Thanks for the photos and clearing up the question about the secondaries. Only thing am still a little unclear about is the importance of the gasket. If it's not to seal the secondaries and my hunch was if they were coming out the back, it might mean less would be coming out the front and below, and whether that would be better or not?? In any event shouldn't be all that important.
So I see the photos on the rope gasket fashioned into baffle gasket -- can't see how the ends of the rope are connected, but I recall a description where you mentioned tying the strands into a knot, if that's correct, and I guess flattening down.
Any opinion to what happens without a gasket or a ripped gasket, downside of that?
And the photo of the thermoms, reminded me that the door does sit proud of the opening, so I actually do have room to put mine in the center over the door.
Only have about a weeks worth of wood left so just got a cord of wood from my wood guy -- they warned me it's not fully seasoned. He said August. But I probably should have asked when it was split -- and he reminded me he doesn't cover it from rain. I figured should be able to get some dry enough out of it --mm showed some less than 20% w/o re-splitting-- if I mix with what I have and maybe keep near the stove (safely) for a week shouldn't be too bad -- I'll find out anyway--too wet I just won't burn it.
Asked if the price was lower for not seasoned (it's been 225.) said no, then asked if I were to buy all my wood like 4 or 5 cords could he give me a better price. He said 175. if I give him a check (rather than CC). So I said okay, sounded good. Had looked through Craig's List a bit and recalled about that price for unseasoned delivered--dumped (but then of course you got to find someone who is going to play fair with how much in a cord and is reliable.
I'm not really committed, if his price were way out of line. So unless I could do MUCH better, I think I'll go ahead with him.
Picked up a load of pallets this afternoon (and some pallet scraps for burning--can mix that with the new wood for this season), and will start getting things ready. Have to stack the cord dumped in the driveway. Not sure am imagining my neighbors disapproval of the wood in the driveway and the pallets. I know several of them have inserts in their fireplaces, but don't notice anyone using them anymore. Back ten, fifteen years ago they were, but then didn't think it was worth it when you could heat for less than $1000 with oil or propane to go to all that effort to save a few hundred.
Now I seem to be the only one around here doing it. (btw the baffle is still 155
, even with the door open for 2 hours!)
So I see the photos on the rope gasket fashioned into baffle gasket -- can't see how the ends of the rope are connected, but I recall a description where you mentioned tying the strands into a knot, if that's correct, and I guess flattening down.
Any opinion to what happens without a gasket or a ripped gasket, downside of that?
And the photo of the thermoms, reminded me that the door does sit proud of the opening, so I actually do have room to put mine in the center over the door.
Only have about a weeks worth of wood left so just got a cord of wood from my wood guy -- they warned me it's not fully seasoned. He said August. But I probably should have asked when it was split -- and he reminded me he doesn't cover it from rain. I figured should be able to get some dry enough out of it --mm showed some less than 20% w/o re-splitting-- if I mix with what I have and maybe keep near the stove (safely) for a week shouldn't be too bad -- I'll find out anyway--too wet I just won't burn it.
Asked if the price was lower for not seasoned (it's been 225.) said no, then asked if I were to buy all my wood like 4 or 5 cords could he give me a better price. He said 175. if I give him a check (rather than CC). So I said okay, sounded good. Had looked through Craig's List a bit and recalled about that price for unseasoned delivered--dumped (but then of course you got to find someone who is going to play fair with how much in a cord and is reliable.
I'm not really committed, if his price were way out of line. So unless I could do MUCH better, I think I'll go ahead with him.
Picked up a load of pallets this afternoon (and some pallet scraps for burning--can mix that with the new wood for this season), and will start getting things ready. Have to stack the cord dumped in the driveway. Not sure am imagining my neighbors disapproval of the wood in the driveway and the pallets. I know several of them have inserts in their fireplaces, but don't notice anyone using them anymore. Back ten, fifteen years ago they were, but then didn't think it was worth it when you could heat for less than $1000 with oil or propane to go to all that effort to save a few hundred.
Now I seem to be the only one around here doing it. (btw the baffle is still 155
, even with the door open for 2 hours!)
