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freetown fred wrote:ash door gasket--glass door gasket--glass gasket---POSSIBLY blower gasket--does the blower work?? Get creative--you can rig something for the glass brackets--are the holes there??

Yes the blower works and the holes are there for the glass does it take the same gasket as the door

Coalfire wrote:Call Dussingers stove shop in Smoketown PA they were one of the sellers for stratfords.

717-397-7539
Eric

Thanks I will call them

Not 100% on the glass My Hitzer takes a flat gasket folded over the glass so it catches both sides of glass

Coalfire wrote:Call Dussingers stove shop in Smoketown PA they were one of the sellers for stratfords.

717-397-7539

Eric

They where great I went last night and took a 6 hour round trip and got everything I needed this weekend I will be firing up the stove

Make sure you wire brush all those gasket channels & where they hit on the stove--hopefully you'll do a real good clean up on the old girl--looking fwd to pix of the new & improved version.

I was thinking about getting some paint too but want to make sure its works good before I invest more into it

s a spring job with plenty of open windows & fans It's hardly ever about the stove, it's about the operator-- She'll do ya just fine.

freetown fred wrote:s a spring job with plenty of open windows & fans It's hardly ever about the stove, it's about the operator-- She'll do ya just fine.

I replaced all the seal and cleaned all the ash out of her and set back in place now just need to bring in some coal tomorrow and fire her up

i will check draft tomorrow and screw smoke pipe I have my fingers crossed

my only concern is that the last owner had a insurance claim from a puff back and I cant figure out why and not sure how long ago and if it was not used after that

That would have to do with the here & now exactly how? Possibly he was just stove illiterate. If any questions arise---ASK

It's so nice to see it working I have a funny smell when I lit it up and it's been running for a couple of hours now and it's going away

....sweet, a picture is worth a thousand degree's

Nice george

SO for the first night the basement was 76 when I woke up but I have a couple of ?? what should be the idea stack temp and draft

I just checked draft and it was .05 and the damper is closed but I also just filled the stove and the temp is 140 right now

and another question how much coal do I put in the stove last night I put about 6 inches in which was about a 5 gallon bucket and a half

Right up to the top of the front fire brick--is that fire box that bid--60lbs or so???? there's no hopper on that is there??? You're only tending once a day??? A bucket & a half don't sound all that bad for a 24 hr period. Lot of questions huh! Ya Know I'm just a nosey old farmer. All & all--sounds good so far

freetown fred wrote:Right up to the top of the front fire brick--is that fire box that bid--60lbs or so???? there's no hopper on that is there??? You're only tending once a day??? A bucket & a half don't sound all that bad for a 24 hr period. Lot of questions huh! Ya Know I'm just a nosey old farmer. All & all--sounds good so far

stupid question more coal more heat I know im a plumber/hvac service tech but new to the coal thing

not sure how much coal I need to weight a 5 gallon bucket full of coal