Blaze King Princess PI1010A first fire of the year!

I haven't been happier since we installed our Blaze King Princess fireplace insert PI1010A with the catalytic converter in 12/2008. We've gotten great use out of the fireplace as supplemental heat during extreme cold, or 'just cold enough' conditions in early fall / late spring times in northern Minnesota.

Our first fire of the 2012/2013 season was this past weekend (Friday evening - Saturday evening). Here are the totals: 3 boxes of wood burned over a 30+ hour period. One box equals 16x14x12 or about 15 normal split pieces of Bur Oak, Green Ash, American Elm, Basswood and a bit of Box-elder Maple (as a mix). We burned the fire on high heat during the awake periods (6pm - 11pm Friday, and 9am - 5pm Saturday) for about  13 burning hours; other times were set on medium to medium-low heat and burned through the night. From Friday evening 11pm to Saturday morning around 8:30 - 9am, we were left with hot coals with no flame, and the thermostat at the boundary for having the catalytic on vs.off. I put 5-6 new pieces in the firebox, added three sheets of newspaper for primer, and the coals started everything off again. Burned through Saturday evening - loaded the firebox last at 11pm & set to low heat, and checked it Sunday morning at 9am. Coals were still hot and 'opened' the catalytic converter to cool off the firebox. As of 1pm on Sunday, after stirring the coals for the 2nd time the thermostat rose in temp again from the left over coals of the previous 12 hours. The heat retention (and subsequent radiation/dissipation of the heat off the metal) is impressive.

 Overall I am very pleased with the investment we made.

Blyberg Home For Sale - Downstairs Interior Photos

The Blyberg Home is available for sale by owner. This 1883 Italianate Victorian home features 5 bedroom / 3 bath; 3,830 sf finished, + 1,500 sf partial finished attic = 5,300+ SF; National Historic Register #84001631; original hand-carved doors and trim, original solid brass hardware, some original glass windows, built-ins and much character. Due to built-in 'character' and zoning, it is highly suitable for B&B possibility: the property is zoned Residential& Commercial lot.

The investment for this property is $349,999. Contact the owners with the provided info on the right side for more information, or to schedule a walk-thru.

Kitchen Pantry w/ built-ins

Kitchen Pantry w/ built-ins

Kitchen Pantry w/ built-ins

Kitchen / side entry

Kitchen built-in cabinets

Kitchen built-in cabinets

Kitchen built-in cabinets

Kitchen

Kitchen

Living Room

Living Room

Dining room built-in

Dining room

Dining room

Dining room

Dining room

Between Dining & Living Room (bottom of staircase leading upstairs)

Between Dining & Living Room (bottom of staircase leading upstairs)

Living room

Living room - Blaze King Catalytic Fireplace

Living Room

Guest bathroom

Blyberg Home for Sale - Exterior Home Pictures

The Blyberg Home is available for sale by owner. This 1883 Italianate Victorian home features 5 bedroom / 3 bath; 3,830 sf finished, + 1,500 sf partial finished attic = 5,300+ SF; National Historic Register #84001631; original hand-carved doors and trim, original solid brass hardware, some original glass windows, built-ins and much character. Due to built-in 'character' and zoning, it is highly suitable for B&B possibility: the property is zoned Residential& Commercial lot.

The investment for this property is $349,999. Contact the owners with the provided info on the right side for more information, or to schedule a walk-thru.

NE Corner / Front entry with NHR plaque

East side of house and upper garage, looking South

Looking SE towards Hwy 59

Looking NE towards main entry and High School

SE Corner of house - privacy screen & small veggie garden

SW Corner of house looking E toward garage

East side of house & upper yard

East side of house and upper yard

Detail of stone window sill ornamentation

Blyberg Home for Sale - Exterior (Property Perimeter) Pictures

The Blyberg Home is available for sale by owner, situated prominently on a 1.5 acre lot (320' x 208') encompassing an entire city block; the property is zoned as a Residential & Commercial lot.

These below pictures are snapshot of the entire perimeter, looking in towards the property. Mature Bur Oak and Green Ash dominate the tall canopy, with large privacy planting of Colorado Blue Spruce along 5th Ave SW. 

The investment for this property is $349,999. Contact the owners with the provided info on the right side for more information, or to schedule a walk-thru.

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Front entry pillar with brass entry plaque

NE Corner along 5th Ave SW

Main entry along North / NE property

NW corner showing West entrance

West / SW corner with privacy grasses

SW corner showing alley & back entrance

South alley entrance w/ privacy hedge

SE corner of property with alley (w/ 'sledding hill')

SE / East side looking along Hwy 59 looking North

A new approach to home selling...

The Blyberg Home is available for sale by owner, until we find a realtor we want to partner up with. Specifics: This 1883 Italianate Victorian home features 5 bedroom / 3 bath; 3,830 sf finished, + 1,500 sf partial finished attic = 5,300+ SF; situated prominently on a 1.5 acre lot (320' x 208') encompassing an entire city block; National Historic Register #84001631; original hand-carved doors and trim, original solid brass hardware, some original glass windows, built-ins and much character. Due to built-in 'character' and zoning, it is highly suitable for B&B possibility: the property is zoned Residential& Commercial lot.

Located in Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 within Otter Tail County, MN contains 10,000 lakes: Otter Tail County contains 1,048 lakes (more than any county in the US). Pelican Rapids is well-known as a quiet yet vibrant summertime ‘Lakes Country’ destination. 45 minutes from Fargo, ND: 3.0% unemployment rate (lowest in nation 6/2012).

The investment for this property is $349,999. Contact the owners with the provided info on the right side for more information, or to schedule a walk-thru.