rbowman posted for all of us...



On 10/24/2018 06:09 PM, Frank wrote:
On 10/24/2018 6:25 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 10/23/18 5:12 PM, Bob Green wrote:
In the process of researching wood stoves and the installation process.
Looking for recommendations and advice on what I should know regulation
wise etc.

I don't have any technical wisdom to add. The very few people I
know who tried
them tired of the work involved after a year or two.


I quit using my fireplaces mostly because wife does not like the smell
of smoke but it was work and dirty having to constantly bring in wood
and the dirt and the bugs with it.

We have a neighbor whose wood burner is built into the whole house oil
heat system. He uses very little oil but does work hard collecting wood.

Most people around here get permits to cut trees on forest service land.
I think the permit is $5 but that's only the start. There's the
chainsaw, splitter, and so forth. If you don't have one, throw in the
cost of a beater pickup. Don't forget to factor in the repairs after you
try to haul a ton and a half of wood in a 3/4 ton pickup.

There are unforeseen expenses too. A friend of mine correctly figured if
he cut on the uphill side of the road he could roll the logs down to the
road. Not a bad plan but one of the chunks bounced off a couple of rocks
and broadsided his truck. At least it only got the front fender and not
the door.

The ranch supply store used to have a placard by the cash register
outlining how much you could 'save' burning wood. I forget if they
factored in the cost of the divorce when the wife gets sick of studying
entomolgy in the living room. For extra points fall over the dog while
carrying a bucket of ashes and coals out and burn a few holes in the rug.

Or like the fires I responded to because the owners would put the hot ashes
in a paper bag on the basement stairs... Have not heard of call like that
for awhile but I am sure there are candidates out there.

+1 For the chimney lining post.

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Tekkie