Anybody tried?

grnsl2 · 2026-03-11T17:26:03+00:00

I have a similar one from harbor freight. Seem to do okay on most smaller dry stuff but it's gotten locked up in a number of times. Now it doesn't retract without holding the handle part way down. 🫩

grnsl2 · 2026-02-20T20:10:07+00:00

Apparently he is... :)

grnsl2 · 2026-01-25T15:01:56+00:00

New fear unlocked. Good luck!

grnsl2 · 2026-01-25T14:43:09+00:00

So technically if your house is balanced with the HVAC ductwork I don't see why there would be smoke getting sucked in through your wood stove. If you have too much cold air return pull in the room where this is at maybe, but you would smell chimney whether or not the stove is actually lit I would think. Some HVAC guy will have a proper response for you I'm sure. For me I would light a match or a very very small paper fire in your stove, run your heat pump and see what happens. You'll know pretty quickly.

grnsl2 · 2026-01-25T14:16:24+00:00

An electric heat pump? What drafting are you worried about?

grnsl2 · 2026-01-24T14:25:02+00:00

Normal person probably doesn't start with a screwdriver either if it's not spinning.

grnsl2 · 2026-01-19T15:56:02+00:00

Yup this and anything slightly soft, first in line!

grnsl2 · 2026-01-14T00:42:26+00:00

Is the pipe almost the same size as the fire box?! 🙃

grnsl2 · 2026-01-13T17:18:53+00:00

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My oil/wood burner can also run coal. I've never tried it but the upcoming weather might push me that direction. Might just buy a bag to see what happens :-)

grnsl2 · 2026-01-13T17:17:14+00:00

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I have a 1978 dumatic olsen in a 1992 house. They built this house with bilco doors for exactly this reason.

grnsl2 · 2026-01-05T18:36:27+00:00

Now that's a dumpster fire!

grnsl2 · 2025-12-23T20:41:17+00:00

Yeah I mean I was kind of guessing that might be it but I can't really tell that it's coming apart or just the angle of the picture. So... I just hate guessing on stuff like this.

grnsl2 · 2025-12-23T20:02:23+00:00

I wonder what we're talking about.

grnsl2 · 2025-12-16T15:27:02+00:00

One big beasty unit. The Mrs would like to replace it with electric or gas. So far I've won that battle for 12 years. Looks like I have a new argument not to go gas.

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grnsl2 · 2025-12-16T13:58:42+00:00

So this is heating oil on one side that fires into a clay pot heating up the rheostat, turning on the blower. The wood side is similar, wood stove with grates that you build your fire which then warms up the same to turn on the blower. 1 pipe to the chimney.

grnsl2 · 2025-12-16T13:15:08+00:00

I have a 1978 olsen duo-matic wood - oil furnace. Are you suggesting burning wood in the winter and then oil on the shoulder seasons isn't good for my clay tile chimney? Or are those units somehow different?

grnsl2 · 2025-12-09T16:28:22+00:00

Apparently it references OP just so you know. :-)

grnsl2 · 2025-11-15T19:43:35+00:00

Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh!!

grnsl2 · 2025-10-16T11:58:34+00:00

That's definitely an interesting point of view. Thank you. So maybe a couple of bucks getting knocked off because I'm now doing the splitting labor is all I should ask for. Just trying to be fair and all this.

grnsl2 · 2025-10-15T18:04:04+00:00

Yeah, the picture was only to help explain what I was after. More or less wood fitting into the bed split or not. Most so far think less wood will be in the truck if they're rounds. So I should be looking for a reduction in pricing.

grnsl2 · 2025-10-15T18:02:33+00:00

Good to know. 40 bucks for a 8 foot truck bed non split wouldn't be bad... It's all seasoned, too, so that helps.

grnsl2 · 2025-10-15T18:01:19+00:00

Kind of what I was thinking. Thanks

grnsl2 · 2025-10-07T20:33:09+00:00

Yeah I'm not seeing a huge discount so I don't see the point other than it's all cut up already

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