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- From: rwirthli@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ralph Wirthlin)
- Subject: Re: Problems heating with wood
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.190204.27672@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- References: <9296@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> <1992Nov9.205401.19025@hplabsz.hpl.hp
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 19:02:04 GMT
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- watpod78@alfred.carleton.ca (Phil Culhane) writes:
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- >In <1992Nov9.205401.19025@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> piety@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (
- ob Piety) writes:
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- >>You might get better results by splitting the wood down to arm-size
- >>(3"-4") to get hotter burning and the ability to add smaller
- >>increments. Your firebox seems small-- my Arrow's firebox is roughly
- >>26" x 18" x 18" and enables me to heat 2000 sq ft with relative ease,
- >>even in COLD (30 degree :-) ) weather.
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- >I have to take exception to this...being Canadian...30 degrees
- >fahrenheit is cold??? We heat with wood down to -30, and keep our
- >2000 sq ft abode quite toasty... *grin*
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- >Phil
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- Wood tends to split a good deal easier at -30 :) (from one who knows)
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- ralph
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