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coolidge

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Looking cold
« on: December 02, 2013, 12:13:33 PM »
Jeez, looks like a deep freeze for the Midwest, -30 to -40. You guys and gals get ready and keep the wood fires burning. Hope that doesn't come this way.
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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2013, 01:22:45 PM »
Up here in Northern MN they are talking -20 for this weekend...  Looks like all of next week will be darn cold...
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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2013, 02:26:17 PM »
Guess that mean I have to REALLY fire up the boiler now. 
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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 06:37:54 AM »
I live in NW/N.C., keep those temps over your way.

I've been able to fire my stove (1) time per day and keep temps above 170.
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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 06:20:09 PM »
Feteddaddy, never seen a hicks water stove. How do you like yours?
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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2013, 09:33:28 AM »
I love it, the owner is my neighbor and long time family friend.

They are designed a lot different than an OWB though, made to go inside an insulated building.
The type I have is conventional but has (6) 4" tubes just like the second picture in the link below.

http://www.hickswaterstoves.com/Graphics/No.1/IndexNo1.html

They are like a batch burn style stove. I have a timer on mine and let it burn for 8hrs
which normally keeps the stove at 180 then shuts the fan off after 8hrs.
I load it once a day and normally have 170-160 temps when I get home.

I like the design but it's a conventional so the efficency isn't as high as the gassers.

Hicks Waterstove has been around a long time 30+ years and I seen their stoves last
20-30yrs as long as they are maintained.

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Re: Looking cold
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 12:25:25 PM »
Thats cool, never heard of or seen one!
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