Low budget wood stove conversions are always difficult to stabilize. Yet so many seem to want to do this type of conversion. I have suggested that while a wood stove can be converted…it is almost impossible to safely convert it to use both wvo and wood at the same time. WVO can fairly simply be […]
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Crawlspace Strategy… The PlenWood System
If you are going to have a crawlspace, then consider using some variation on what it called the “Plenwood System” This was promoted by most of the big wood producer associations around the US. It is really a good system, but it didn’t go over well, because 1) they didn’t really promote it hardly at […]
Smoke detector still pinging after replacing the battery
I have a First Alert smoke detector which was purchased earlier this year. Can’t find the manual. I just replaced the 9 volt battery with a brand new battery from a sealed package (Panasonic alkaline plus 9V – number on the bottom says 01 2014) and the detector is still making that noise it makes […]