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Equipment / Anyone run Efco chainsaw?
« on: December 14, 2013, 09:51:22 PM »
One of our box stores in the area had two boxes that have been sitting on the shelf since early November labeled "display" and were both Efco 3500 chainsaws. When I bought my big saw (Stihl 660 Mag) last year, I had researched the larger Efco saws and there were a bunch of positive reviews of them. The 3500's in the store sold for $250 ea and they had marked them down to $199. The manager saw me looking at them and asked if I was interested and I said not at that price. A friend and I offered them $150 ea if we bought both and to our surprise, they said yes.
After unpacking them, I am not all that impressed, they seem to be put together awfully cheap. Also need tools to get to the air filter which I predict will be a pain in the rear. And, although they are advertised as a mid size saw, it seems pretty small. Maybe I am spoiled by my Stihl's? Anyone have one of these and what do you think of them?
After unpacking them, I am not all that impressed, they seem to be put together awfully cheap. Also need tools to get to the air filter which I predict will be a pain in the rear. And, although they are advertised as a mid size saw, it seems pretty small. Maybe I am spoiled by my Stihl's? Anyone have one of these and what do you think of them?
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Equipment / Boiler Fill Water Nurse Tank
« on: December 05, 2013, 10:03:35 PM »
I have really hard well water at the house. When I put my boiler in, the lab called my water "liquid rock" 
and did not recommend I fill the system with it. I ended up hauling water from town and had to figure out a way to top off with the same hauled in water during the heating season. I built this nurse tank and added an inlet on the outside of the boiler with garden hose threads. Basically I hook the nurse tank to the inlet to top off the boiler. I bought the pump at Harbor Freight ($40), the 15 gal tank at an auction ($1), a used washing machine fill hose, and a few plumbing supplies and scrap plywood. I have $50-60 in it and haul water 5 gallons at a time to refill the nurse tank. I store it inside my heated shop and wheel it out to the boiler with a 2 wheeled cart when necessary. I also add some corrosion inhibitor to it to keep the levels up in the stove. works pretty well and something I did not think of, I keep much better track of how much water I have to add to the system.
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and did not recommend I fill the system with it. I ended up hauling water from town and had to figure out a way to top off with the same hauled in water during the heating season. I built this nurse tank and added an inlet on the outside of the boiler with garden hose threads. Basically I hook the nurse tank to the inlet to top off the boiler. I bought the pump at Harbor Freight ($40), the 15 gal tank at an auction ($1), a used washing machine fill hose, and a few plumbing supplies and scrap plywood. I have $50-60 in it and haul water 5 gallons at a time to refill the nurse tank. I store it inside my heated shop and wheel it out to the boiler with a 2 wheeled cart when necessary. I also add some corrosion inhibitor to it to keep the levels up in the stove. works pretty well and something I did not think of, I keep much better track of how much water I have to add to the system.[attachment deleted by admin for space issues]
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Shaver Furnace / Sagging Shaver Door
« on: November 29, 2013, 06:38:29 AM »
My shaver door hinges were only two 5/16 bolts. I think my main reason for the door gasket coming apart was the north/south movement of the door when opening it at least a couple of times a day. I found a solution, I took a single piece of solid steel rod longer than the distance between the hinges, drilled out the holes 1/32 larger than the rod in the stove hinges and slid the rod thru both hinges. Really made the door function much better. I can post a picture if anyone needs to see the fix.
I am new to the forum and am starting my 2nd season heating with this Shaver but have been reading on it for over a year now. I see all of the negative posts about Shaver but so far so good for me.
I learned a bunch of tips last year from this site with my install. thanks!
I am new to the forum and am starting my 2nd season heating with this Shaver but have been reading on it for over a year now. I see all of the negative posts about Shaver but so far so good for me.
I learned a bunch of tips last year from this site with my install. thanks!
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