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AKgringo
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Damper condition?
Fishbuck, when I viewed the fireplace photo, it appeared to be a masonry construction with a metal fire box. If the damper in the chimney is
improperly installed, or partially obstructed, it could cause smoke problems.
Do you know if the flue is metal, block, or terra cotta? It may need cleaning to draw properly.
I am not making this up, but I was thinking of your firewood needs today. I am clearing some manzanita on my property to improve the defencable space
(fire season) and was thinking about smuggling a small load accross the border for you when I finally get on the road this fall.
[Edited on 5-8-2019 by AKgringo]
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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fishbuck
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Would love it. Was told that is the best wood. And it is prohibited from gathering it locally.
If they see it in your truck...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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willardguy
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that should go in the bbq not your fireplace!
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blackwolfmt
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you could run a wood stove insert in the fireplace and plumb it into a new stove pipe running up the fireplace flue efficient and clean
[Edited on 5-9-2019 by blackwolfmt]
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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J.P.
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THE BEST MONEY I HAVE SPENT
After a colder than usual winter we bought a ELECTRIC BLANKET the first time I ever used one. This is the third winter and I will never be without one
again.
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AKgringo
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And keeping up with technology, get a solar electric blanket. It will keep you warm all day for free! 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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bajabuddha
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Wet suit and lotsa frejoles.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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mtgoat666
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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck  | I smell like a campfire, my bedroom smells like a campfire, and my asthma is getting a bit worse.
If I wanted a bunch of smoke in my lungs I'd use medical marijuana. Atleast that feels good.
So, what off-grid heat is available that is not burning wood or maybe a cleaner way to burn the wood.
This is filthy and requires that I clean out the fireplace daily.
Is there a cleaner way to stay warm.
Insert dirty joke here:
And then please give me some good advice on house heating in Baja.
Thank you
Mike
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next you will be asking for help tieing your shoes.
if you got to 50 years age and havent figured out how to heat a house, then god help you, you need the help.
p.s. put a sweater on, you fool!
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Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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John Harper
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Learn how to build a proper fire. Make sure the chimney has a decent draft.
"White man build big fire, sit far away. Indian build small fire, sit close." Words to learn by.
John
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Ventless Propane Heater
We used a Mr. Heater Ventless Propane wall-mounted heater for around 30-years in Baja.
Nobody died.
Or experienced illness.
That said, it's something that I've been a bit paranoid over and always maintained a degree of outside ventilation. Still do.
I'd second that advice on Electric Blankets provided you have the power resource.
When I first moved to the high-desert 40+ years ago, I rented an isolated and uninsulated homestead cabin with a freestanding open wood fireplace and
always smelled of smoke. Even tried burning coal in it. THAT was a mistake that almost killed me. Tried an electric space heater at night for
awhile until I got an astronomical SCE bill. The electric blanket answer provided warm sleeping and a reasonable Edison bill.
IF one is going to burn wood, the best answer is to spend the serious bucks and buy a GOOD airtight. Efficient and NO Smell.
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fishbuck
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That's what I was thinking!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by John Harper | Learn how to build a proper fire. Make sure the chimney has a decent draft.
"White man build big fire, sit far away. Indian build small fire, sit close." Words to learn by.
John
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I did sleep on the warm end (foot) to get as close as I could.
Tonight I may drag it closer
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by MrBillM | We used a Mr. Heater Ventless Propane wall-mounted heater for around 30-years in Baja.
Nobody died.
Or experienced illness.
That said, it's something that I've been a bit paranoid over and always maintained a degree of outside ventilation. Still do.
I'd second that advice on Electric Blankets provided you have the power resource.
When I first moved to the high-desert 40+ years ago, I rented an isolated and uninsulated homestead cabin with a freestanding open wood fireplace and
always smelled of smoke. Even tried burning coal in it. THAT was a mistake that almost killed me. Tried an electric space heater at night for
awhile until I got an astronomical SCE bill. The electric blanket answer provided warm sleeping and a reasonable Edison bill.
