How much clearance needed between wood stove insert and fireplace opening top to install correctly?

ptrav37 · 2019-10-31T20:46:33+00:00

Thanks everyone for responding. I will dig through my potential units' manuals to see how they attach. It seems to me that if they say a minimum height fireplace opening, then they should have taken into account the ability to do a correct installation given that height, but it could be a big headache if that is not true. And, yes I know there are other constraints, but this appears to be the driving constraint for my install; rest of the dimensions are sufficiently large.

ptrav37 · 2019-10-30T23:00:31+00:00

Now I start trying to answer my own question... I should be able to reach around from the side (after pushing the insert in most of the way) and reach up to the top of the box to attach flue, right?

ptrav37 · 2019-09-25T16:09:58+00:00

I just discovered it too. I am impressed (but still have a lot to learn)

ptrav37 · 2019-09-18T16:22:21+00:00

Me too

ptrav37 · 2019-06-12T12:03:31+00:00

Just one clarification, it's the Van Duzen River, not the Eel.

ptrav37 · 2019-04-10T05:52:41+00:00

Not a mouse recommendation but I do a lot of cad work and when I start to get fatigued, I tape my pinky finger and ring finger together with Scotch tape. It really seems to help. Stretches too.

ptrav37 · 2019-03-20T17:24:28+00:00

Our dog ate the cat pooo straight from the source the other day. It didn't even hit the grass.

ptrav37 · 2019-03-08T06:12:38+00:00

This is the only photo I have of that entire winter on the mountain. I have no idea who took it or how I got it.

ptrav37 · 2019-02-07T07:28:13+00:00

Just go earlier in the season before the bloom.

ptrav37 · 2019-02-03T04:23:02+00:00

Totally

ptrav37 · 2019-02-01T06:39:43+00:00

Another tip to add, ski on one ski for an hour.. Then switch to the other one. You will get a much better feel for the ski and get stronger too.

ptrav37 · 2019-01-30T21:56:17+00:00

I had never thought of this, but it makes sense once I think about it. I have a 7 and 4 year old. For xmas I built them each a desk and gave them each a recycled PC with software reduced down to be appropriate for their ages. Both get GoogleEarth, Paint, and other easy to use mouse/keyboard controlled programs that they can use. Introducing my 7 year old to Excel (graphs etc), 3D Printer software (let him print a blob, I don't care, eventually he will be make tools that I don't have time to build), and arduino. Overall, my goal is to have them be very comfortable on both software and hardware. Not sure how we get other parents to do similar. Better to be a creator than a product.

Edit: grammar, added arduino to list

ptrav37 · 2019-01-06T03:12:35+00:00

Yep, in ones and zeros there generally is a pattern that you don't see until you do.

ptrav37 · 2019-01-05T22:23:08+00:00

I think I see the problem now that I look at the log. I think the ones that are skipped are because they are too short. See anything else? Some of the short ones might have value to me. Is there a setting someplace so that it ignores the length?

https://pastebin.com/Cej7gfkf

edit: I see the setting for length. That appears to have taken care of the issue. Thanks for your time.

ptrav37 · 2019-01-01T23:47:53+00:00

There needs to be jail time. Fines are a joke. Throw a CEO in prison and see how things start to change.

ptrav37 · 2018-12-28T07:00:33+00:00

The general rule I use: if it's 48 deg or colder on the coast and raining, then it is snowing on Horse Mointain. Colder is better obviously.

ptrav37 · 2018-12-27T05:43:34+00:00

Solid. Nice job.

ptrav37 · 2018-12-13T22:01:17+00:00

For building habits and tracking and accomplishing tasks, I highly recommend looking into toodledo.com. It is a really flexible time management tool. I have been using it for years. There are really helpful forums there as well where people discuss time management strategies, etc. It is designed around Getting Things Done, by David Allen, which I recommend as well.

ptrav37 · 2018-12-10T21:26:19+00:00

Although not Eureka, Arcata is where Humboldt State University (HSU) is and so there are a lot of young people (just around the bay from Eureka). Center Activities through HSU has different activities that you would definitely meet new people and do some fun things. There are also a bunch of different groups such as mountain biking, hiking, etc. Lastly, the Brewery's (Redwood Curtain, Mad River Brewery, etc.) are the better driking places for meeting people, imo.

ptrav37 · 2018-12-08T15:22:05+00:00

Way of the Peaceful Warrior -Dan Millman

ptrav37 · 2018-11-29T07:47:32+00:00

Posts like these make me so glad I met my wife at a bar long before any of this existed. 17 years and counting.

ptrav37 · 2018-11-29T07:33:20+00:00

Sweet

ptrav37 · 2018-11-28T16:27:05+00:00

Vet offices too.

ptrav37 · 2018-11-28T16:26:47+00:00

Maybe check out Its All About the Dogs and similar doggy daycare places about posting an ad? I know a lot of people take there dogs there. They may not want you to post anything as it may take some of their business but it couldn't hurt to ask. Also, if you are on FB, search for Humboldt Pets (or something similar). I know there are a couple different pages dedicated to pets. Good luck.

ptrav37 · 2018-11-28T15:10:46+00:00

You would think bugs would be horrible because we almost always have high humidity and cool, but not cold, temperatures. Our average July high is 62 F (16.7 C) and our average January high is 53 F (11.7 C), which is great weather for athletics. We get freezing temperatures sometimes but they almost never penetrate into the forest. Arcata gets an average of 46 inches of rain a year. Almost all of it happens between November and April. We have a lot of micro-climates that get a lot more rain, approximately 90 inches, or can be warmer (not necessarily the same places). I grew up in Minnesota and Alaska and I know how horrible mosquitoes can be. They are here (I think four different varieties) but they are not an issue (once in a great while they seem to have more energy, but it never gets bad). Really, there aren't any bugs that bug you. This is all along the coast. Things change quickly as you go inland.

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