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Just lit the Fireview - 10/31/2026

Discussion in 'Modern EPA Stoves and Fireplaces' started by Oldhippie, Oct 31, 2026 at 10:08 PM.

  1. Oldhippie

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    I would usually use a little more oil. But now oil costs much more than last year. So I'll burn a little more; I'm on the 3-year plan, so I can deal with it. But hopefully I won't have to go 24/7 for a while. 32'F today/tonight; tomorrow it's 40s by noon, so maybe morning fire, and let it die. PITA

    But here in New England, it's 5 months of cold. Hopefully I'll get some skiing in a few days a week.

    Pretty though, with the Fireview with Ghost Flames,

    oldhippie, aka Steve
     
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    Good to see ya post’n Steve. Miss your contributions to the what are you listening to thread.
    I’ve only had 3 fires so far and none were reloaded. Same predicament here too. Oil is too high to use so trying our best to avoid using any.
     
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    I’d burn all the wood I could before turning the oil on!
     
  4. Oldhippie

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    I'll get back to that. I've been pulling out some older albums recently. I've also been adding some 60s~70s albums that I just couldn't buy then, I just couldn't buy them all.
     
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    I should have more wood, and I could for free with the acres I have. I recently took down several big dead ash trees and a couple of 90-foot pines before they took my roof off. But I have other work and fun I like to have and the oil wasn't that bad in years past, not like it is now.
     
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    My wife runs the washer and dryer almost every day, and that uses oil, along with the dishwasher.