IF one is going to burn wood, the best answer is to spend the serious bucks and buy a GOOD airtight. Efficient and NO Smell.
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Well there goes my Mesquite Charcoal idea. They sell big bags cheap here.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | I smell like a campfire, my bedroom smells like a campfire, and my asthma is getting a bit worse.
If I wanted a bunch of smoke in my lungs I'd use medical marijuana. Atleast that feels good.
So, what off-grid heat is available that is not burning wood or maybe a cleaner way to burn the wood.
This is filthy and requires that I clean out the fireplace daily.
Is there a cleaner way to stay warm.
Insert dirty joke here:
And then please give me some good advice on house heating in Baja.
Thank you
Mike
[Edited on 5-8-2019 by fishbuck] |
next you will be asking for help tieing your shoes.
if you got to 50 years age and havent figured out how to heat a house, then god help you, you need the help.
p.s. put a sweater on, you fool!
[Edited on 5-9-2019 by mtgoat666] |
Is it goat season yet. You see I have this Big F-ing Hammer that I would like to repurpose.
I was using it to fix bent rims...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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4x4abc
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solar is the way to go in Baja
radiant floor
easiest when house is being built
but adding 2" of concrete to an existing floor is easy in most homes
rolled up black irrigation tubing outside will do to collect the energy
pex tubing in the floor will deliver
an inexpensive pump will transport the warm water through the floor
the energy stored during the day is sufficient even for cold Baja nights
floor heats up to around 80F
drops to around 72F in the morning hours
the heat distribution is much more convenient than convection heat
your feet will be warm - your head will be cool (and not the other way around as with all stoves and heaters)
no heat source related drafts either
the solar energy is free
the installation is dirt cheap
the pump can be run with solar as well (free)
I have mine since 2006 and it is maintenance free
the Romans had it already - why shouldn't we?
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fishbuck
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| Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc | solar is the way to go in Baja
radiant floor
easiest when house is being built
but adding 2" of concrete to an existing floor is easy in most homes
rolled up black irrigation tubing outside will do to collect the energy
pex tubing in the floor will deliver
an inexpensive pump will transport the warm water through the floor
the energy stored during the day is sufficient even for cold Baja nights
floor heats up to around 80F
drops to around 72F in the morning hours
the heat distribution is much more convenient than convection heat
your feet will be warm - your head will be cool (and not the other way around as with all stoves and heaters)
no heat source related drafts either
the solar energy is free
the installation is dirt cheap
the pump can be run with solar as well (free)
I have mine since 2006 and it is maintenance free
the Romans had it already - why shouldn't we? |
Now we're getting somwhere!
Ultra cool... er warm I mean
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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Ok time for a smoke.
And putting a fresh log on about every hour and a half for the rest of the night. And I'm getting good at waking up before it goes out too!
I think I get up early tomorrow... and shower...and cough a little
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I have a pellet stove in the house.
Will burn bag of pellets at low 12-14 hours. Heats house nicely.
Almost no smoke or smell.
Also have a pellet fire pit.
5# pellets burns long and hot for 1-2 hours with no to min smoke. I also have asthma and this does not irritate my lungs.
Issue, of course, is the pellets.
Currently I bring them across the border. Have not been asked to pay tariff on them thus far.
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SFandH
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Check out this website:
https://www.kozyheat.com/
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4x4abc
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I have built fireplaces before
good looking and functional?
not easy
functional?
still not easy
there is a delicate balance between the fireplace opening, the chimney diameter, the chimney height and whether the chimney cools down too fast with
increased height
get any of the positions wrong and you will have smoke
another thing is that most of the heat generated goes not towards the room
it goes up in smoke
[Edited on 5-9-2019 by 4x4abc]
when you look at pictures of old fireplaces in England or France (castles, grand houses etc) - only the fireplaces on the ground floor had large
openings (long chimneys). At floors higher up the openings were very small (short chimney). In some old apartment buildings they used the same
fireplaces on all floors and then used reduction masks for higher floors to keep the opening small. Comment only for the ones among you who like
history and physics
[Edited on 5-10-2019 by 4x4abc]
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