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Cold is not bad if you get out of the wind. Unless it gets in the negatives I usually just have a pair of thermals under my jeans, tshirt, sweat shirt, hooded jip up sweat jacket and a lined flannel. The flannel usually comes off and the jacket unzipped before we are done cutting. If you...

Our township is a little behind. We don't need permits unless it has a permanent foundation, or permanently attached to a structure with a permanent foundation. So Pole barns, don't need them unless over a certain square footage. Decks not attached to house, don't need them. etc. My...

If it is mulch from cedar heartwood it will be long-lasting and will not break down like some pine mulches, so it won't put anything noticeable in the soil. Some don't like the cedar because some of the insects it discourages may be beneficial. You really can't win. I avoid pine because...

Oops! I was supposed to get a building permit?:taped: Don't tell my township.

Pine mulch and chips attract ants, cypress mulch is pretty much generic (doesn't help/doesn't hurt) cedar mulch is a natural repellent Hardwood sometimes can mold.

It's true that you will go through more wood, but cutting it (at least for my situation) is a lot easier. When I had the wood stoves in the house we had to load it on a truck or wagon, carry it into the house, stack it, clean up the mess. Now we just load it on a hay wagon, cover it with a...

I purchased a Lopi insert for my fireplace. It works great. It can be dampered down so much it almost puts the fire out. I bought it used from a guy that had an ad in a newspaper. A insert does not take up as much room as a stand alone stove would. I would keep checking Craigslist and...

I have my cb5036 with a taco pump running 24/7. I have the loop running first to a side pipe attached to my water heater and then to my HX in my furnace. Running the pump 24/7 keeps me supplied with 50 gal of 170 (or so) degree water and warm duct work. My electricity bill was down over...

Ok I am in too. I am 40 years old, 5'11" and currently 234 pounds. I would like to get down under 200 lbs. My wife and I bought our daughters a Wii fit and a couple of games for it. I did the initial testings and it said that I my fitness age was 57. I wonder if I could collect fitness...

I just put one on two weeks ago. I ran my stove three weeks before that without. I do not see a problem with draft or build up. I have seen some sparks shooting out a few times and thought better safe than sorry.

I have a Central Boiler 5036 that is 65 ft from my house. I used Thermopex for the under ground line. It cost $11.50/ft from a local plumbing/heating supply. My brother-in-law purchased a CB5036 at the same time I did. We both researched and looked at a variety of OWBs. We decided on...

Hope it will be warm for you. If you have not seen the news. They are getting snow every where. Check this out. http://www.theage.com.au/environment/rare-snow-makes-las-vegas-fabulously-frigid-20081218-71l5.html 3+ inches of snow in Las Vegas. I think they need a OWB and a Husky

I bought one of those stainless side pipes that have the fins on the inside and 3/4 threaded ends. My brother-in-law has a plain copper side pipe with 3/4 ends. They were both around $190. I had some trouble at first getting the stainless not to leak because the threads were so sharp they...

I don't mind the snow so much as the wind and mud. I am actually looking forward to the snow. Looks like there will be a snow day for the kids just before Christmas break. There is so much dead ash and elm around we will never get it all cut up.

Keep it as tight to the top as you can. Hot water will rise if it has to be forced back down into the tank. If the pressure pushing up is greater than the force pushing down you will not get the thermal action, so no hot water. My top pipe went in where the anode rode was. I have 50 gallons...

I work at Lowe's and two years ago you could get the xp saws through special order, now we only have four saws available. The small 200 series saws are the same as the Poulan Pro's the 435 and 445 are still made in Sweden. We still carry the 455 rancher, it seems the same. The 435 and 445...

You should have plenty of water from a 1 1/4 line if the pump is below the boiler tank. If the tank is level or above you should have the pump on the boiler. Someone wrote about slowing your fan speed. That is probably a good idea. I installed a 8 inch booster fan in duct in the farthest...

The lines in the HX are smaller like 3/8 or 1/4 inch. the water has to be forced to flow through them. A ball valve would work but it has to be closed off enough so that the water takes the easier path through the HX. If the water is not forced through his HX the pressure from the air in the...

You should have the HX running in series not parallel. In one HX and out then over to the next in and out. The water is going to travel the path of least resistance. If you have the lines t'd so that the HX are parallel then the water is just going to flow by the HX and around the loop. After...

I just finished my install of a CB 5036 with a 149 btu water to air HX. It took a good 3 days to purge all of the air out of my exchanger and when it did it nearly roasted me out of the house. The heat exchanger is on my furnace in the basement of the house. Make sure your hot water going...