I never paid for firewood in Bethesda when I ran two fp inserts full time.
I merely listened for the sound of chain saws, then told the crew I would
save them a trip to the dump if they cut the trees (usually oak) into 18"
lengths and unloaded them on my driveway. I then proceeded to split them
wi
In the “Momolith”, the 4,000SF behemoth we lived in in Indianapolis, it had an
80% efficient gas furnace and our worst month was about $200. Lots of open
space in that place, too, that was a waste to heat. Best thing in that place
were the heated tile floors in the bathrooms. They had timers on
We have a Jotul insert that I burn on days below freezing, which means in
the winter it will run for many days consecutively, which was as early as
November this year. It does quite a good job heating nearly the whole
house thanks to the chimney being in the center. After about two days of
runnin
Err- a chimney fire in the chimney I had not cleaned in awhile-cold
winter, icy roof, busy etc etc, Fortunately we had no fire extension into
the surrounding walls.
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:38 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:28:26 -0500 Dwig
I had a wood stove in my old Victorian in the Boston area, burned it
constantly through the winter, had a pretty low oil bill. I dropped the
chimney flue (I put a new stainless flue in the old brick chimney that
served the kitchen cook stove or heat stove back when) down into the
basement wher
Some jobs really are worth hiring someone to do them is the lesson there.
They clean our oil furnace chimney from below but it is only one storey.
(British spelling)
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:32 PM Dimitri via Mercedes
wrote:
> I did that job once but from below.
The flue fire he had as a result of not cleaning it, I’m sure.
We had one in our first house, which had a wood burning insert in the brick
fireplace. Previous owner said they had it cleaned before they sold the house.
One of many lies they told us, but it was our first house and we were ignorant
On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:28:26 -0500 Dwight Giles via Mercedes
wrote:
> Yes, I used to clean out our chimney a couple times a season with
> constant wood burning in our Vermont Castings. (6-7 cords a season)
> Then there is the time I didn't and had to call my fellow firefighters.
> How embarrassing
I hadn't thought of the mess, partway down I started thinking I might have
wanted to try this from the bottom, glad I didn't. I couldn't have fit this
brush up through the clean-out anyway.
I was smart enough to lay down some paper before I opened the clean-out. Very
little mess scooping out th
I did that job once but from below. Same screw together type brush. I went 40
feet to top of chimney. I covered everything in the room with plastic and wore
a respirator. I have little desire to do it again.
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> On Feb 5, 2019, at 1:23 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
We supplement our oil heat with wood, usually about 2 cords a year, through a
Jotul 118 stove in the basement. In a pinch the stove is enough to keep the
house comfortably warm without the furnace,its good backup.
Normally we get the chimney cleaned every 2 years, I discussed this with our
chimn
Yes, I used to clean out our chimney a couple times a season with constant
wood burning in our Vermont Castings. (6-7 cords a season) Then there is
the time I didn't and had to call my fellow firefighters. How embarrassing.
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 1:24 PM Curt Raymo
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