashley runs wide open 24/7. Oil supplementation as needed. House sucks.
  9. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    I used Duravent, or something similar, in my garage. There is a ceiling adapter where the insulated pipe starts. From there to the stove you use single wall.
  10. Dave Shepard

    Wood stove heat

    Plenty of people building their own RMHs. (Rocket Mass Heaters).
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