Almost 2 weeks ago I had green light Prostate surgery and every thing was healing good then on Thursday I did something! DUMB! Doctors new orders are do nothing and that includes laundry and anything to do with the boiler. The boiler needed cleaning so Woodwidow to the rescue. Vacuuming out the top of the heat exchanger. The top of the fire tubes . Why not clean the chimney? Putting the clean out plug back in place. Lighting the fire . The beginning of the fire. Thank you, Woodwidow!
I don't know if I like this thread even though I edited it. I definitely don't look my glamorous best. Fat clothes are the only thing I have for dirty jobs like this. But it was fun learning how to do the job.
Rest easy Allan and get better. It looks like she has things well in hand. You two make a good team. Not the first time she has been on the roof if I recall. That start up fire looks great btw.
Sexiest chimney sweep I've ever seen ! Great job. Awesome team work ! Big silver thing on the right of the first picture an insulated water tank ? Allen, enough being dumb ! Sit ! Stay !
Insulated heat bank (storage tank). The insulation was protected by 1/4" plywood, but the plywood was 1/8" too close to the loading door on the boiler so the aluminum covering gave the necessary clearance to combustibles. The Jetstream, our second boiler connected to storage has been in place for over 30 years. The first had different dimensions and clearances were not as tight. Dumb correct! Sit! Stay! I understand!
Yea allen You are in good hands. We will quit worrying about you. We could take a collection & send WW a taser to use .
As you already know CI...she's a keeper. Any woman that knows how to bake and still take care of stove tending.
I guess I could tie him to the bed but!!!!! it is a family thread. Taser sounds good but there is a rubber hammer in the basement if I need it to settle him down.
Sometimes it's necessary for the woman/wife to do some of the cleaning chores. You two make an awesome team!! Thanks for sharing! My wife has finally started cleaning/running our stoves this year. She resisted for quite some time. But now that she has done it, understands it, and can duplicate it? She says she feels safer
After 40 years of burning and complaining about the dust and mess, we remodeled our kitchen and my wife kept waffling about the corner where the table had always been. We moved it to the dinning room. After the remodel was all done, I asked....so what are we going to do with the empty corner. She exclaims, I want my own little wood stove in that corner. I almost fell over. So, I got busy and after her approval installed the the little Hampton 200. So now we have 2 wood stoves. Although she still claims the Hampton in the kitchen is hers, I seem to get to take care of it. That is OK, because it is just double the pleasure. So, wife's always get there way. lol. Here is HER STOVE.
Just love the stove. Show her the cooking threads and with a stove like that you are going to be getting some awesome stews and soups cooked on it. Grizzly Adam and others use their stoves a lot.
A very nice install! I'M GLAD for you SHE GOT HER WAY! The name Hampton for "her" stove is interesting. Our Jetstream Boiler was originally made by Hampton Technologys.
