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    Phoenix ceramic boards install help

    Hello. I'm repairing my Phoenix Hearthstone, and I am perplexed by the schematics of my model and its parts in comparison to the other two Phoenix models manufactured. I assume I have the 8611; however, the parts diagram does not show ceramic boards, whereas mine has three baffle boards...
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    Sizing wood burner HELP

    Hi everyone, need help sizing a wood heater for my house. I was going to put a zero clearance insert in but now just thinking I'll go with a freestanding one in the space next to it as it will be less work. The wife is adamant she doesn't want any cords hanging out (fml) so I guess I'm just...
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    Wiring thermostat to run fan for heat exchanger instead of trying to run propane.

    So I have a Coleman LP/NG furnace/AC model number is FC35CXC1A hooked to a Pro1 T701 thermostat. The propane portion of the furnace hasn't worked since we bought the house in 2021 (no tank, the line is gone, they basically never hooked the propane side of it up) we brought our outdoor wood...
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    Napoleon 1400PL - leg model - outdoor air intake.

    Hi everyone! long time,listener, first time caller. I own a relatively newish Napoleon 1400-PL (leg model). I also own an older, (air) leaky house that will greatly benefit from an OAK (outdoor air kit). Mostly due to condensation on windows, drawing cold air in from my leaky house and...
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    Bad Chimney Liner Installation

    I'm writing in regards to an installation I've recently had done by a certified WETT technician - I live in an area where there are only two certified technicians in 500 kilometres and one started a fire in my wall and the other has just done what I perceive to be a very sloppy install. I was...
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    Inherited Stove with internal crack

    Greetings from Maine!! First time posting. I bought my first house about three years ago, first year we didn't fire up the woodstove it came with (Regency F3100L). In the two years we have used it, I've never exceeded 550F. Second year I noticed extensive wear on the inside right above the door...
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    Model Number?

    Hi Everyone! I am riding the struggle bus right now. We moved into an older home (Was my grandmothers) and it has an older Regency Wood Stove in it. Long story short, the glass on the front broke and we cannot find the model number to save our lives. We took a picture of the back plate, see...
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    A few questions

    I see that most forums haven't been active but I thought I'd give this a try... I'm trying to heat a two story 1200sqft home. The first floor will be separated from the second by doors. There is duct work there but nothing installed yet. The duct work that is there is the insulated flexible...
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    Quadra-Fire gas stove exploded!!!

    So I am new to this and looking to heat my back garage. Bought a used Columbia Bay Quadra-fire Aladdin stove. Hooked it up it work for a week on my LP. Then it would light from the pilot and run for a minute the shut off. After that I lit the pilot again and the pilot would not say lit. Let it...
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    American stove 4840 help

    ive been using my wall hung 4840 for several years with almost no issues. It shut down yesterday and I did a complete cleaning. The exhaust chimney was a bout 85 plugged with ash. I cleaned it all up. Replugged and restarted my stove. I walked away n cleaned up. Returned 10 minutes later n...
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    Distribution Blow Issues

    I bought my US Stove 6041i pellet stove about a year ago. About 2 months into running the stove, it started putting out a "screaming" noise, which turned out to be bad bearings in the distribution blower. No problem. I called US Stove Co and they sent me a new blower under warranty, no...