Definitelynotcal1gul

Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6jgizq wrote

I think it might be an optical illusion because I took it from the front. It's pretty straight, just leaning slightly. The connection makes a 90 degree angle with the wall.

How do you like your stove? We've got a second liner in the chimney for a room in the basement that we're probably going to get a 2nd stove for. So I'm shopping around a bit.

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Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6jel3d wrote

Ha! I don't know, it's our first year with a wood stove. No chimney fires yet! I just took a picture of it and posted it on /r/woodstoving/ a few hours ago.

I've been keeping up with the treatment, so the glass and inside of the stove are mostly grey and not black/glassy. So, I think we're doing okay so far.

We do have a thermometer on both the stove and pipe and we've been keeping them in the burn zone. I'm mostly just concerned with running it long/low when we're either asleep or not home. We can only fit maybe 3 or 4 medium logs in the firebox so I doubt we can get 8 hours out of it. But I'd like to maybe be able to go to sleep and wake up without starting fresh.

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Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j6j0wyb wrote

Don't you get a lot of extra creosote leaving it on low all day long? We just started using wood as a "primary" heat source, but I don't want to leave it smoking all day long, and create a chimney problem due to being oxygen-starved.

And yeah, you can revive anything that's glowing relatively easily. One small piece of paper and a couple bits of kindling and you'll have it back to roaring in a few minutes.

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Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j3ymo0g wrote

Well that's great for you. I see accidents all the time at my local traffic circle from people "waiting in the middle" for other folks at a yield sign.

Two or three days ago at a 2 way stop sign near me, I almost witnessed an accident because someone "waved" on oncoming traffic to take a left. Tires screeching and everything from the cross traffic.

So I guess you're lucky! I have absolutely seen accidents caused by "being nice" and ignoring the rules.

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Definitelynotcal1gul t1_j3xl11p wrote

If they don't know the rules they shouldn't be driving.

Most people are terrible drivers, because of the attitude that "people don't need to know the rules".

Waving people through an intersection is a recipe for death. This has nothing to do with "kindness". You're driving a shuttle that can kill people. Follow the rules.

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