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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: plugged stove
« on: April 23, 2015, 08:35:53 AM »
i always clean around the draft door whenever i load the stove as PM.
Left that plate out over night to see how it performed and it does seem to use more but man it gets up to temp alot faster without it in there.
Left that plate out over night to see how it performed and it does seem to use more but man it gets up to temp alot faster without it in there.
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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / plugged stove
« on: April 22, 2015, 04:12:38 PM »
I was gone the last few days and my wife calls and says the stove wont get above 130.
When she opens door it starts up but when she closes it goes out. dampener was open.
So today i rush home and take out the plate that slides in while stove is 138, pry it out and a ton of creoste fulls out and is all over the back side of the opening. Fire takes off and gets to temp. Lots of sparks flying out of pipe. Will re install when it gets lower temp.
N?ext year i will get it low and do a good cleaning of it half way through season.
I burned 1-2 cord poplar the start of the season and the idle fires last week i think plugged it up. it was bad..
When she opens door it starts up but when she closes it goes out. dampener was open.
So today i rush home and take out the plate that slides in while stove is 138, pry it out and a ton of creoste fulls out and is all over the back side of the opening. Fire takes off and gets to temp. Lots of sparks flying out of pipe. Will re install when it gets lower temp.
N?ext year i will get it low and do a good cleaning of it half way through season.
I burned 1-2 cord poplar the start of the season and the idle fires last week i think plugged it up. it was bad..
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Kinda nice
« on: April 15, 2015, 07:15:33 AM »
im shutting mine down in a week or two. have a little wood left in my pile when its gone i am done. not a bad year around 7-8 cord burned. only 6 hard
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Equipment / Re: Timberline Sharpener
« on: April 13, 2015, 01:42:15 PM »
all the wood i cut i hang my loader tractor with the pallet forks. Never in dirt and i try not to drag wood so dirt gets on it. Hard to do but once that chain hits dirt forget about it needs to be sharpened.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Oh Crap, Water in my underground lines
« on: April 10, 2015, 05:58:40 PM »
i have the same stove and same underground pipe.
I installed my pipe myself and we had a huge rain also and mine leaked into my basement. I filled the opening with spray foam and dug up the trench at the lowest spot and cut a slit in it to release all the water. my fault but mine is only 25 feet worth of under ground pipe
I installed my pipe myself and we had a huge rain also and mine leaked into my basement. I filled the opening with spray foam and dug up the trench at the lowest spot and cut a slit in it to release all the water. my fault but mine is only 25 feet worth of under ground pipe
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Fire Wood / Re: How much is lost when stacking a pile?
« on: April 10, 2015, 02:01:05 PM »
my guess is thats around 9-11 cord when stacked.
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Fire Wood / Re: Wood Consumption vs. Application
« on: March 23, 2015, 11:15:30 AM »
i burned 6 cords this year so far.
4-5 hard 1-2 soft is my guess. February killed me also. I stacked all my wood in a 2 cord row so i know how much i have left.
Got a 24 hour burn the other day when it was 50.
2500 sq ft 1500 main+1000 basement.
last year i had an indoor unit and burned 5 and it was a PITA.
4-5 hard 1-2 soft is my guess. February killed me also. I stacked all my wood in a 2 cord row so i know how much i have left.
Got a 24 hour burn the other day when it was 50.
2500 sq ft 1500 main+1000 basement.
last year i had an indoor unit and burned 5 and it was a PITA.
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Central Boiler / Re: Fire Out
« on: March 20, 2015, 07:45:37 AM »
he is 39 inches tall at 2.5.
but i did mount my boiler t stat right under my normal one its hooked up to my normal one with 2 wires to turn on the blower.
but i did mount my boiler t stat right under my normal one its hooked up to my normal one with 2 wires to turn on the blower.
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Central Boiler / Re: Fire Out
« on: March 20, 2015, 06:23:04 AM »
my 2 year old turned my thermostat off 2 nights ago i woke up to the house 64 and the owb was at 180. took me a bit to figure out what was wrong.
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Fire Wood / Re: maple?
« on: March 11, 2015, 11:52:47 AM »
its in the low water areas and i did notice water was seeping out of it after i cut it.
i bet its red maple. it has a dark star shape on the center and is light weight. i have a ton of it around and all the trees are perfect size i can get 4-5 8 foot logs out of each tree. ill burn it in the warmer months.
also i am in west Michigan
i bet its red maple. it has a dark star shape on the center and is light weight. i have a ton of it around and all the trees are perfect size i can get 4-5 8 foot logs out of each tree. ill burn it in the warmer months.
also i am in west Michigan
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Fire Wood / Re: maple?
« on: March 11, 2015, 10:09:16 AM »
its red maple i think.. not sure on the maple classification.
all i know is it cuts like a soft wood but the bark looks like a hard wood. either way my nw 572xp chain saw makes quick work of those logs. easier to cut than the ash that's for sure..
all i know is it cuts like a soft wood but the bark looks like a hard wood. either way my nw 572xp chain saw makes quick work of those logs. easier to cut than the ash that's for sure..
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Just had one of our woods logged they took 200 cords of dead ash) now i have a ton of maple trees.
does anyone burn it? the btu rating is better than ash from what i saw, but it takes awhile to dry?
i have around 2-3 years worth of tops but i am tempting on cutting maple as well to let it dry
does anyone burn it? the btu rating is better than ash from what i saw, but it takes awhile to dry?
i have around 2-3 years worth of tops but i am tempting on cutting maple as well to let it dry
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General Discussion / Re: Aaaarrrrrggggg
« on: March 06, 2015, 07:09:06 PM »
i shot a 150lb doe december 22nd
went to go eat it and it tasted like swamp water/rotten.
at least you enjoyed some of it.
went to go eat it and it tasted like swamp water/rotten.
at least you enjoyed some of it.
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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Ridgewood 2000 - Fire!!!
« on: March 06, 2015, 07:07:52 PM »
hows your power chicken farmer?
I dont like to use the term dirty but is it? do you burn out bulbs in the house?
There has to be something else going on..
maybe trace the wires in the stove maybe its grounding out
I dont like to use the term dirty but is it? do you burn out bulbs in the house?
There has to be something else going on..
maybe trace the wires in the stove maybe its grounding out
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Equipment / Re: Question for Skid Steer Owners
« on: March 06, 2015, 09:57:59 AM »
i use my john deere 6300 with a 640 loader, lifts 2000lbs. i wouldnt do without it.
best part is the forks. i pick up logs waste high and then cut them, keeps saw out of the dirt.
best part is the forks. i pick up logs waste high and then cut them, keeps saw out of the dirt.