newbie questions, Gibraltar reviews????

 
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Post by franco b » Mon. Dec. 03, 2018 7:24 pm

Lightning wrote:
Mon. Dec. 03, 2018 7:22 pm
I was just trying to make it easier for him in case he didn't have a tubing bender.
Just a slight bend over something round like a glass bottle.


 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Mon. Dec. 03, 2018 9:59 pm

PVC or cast iron pipe...

 
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Post by Bubbalowe » Tue. Dec. 04, 2018 7:52 am

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chimney guy came and left.. said everything looks good the only thing he would recommend is adding a few more feet to the chimney. he said it would be 1200?! i told him i would deal with having to burn hot until i come up with the money lol no way. i opened the window more down there and im keeping the door to my bed room closed because in it is a trap door to the attic and it has a good inch gap around it i have to fix...? i think that could cause it right? and maybe i should really let the fresh coal scream for a few more minutes before i close the ash door and lower down the primary... i ordered the mano it should be here tomorrow!! right now my house is 100 down stairs and 80 up stairs because im afraid to turn down to low, so right now shes burnin 450+.. i just lowered it down a little because now that the coals are completely lit i have more confidence in it but this only happened because i came home from work mid day to meet the chimney guy, i dont normally have the luxury of coming back to lower the primary after i do my morning shake and load around 6am....
100 degrees with a 450 degree stove sounds as home is insulated like a thermos bottle....... :yes:

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Tue. Dec. 04, 2018 9:18 am

wow you guys are awesome! im just so blown away that the probe doesnt need to be sealed in the stove pipe to get an accurate reading! i just wanted something more permanent i guess haha i was obviously over thinking this whole thing thanks again!

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. Dec. 04, 2018 1:50 pm

ratherbeflying wrote:
Tue. Dec. 04, 2018 9:18 am
the probe doesnt need to be sealed in the stove pipe to get an accurate reading
That's correct, just make the hole barely big enough for the probe to fit thru.

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Thu. Dec. 06, 2018 9:32 am

just got the mortite... this weekend i should be able to install the mano and button up the house... now that the weather is colder i have the stove running around 350-400 so i havnt had any draft issues at all, especially with the select doors closed and the window downstairs open a good inch.. will update when im done. any one have any input on fines? i cant stand them, i get alot of them in my 40lb bags. i try to sift them out because i feel like they cant be a good thing for the fire..? but then i see some people throwing them ontop like a blanket to make a burn go longer?? i think that was you lightning lol may be mistaken

 
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Post by franco b » Thu. Dec. 06, 2018 9:59 am

Tha fines will burn well if spread out enough. In a clump the problem is lack of air through such small pieces.


 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Thu. Dec. 06, 2018 11:32 am

ill try to burn them then. i always thought they were bad news for the fire, that they would just burn up in minutes and then leave ashes in the middle of a fire bed....

 
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Post by ShawnLiNy » Fri. Dec. 07, 2018 7:04 am

Sprinkle fines about as suggested , avoid continuous layer and you will never notice a difference in burning temp

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Fri. Dec. 07, 2018 1:12 pm

so evenly spread them out but dont make a full layer? so a thin layer? or like spread out small groupings like cookies on a cookie tray? hahaha

 
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Post by ShawnLiNy » Fri. Dec. 07, 2018 8:46 pm

Cookies , or lines , depends on how much room you have , on mine I tip and pour my shovel while going across the fire box , as long as you leave areas open for air to flow you are good , if you feel you’ve cut to much flow get the bed roaring and give a few chops on the shaker , that will collapse and allow some more flow . You’ll figure out what works for your stove . As long as you don’t throw them away 👍

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Sat. Dec. 08, 2018 7:45 am

awesome, so i should always sift through the bags to separate the fines... kinda blows. lol

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Tue. Dec. 11, 2018 9:39 am

anyone want to explain how to sift the fines out of their bags? Ive been using Leigh lately and they have virtually no fines which so awesome! i love the quality i have been getting from Leigh, very consistent large lumps!! but i still have a few bags of tractor supply left and they are fullllll of fines...

 
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Post by Bubbalowe » Tue. Dec. 11, 2018 11:55 am

I empty bagged coal in coal pail then keep by stove as members suggest, fines settle to bottom as coal dries. Whenever coal is dumped on top of fire fines come out last, end up on top, burn well. Have not put out a good fire yet with fines.......

 
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Post by ratherbeflying » Tue. Dec. 11, 2018 5:31 pm

nice... so can i install my mano meter with metal break line going into a compression fitting and the other end of the compression fitting is 3/8 pipe thread threaded into my stove pipe? or do i need a "probe" in the pipe, like the brake line actually a few inches in the pipe?


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