DR. E asked:


My old house had a gas range and wood burning stove to keep it warm during outages, This modern house I now live in, everything runs off electricity. What would be some suggestions to keep the pipes from bursting in the event of a big freeze/power outage of several days? how are those people in the midwest handleing it?
I don’t know how heat tape or heat lamps would work without electricity.Foam insulation may help for a short power outage but one that lasts over 2 days below freezing would be a tuffy, maybe an emergency generator would be the way to go.?

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dt asked:


Would it be okay if I used a wood stove in Kansas City, MO.? Do people use them here?

What is better a pellet stove or a wood stove?

What have been done to modern wood stoves that make them better? What is a catalytic? I am asking this to know what to look for because I am thinking about buying used and want to know if I can modify an old one myself. Is there a big difference between old and new?

Are masonry stoves and oil stoves or whatever they’re called any good?

If I run a vent pipe out my basement windows does it have to reach above my roof?

Is it important to have a firebrick lining in a wood stove and why? What is the best material to have your stove made out of iron? Is it better for it to be thick? And are they hot to the touch?

Lastly, as for whole house furnaces that run into vents what is better and will save energy and how much gas or electric? And what is an electric heat pump as opposed to a normal furnace?

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declaar asked:


what kind of professional should I call to help me decide if I have enough room in my chimney to add my wood stove?

kat_cki asked:


We currently have an open fire and we have just excavated the space to make it bigger for a wood burning stove. We can’t afford that at the moment though so were wanting to put an electric stove (looks like wood burner) in the open space into the fireplace. However i don’t want all the heat going up the chimney. Also we live in a stair so the chimney is shared with 6 other houses so not sure what to do about the top of the chimney as most advice says you need to cap the top as well.
Any suggestions?

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Braga asked:


My dad cuts alot of wood because he has a wood stove which heats his entire house. I have NO idea what to get him for his birthday and i got less than a month. Maybe something for cutting wood? He said he doesnt like chainsaws because you have to sharpen the chain often or buy new ones. He doesnt like an axe because he has carpal tunnel and who likes swinging an axe cutting wood for 3 hours straight? He said he loves his sawzall because its real easy cutting wood and u dont have to sharpen the blade every hour. Is there anything better than that? Because he has carpal tunnel, it sometimes puts a strain on his wrist with all the vibration from the sawzall. What can i get him? Any reccommendations with personal experience would be great! Thanks

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philly5a asked:


I want to build a little shack in the bush where i can hang out with friends. Nothing special no plumbing maybe diesel generator very small and possibly a wood stove. What supplies should i use for walls, floor, ceiling and roof. will be built on private land hidden in back roads. This would just be a place to hang out on weekends and not really a place to live. What else should be included and what is important stuff to know

justwannaknow asked:


I have a small 1200 Square Foot home with 3 bedrooms (two of which are upstairs and the masterbedroom is downstairs). The home is heated with mostly wood in a newer energy efficent wood stove. In addition it has radient heated floors (in the bathroom only) and a small propane heater at the opposite side of the house. I live in Northern New Hampshire where the temp can get as low as 40 BELOW zero at times. I don’t like my home too warm…about 62 degrees or so. The house is very well insulated too which should help. Problem is, I have never lived here in winter so I have NO IDEA how many cords of wood I need to buy. Any ideas?
Having the heat at 62 degrees is comfortable to me. We just moved up to Northern, New Hampshire (45 minutes from the Canadian Border) a few months ago. We had lived in MA. I have always hated warm weather. If it gets over 60 I start to be uncomfortable. I have my air conditioner set to 60 degrees. I prefer to be bundled up in blankets and sweatshirts rather then be sweltering hot.

sofine asked:


I was told that condensation will occur inside the furnace. I want to turn it off in early spring since we bought a wood burning stove and we don’t need to spend the money over the summer.

sugarcarat asked:


I have four indoor rabbits that produce lots of poop. Has anyone used rabbit manure before in gardening? They use a litter box full of wood stove pellets. Does that make any difference to plants?
Anyone interested in buying some?
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mustang03282 asked:


I know stove pipe connects a wood stove to the chimney pipe and a stove pipe cant run through floors walls or roofs , I have a double wall pipe here and im not sure if its a stove or chimney pipe Im having someone that knows what there doing install it for me but it dosnt hurt to double check on him and make sure its done correctly last thing i need is my house catching fire. I have been reading site after site about wood stove instulation but none tell me how i can tell the difference and make sure the guy installs the right pipes