tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post4464301161126293249..comments2024-03-29T01:25:20.059-07:00Comments on Powell River Books Blog: Woodstove Rotating Chimney CapPowell River Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-74097668973045341852016-03-05T19:07:47.504-08:002016-03-05T19:07:47.504-08:00Thanks for linking up this week to the Homestead B...Thanks for linking up this week to the Homestead Blog Hop! Great post!Jenn Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936699095995793960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-48056537427773547162016-03-03T09:03:38.735-08:002016-03-03T09:03:38.735-08:00Because of the placement of our chimney our blow b...Because of the placement of our chimney our blow back problem is worse. I'm with you, love a wood burning stove. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-44322692569059105492016-03-03T09:02:48.130-08:002016-03-03T09:02:48.130-08:00We love it, but keep water going to counteract the...We love it, but keep water going to counteract the dry air. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-11170329214607999192016-03-03T09:02:22.004-08:002016-03-03T09:02:22.004-08:00Good for you. Getting wood at a reasonable price c...Good for you. Getting wood at a reasonable price can be a challenge. Nothing better than a woodstove when you live on the water. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-38845657306309235982016-03-03T09:01:10.862-08:002016-03-03T09:01:10.862-08:00I remember having a wood fireplace when I was a ki...I remember having a wood fireplace when I was a kid. It was in SoCal (Compton). After that the houses all had gas instead. - Margy Powell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-90658272449854763102016-03-03T09:00:06.091-08:002016-03-03T09:00:06.091-08:00The best way to go. - MargyThe best way to go. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-57050587113291020932016-03-03T08:59:48.615-08:002016-03-03T08:59:48.615-08:00Cleaning the chimney is so important. We clean our...Cleaning the chimney is so important. We clean ours several times each season because we use it so much. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-46997166060877245072016-03-03T08:58:58.937-08:002016-03-03T08:58:58.937-08:00They still allow wood heat in our town, and of cou...They still allow wood heat in our town, and of course at the cabin it's unregulated. Some cities have banned smoke. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-51974506231510086232016-03-03T08:57:20.737-08:002016-03-03T08:57:20.737-08:00Only in spurts so we can be lazy in front of the f...Only in spurts so we can be lazy in front of the fire. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-53633183454436692522016-03-03T08:57:01.084-08:002016-03-03T08:57:01.084-08:00I hate when smoke gets in the cabin, without it we...I hate when smoke gets in the cabin, without it we would get smoked out. Gas is good for town, we have it in our condo. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-79323640956386800092016-03-03T08:55:46.240-08:002016-03-03T08:55:46.240-08:00It was more from the internal creosote to make it ...It was more from the internal creosote to make it disintegrate. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-86826597648344178242016-02-26T17:29:23.726-08:002016-02-26T17:29:23.726-08:00My brother has this problem with his wood stove so...My brother has this problem with his wood stove sometimes, will have to show him this. I like a wood burning stove.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285774814387516190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-15387351492706240492016-02-20T13:27:33.308-08:002016-02-20T13:27:33.308-08:00Wonderful solution. Wood heat is the best.Wonderful solution. Wood heat is the best.Cheryl Harper Textileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789520500207409105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-11005151650190265572016-02-19T23:42:09.202-08:002016-02-19T23:42:09.202-08:00Great idea to have a rotating cap, ours is fixed b...Great idea to have a rotating cap, ours is fixed but luckily we have only had 'blow back' a couple of times. Our son is a tree surgeon, so we have a great supply of logs :) xFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-77864147567877740902016-02-19T21:01:02.456-08:002016-02-19T21:01:02.456-08:00We had a fireplace in S. CA that would blow smoke ...We had a fireplace in S. CA that would blow smoke back - we researched it and found that it just needed a new lintel so my son (in high school) and I put one in - what a messy job that was - but it worked.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-61320455110693113302016-02-19T18:06:13.836-08:002016-02-19T18:06:13.836-08:00Good for you for being so on top of maintenance. W...Good for you for being so on top of maintenance. We are on the better safe than sorry plan with our stove too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-91328791776047999762016-02-19T15:39:08.689-08:002016-02-19T15:39:08.689-08:00Seems it never ends when owning your own home, the...Seems it never ends when owning your own home, the repairs needed to keep the place functioning. I remember my dad used to work on the flue/chimney at our cottage many years ago. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723791871126292717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-80566741235895826182016-02-19T11:19:10.590-08:002016-02-19T11:19:10.590-08:00We do part of our heating with an antique wood coo...We do part of our heating with an antique wood cook stove that we restored. We, too, get strong winds here and had to have a wind band added to our stove pipe chimney to help keep downdrafts away. We love that nice warm heat in the mornings and evenings. 2 Trampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721390235821161265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-72055729420458143652016-02-19T10:43:10.363-08:002016-02-19T10:43:10.363-08:00You folks work so hard!You folks work so hard!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-17179752946102963192016-02-19T10:31:30.852-08:002016-02-19T10:31:30.852-08:00That's a great addition to the pipes on your w...That's a great addition to the pipes on your wood stove. We used to heat by wood in our other house, but not anymore. We're very lazy now and have a natural gas furnace and a natural gas fireplace :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-11684502566192461542016-02-19T09:51:11.488-08:002016-02-19T09:51:11.488-08:00That is very interesting. The environment has sur...That is very interesting. The environment has sure taken a toll on the cap.<br />MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.com