Post B2Vm1ugYVQuM91NbVo by ThatCrazyDude@noauthority.social
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 (DIR) Post #B2VjWclGtftJfXXQA4 by Woodbutcher@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T13:23:24Z
       
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       2 degrees outside this morning . Wood stove will get a workout for sure . We are stocked and ready
       
 (DIR) Post #B2Vk8VJ93e7xYXRcwa by ThatCrazyDude@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T13:30:15Z
       
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       @Woodbutcher you showed a cast iron stove into the fireplace? Well, I suppose whatever works for ya. But you know, you can get a proper fireplace inserts for about the same money. They even make those with water jackets so you can distribute the heat throughout the house. Just saying ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #B2Vkl58CJceffGieyO by Woodbutcher@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T13:37:13Z
       
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       @ThatCrazyDude at the time when we had gotten this there was not an insert that would fit in the space that had the equivalent b.t.u. rating
       
 (DIR) Post #B2Vm1ugYVQuM91NbVo by ThatCrazyDude@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T13:51:29Z
       
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       @Woodbutcher well, they're never very efficient. But then, neither are wood burning stoves. Most of the heat will always escape through the chimney no matter what you do. But you can recover some if you have a heat exchanger that heats water, or something along those lines ;)
       
 (DIR) Post #B2VmxPGxSLh1Vzp03k by Thickasabrick@poa.st
       2026-01-21T14:01:50.875425Z
       
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       @Woodbutcher Sure beats buying propane when you live in the middle of nowhere....and fuel in the form of wood is plentiful....
       
 (DIR) Post #B2WAJPjQj9nQFvbOTI by souldessin@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T18:23:32Z
       
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       @ThatCrazyDude @Woodbutcher Rocket Mass for the win!I actually knew someone who put one in a very cold and leaky trailer and on one of the coldest nights after burning just a very little bit. It was still putting off heat in the morning.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2WGab0OfHOhru79MW by ThatCrazyDude@noauthority.social
       2026-01-21T19:33:53Z
       
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       @Woodbutcher @souldessin yeah, I know. I have one in the garage and it works great. I'm just saying that efficiency is always low with those because most of the heat is being carried away with smoke. Then again, wood is cheap, so who cares ;)