[Public-List] Heat

[Gordon Laco]

That's the same woodstove we've got in SURPRISE....

My only complaint with them is that the door and ash tray don't close
tightly enough (and warp when hot) so that the fire can be slowed.  Too much
air gets in....

Gord #426 Surprise


On 12/07/12 3:16 PM, "Jim Davis" <a30240 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Ron
> 
> On Isa Lei, which is not an A30, I have a Newport solid fuel heater.  There
> are several A30's that also use them.  I would not classify it as good for
> all night heat, but rather as good to take the chill off the morning and
> evening.  I have tried a variety of fuels in it and have settled on bio-mass
> logs cut in half lengthwise.  They give a good burn with little ash or
> sooting.  "Presto Logs" like you can find in grocery stores produce better
> heat but soot the hell out of the Charley Noble(smoke head).  Again they
> have to be cut into slices (about one inch thick).  Charcoal is too slow and
> too much ash.  If you use drift wood, it burns fast and you can actually
> over heat the fireplace and warp it.  Also buy a small galvanized bucket to
> handle the ashes.
> 
> http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|406|1066337|324054&id=48881
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> http://www.enviblocks.com/
> 
> http://www.fuelstart.com/tools/biomassinfo.aspx
> 
> Jim Davis
> Privateer Isa Lei
>  
> "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when
> the baby gets hold of a hammer."
> Will Rogers
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