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Messages - dave_dj1

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well I cut about three feet off my fish today and stuck it in the cordless drill. It worked! On about two or three of them I was able to push the fish down through, gave them a few spins and cleaned them right out. The really stubborn ones I had to coerce the tape in and slowly spin it until it broke free. I forgot to mention yesterday that I pulled some news paper that I could read out of one of the tubes! It was almost as if they were deliberately plugged them. It's no wonder the owner hated it.  LOL
Thanks for the advice.

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Some of you know I bought a used Hawkin GX10, went to clean the vertical tubes in the back today and 5 of the 9 are plugged solid. I can't get a solid rod down them. I tried putting the brush in the drill but no dice.
I can't seem to find on google an answer as to what chemical will dissolve the solid crap, it's not the sticky phase, more the sooty stage.
I tried gasoline (in a tub), no dice
tried carb cleaner, no dice
tried pb blaster, no dice
tried pepsicola, no dice
????? I'm thinking seriously of lighting a fire in the gas chamber (not the firebox) and plug the ones that are open and see if I can burn it out. I have the unit filled with water as I have been testing for leaks, after a few days so far so good.
Any known chemicals I can pour in and dissolve it?

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Hawken Energy, support only / Re: GX10, how is it after a few years?
« on: April 14, 2017, 12:53:05 PM »
Probably not going to run it in the summer. I'll try it without it and see.I guess it's not like the heat will be wasted.

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Hawken Energy, support only / Re: GX10, how is it after a few years?
« on: April 13, 2017, 05:56:47 PM »
I guess only time will tell. I got the thing home, it's sitting in my yard in my dump trailer. It's a lot heavier than I thought it was going to be. I'm not really sure what to do with it. I haven't decided on a spot for it yet...lol
I'll keep you all posted later on once I get it installed and running.
I do have a quick question regarding installation.
I have hot air heat in my house, no big deal I know. If I come in to the basement wall at the opposite end of the house from where the furnace is will I be OK to run non insulated pex the length of the house (40') walk out ranch with finished basement (dropped ceiling). I guess I could always use some pipe insulation on it. The reason for this is because my garage is on that end and I would use less underground pipe this way.
thanks

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Hawken Energy, support only / Re: GX10, how is it after a few years?
« on: April 11, 2017, 05:07:08 PM »
Thanks everyone, I dragged it home today. Luckily there is a farm right across the street and the guy had a big old payloader and loaded it right on my dump trailer. One day soon I'll clean it up. The tubes are black and cruddy, the guy I bought it from is a scrapper and never used it, he's had it sitting there for almost 2 years and now he'w moving south so needs cash.
The story is the guy that bought it new didn't learn how to run it and had nothing but trouble with it so after one year he stopped using it. It looks about like that happened.
It does have the cat, any ideas on cleaning it or wait until I fire it up and let it clean itself?
I watched one video and they used a cable with a frayed end to clean the tubes along with the vacuum.
Looking forward to experimenting with it. I keep a few years ahead on wood so dry wood shouldn't be a problem.
I will most likely take you up on the offer of lending some advice and tech when the time comes. I figure I have all summer to get the pipe, get a circulator and a HX for in my furnace plennum. I do have a question about heating my domestic, should that be first in line or last in line? The furnace and elec water heater are right next to each other.
Thinking maybe a modine type heater in the garage and use the second set of lines for that? The garage is only about 20 x 22 sort of insulated.
Thanks all,
Dave

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Hawken Energy, support only / Re: GX10, how is it after a few years?
« on: April 10, 2017, 05:25:25 AM »
Thanks Roscoe, short money is $500 bucks. I have a small house, only about 900 sf with finished basement so say 1800, good windows and decent insulation.
I have been heating it with my homebrewed hot air outside stove, it works great but it's close to the house. I was hoping to get the GX10 and move it away from the house (a little piece of mind). It is a gasser too.

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Hawken Energy, support only / GX10, how is it after a few years?
« on: April 04, 2017, 09:18:48 AM »
I have a chance to pick up a slightly used Hawkin Energy GX10 for short money. The guy says it was only used one season. The outside including chimney cap look brand new. He had trouble running it and didn't keep the tubes and cat clean and nothing but trouble with it so he never used it again. For the most part it looks new.
I have read good reviews about the GX10 but they are all older so I am looking for some updated information, who is using one and how do you like it.
Thanks,
Dave

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Home Made / Re: Outdoor Wood Boiler from Junk
« on: April 11, 2014, 03:46:11 PM »
In what way is it not efficient? I would say properly done and insulated properly it's probably as good as most.
I was going to build this exact one but have decided to go the two propane tank model instead (I have the other stuff on hand too).
Keep us posted,
dave

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Home Made / Re: New build plan, looking for suggestions
« on: March 15, 2014, 03:41:12 PM »
sweet! :post:

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Home Made / Re: New build plan, looking for suggestions
« on: March 12, 2014, 01:47:01 PM »
It looks great so far! One thing I would consider doing is adding some sort of feet to help support the rear of the firebox, maybe you could tack them to the floor of the water jacket?

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Home Made / Re: Forced air build
« on: February 17, 2014, 03:10:36 PM »
I like it. Is this outside?
dave

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Home Made / Re: New Build, pics and questions
« on: February 13, 2014, 07:01:08 PM »
Looks nice and it's a nice feeling knowing that you built it yourself isn't it? :)
dave

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Home Made / Re: Rocket Boiler build
« on: January 09, 2014, 11:24:46 AM »
Cool!  :post:

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Home Made / Re: Rocket Boiler build
« on: January 04, 2014, 05:39:09 AM »
Google Garn, it's a huge wood fired boiler, the key is lots of storage for long periods of draw and short periods of firing it.

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