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Boomer

January 07, 2001 08:55PM

"Keep about twice as much wood in the firebox as you ordinarily would and always lay it bark side up". One of the old SV heads told me that years ago. Dunno why, but by gosh it works, or always did for me.

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K36/K37	Doiuglas van Veelen	January 05, 2001 08:05AM
Re: K36/K37	Earl Knoob	January 05, 2001 09:10AM
Re: K36/K37 firing differences	Fred T	January 05, 2001 10:06AM
big difference	El "idiot stick" Coke	January 05, 2001 01:08PM
Re: big difference	Fred T	January 05, 2001 01:32PM
Re: K36/K37 firing differences	Earl	January 05, 2001 01:19PM
I must be spoiled	James R. Temple	January 05, 2001 02:43PM
Re: I must be spoiled	Earl	January 05, 2001 05:26PM
Re: I must be spoiled	Mike Ramsey	January 07, 2001 11:57AM
Wood burners are too much work	Earl	January 07, 2001 02:12PM
Propane & CNG	James R. Temple	January 07, 2001 02:51PM
Re: Propane & CNG	James D. Hefner	January 08, 2001 09:31AM
Re: Propane & CNG	Mikky	January 08, 2001 01:40PM
Re: Propane & CNG	Earl Knoob	January 08, 2001 07:06PM
Re: Propane & CNG	Mikky	January 08, 2001 07:38PM
Re: CNG, another advantage	Frad T	January 10, 2001 02:49PM
Re: Propane & CNG	James D. Hefner	January 15, 2001 12:16PM
Re: Propane & CNG	Mikky	January 15, 2001 09:05PM
Earl, You should	RBrinton	January 07, 2001 04:02PM
The oil fireman speaks	James R. Temple	January 07, 2001 07:03PM
Firing With Wet Wood	Boomer	January 07, 2001 08:55PM
Re: Earl, You should	J. B. Bane	January 07, 2001 09:39PM
Re: Eye opener !	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	January 07, 2001 11:30PM
Re: Eye opener !	J.B. Bane	January 08, 2001 10:24AM
Re:# 118 Is better	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	January 08, 2001 11:54AM
Re:# 118 Is better	Chris	January 09, 2001 10:44AM
Re:# 118 Is better	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	January 09, 2001 05:37PM
Re:# 118 Is better	J.B.Bane (SVRy)	January 09, 2001 07:53PM
Re:# 118 Is better	J.No offence Bane	January 09, 2001 10:01PM
Reriming	Mikky	January 09, 2001 11:27PM
A primer on Priming	Mikky	January 10, 2001 12:20AM
Re: A primer on Priming	El Jugo	January 11, 2001 02:09PM
Re: A primer on Priming	Mikky	January 11, 2001 06:23PM
Re:wood lag	Mikky	January 09, 2001 11:16PM
Re:wood lag	Oil Czar(Jerry Huck SVRy)	January 09, 2001 11:39PM
Re:wood lag	Mikky	January 10, 2001 03:11AM
Re:wood lag	Bruce R. Pier	January 10, 2001 06:32PM
Re:wood lag	Mikky	January 10, 2001 10:46PM
Re:wood lag	Bruce R. Pier	January 10, 2001 11:55PM
Re:bad coal	Mikky	January 11, 2001 12:35AM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Dan Markoff	January 08, 2001 07:59PM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Brian Norden	January 10, 2001 08:17PM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Mikky	January 11, 2001 12:39AM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Tallow pot	January 11, 2001 08:05AM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Mikky	January 11, 2001 10:47AM
Re: Wood burners are too much work	Brian Norden	January 11, 2001 07:00PM
Hand firing vs Stokers	RichB	January 06, 2001 10:50AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Earl Knoob	January 06, 2001 12:45PM
Flying water	RichB	January 06, 2001 05:42PM
Re: Flying water	Earl	January 06, 2001 06:01PM
Re: Flying water	Mikky	January 06, 2001 08:45PM
Re: Flying water	Michael Allen	January 08, 2001 07:55PM
Re: Flying water	Mikky	January 10, 2001 04:18AM
Re: Flying water	Michael Allen	January 10, 2001 08:51AM
Re: Flying water	Steve C	January 11, 2001 01:13AM
Re: Flying water	Douglas van Veelen	January 12, 2001 02:39AM
Flying water is right.	T.E. Scott Jr.	January 11, 2001 02:51PM
Re: Flying water is right.	G. W. Laepple	January 12, 2001 05:27AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Herb Kelsey	January 07, 2001 01:45AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Chile John	January 07, 2001 07:20AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Henry K. Porter	January 07, 2001 10:10AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Earl	January 07, 2001 11:50AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	PRR	January 07, 2001 04:00PM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Henry K. Porter	January 08, 2001 08:54AM
Re: Hand firing vs Stokers	Earl Knoob	January 08, 2001 07:09PM

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