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Nice instructions. Yr 3 going fine. I put a rope gasket on the outside of the side door. A tiny bit of air gets through the glass, but is acceptable. To fix would need to drill and tap. Bought metal window holders. It will run from now till April, due to Global warming of Long Island, ny.

First fire, after using soot eater ($48) to clean chimney from my Living room with a drill. Cool brush that uses weed wacker line. My 2 cats cleaned ready to go.

Big test Fri. Am it ll be 5F. I wish i replaced the side door gasket: only getting 5-6 hr burn time. I believe I got 8-9 for a while, gasket sucks now.

I didn't realize I posted above in this thread. Update: pushed rope gaskets into where some warpage occured, cemented the roap, and added rope to seal the center combuster chamber. Along with clear sky cat for $70, it is running great. Cat temp up to 1400.

Cool engineering. I still have not screwed top down, but weight and rope keep it air. My side door bolt is bent, next yr I ll take care of it. Also need pin for ash latch. I m glad I replaced the baffle $50 saw it gor $30 elsewhere. Burning away at 1230 cat, 400 on stove

My brothers neighbor gaveme the arse of his wood pile...great stuff. I just hooked up the blower!!! Burning mostly Red Oak and Maple. I worked to back in down when it got up to 1290F. 2200 sq ft with an extra for center hall and 10' ceilings in mbr plus 2br. 71F and 26 outside: I got it going...

Does it getting any better than this??? Just started combuster, clean air whatever $70 is over 700. Now. It was knocked in the reviews, but seems gd as it climbs.

Two pieces of stainless steel roof cap: 25' of liner.....and Big Sky Country, Long Island Trump York!

Instal went well, although we didn't linsulate the chimney: 2" screws connecting to the zc fireplace, up the existing 8". I need a connecting pipe, appliance connector I guess. I lit a fire starter with the top just layed on top of it--no smoke. Amazing as the gaskets on the front and rear are...

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That would be great. I just need a proper latch for the ashpan--a generic one will do albiet pia to find. I can lock it shut with the origional latch, the bolt stripped and I have a different bolt. No big deal, the backing plate looks great and I have a steel replacement center grate--box--well...

Done. 1 m of 3/8 gasket installed with more to go when I put the top on--this also includes the doors (i realize now it should be 1/2 gasket. The pic shows 4 vertical ropes and around the entire top plate in the air chambers, plus 1/4 gap in front. A few small vertical ones in the back. Cement...

Need to grind an1/8 of an inch off the bottom tap to get more threads on my 5/16 tap (drill out with anF bit or 7/64?, it's decimal .218). New baffle is heat treated in the oven. I painted the interior top as previously it was neglected and has some corrosion channels. Not awful as the Iron is...

Top is off, broke one but got in out with gd threads. The center bolt by the cat broke, but i may of read that as newer and may not replace it. Will rope with 3/8 gasket and recement once I but new bolts.

Looking gd, but the top has to come off as it is smoking through the vents. Thanl God I tried to cure the cement and paint on thr driveway. The problem is 2 bolts are hardly screwed in and def cross threaded.

Update...sanded and painted some more spots the guy missed. Looks gd with 3 cans if high temp rustoleum bbq. I installed the gasket for the doors and cemented my mess up (broken bolt holding glass in place). I also recemented the top from the outside--2 bolts on one side are x threaded and...

Sanded a bit tonight. Will coat tomorrow and the next day. The gaskets are all gd,minus the door. I m sticking with the Lowe's gaskets and sending back the kit. The cheap faso pump came, but my electrician said he liked the exp one: heavier, 2 sp switch, and the cheaper one is rated for only...

The manuel calls for a flu damper for max efficiency. I am not messing with my gasket, yet to install, until i burn for a yr or two. However the flu damper can close off exhuast maximum 70%, and help with high draft chimneys.

I ordered it before I got through the thread. Waiting to see the other one before I returned it. I got the clear sky cat combuster to fit (slightly larger). Which may not be as gd as the old one. I was checking clearances and came across that no surface should be hotter than the ambient room...