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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / BUILDING MY OWN OWB...NEED TIPS!!!
« on: December 16, 2014, 10:06:51 AM »
hello everyone,
I have a 500 gallon oil tank (1/4 thick) and a 500 Gallon Propane tank (3/8 thick). The Diameter of the oil tank is much larger than that of the propane tank. The oil tank is shorter, propane tank is narrower and longer. Oil tank will serve as my water jacket and propane tank as my firebox. I have everything i need as far as design but i have one simple thing im unsure of:
HOW WOULD YOU MOUNT THE FIREBOX INSIDE OF THE WATER JACKET??? they are both cylinders.
thanks...any pics or input would be great!!!!!!
I have a 500 gallon oil tank (1/4 thick) and a 500 Gallon Propane tank (3/8 thick). The Diameter of the oil tank is much larger than that of the propane tank. The oil tank is shorter, propane tank is narrower and longer. Oil tank will serve as my water jacket and propane tank as my firebox. I have everything i need as far as design but i have one simple thing im unsure of:
HOW WOULD YOU MOUNT THE FIREBOX INSIDE OF THE WATER JACKET??? they are both cylinders.
thanks...any pics or input would be great!!!!!!
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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / High Limit Temp and differential Changes?????
« on: December 15, 2014, 03:55:14 AM »
Question for the forum:
Who here has raised their high limit? I currently have mine set at at L:165-H:175. I have notices that the natural draft system takes way longer to recover and my water temp will get down to 150 before beginning to make a climb. What temps are others running out there??? im curious to know??? Im running baseboard water heaters in my 1500 sqft home.
Also, is it normal to here the water boiling inside the stove??? I have never had a boil over and my temp never goes above 175, but it is loud standing next the boiler before it reaches its high limit. Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this.
Thanks,
Dylan
Who here has raised their high limit? I currently have mine set at at L:165-H:175. I have notices that the natural draft system takes way longer to recover and my water temp will get down to 150 before beginning to make a climb. What temps are others running out there??? im curious to know??? Im running baseboard water heaters in my 1500 sqft home.
Also, is it normal to here the water boiling inside the stove??? I have never had a boil over and my temp never goes above 175, but it is loud standing next the boiler before it reaches its high limit. Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this.
Thanks,
Dylan
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Heatmor / 409 SS vs. Mild Steel
« on: December 13, 2014, 07:24:28 AM »
Hey guys,
I am looking to upgrading to bigger boiler for next season. We plan on adding another dog kennel facility and our current OWB wont be enough. I currently am running a TimberWolf 5000. all 1/4 mild steel running on natural convection. My neighbor has a Heatmore. Im guessing its the 400, the things is huge. He is 70yrs old and is on his 12th year with the stove with ZERO issues. I walk over and load a nice 4ft log for him in once per day. Its seems to be a very efficient and well running stove for him. I am was very weary of anything made of SS, but seeing him stove in action and hearing his word on how good its been on him has changed my mind a bit. Ive been dead set on only mild steel construction for years, until now. CAN ANYONE ELSE PLEASE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR UNITS?? good and bad? anyone leaking or cracking issues with the SS?
Thanks in advance!
Dylan
I am looking to upgrading to bigger boiler for next season. We plan on adding another dog kennel facility and our current OWB wont be enough. I currently am running a TimberWolf 5000. all 1/4 mild steel running on natural convection. My neighbor has a Heatmore. Im guessing its the 400, the things is huge. He is 70yrs old and is on his 12th year with the stove with ZERO issues. I walk over and load a nice 4ft log for him in once per day. Its seems to be a very efficient and well running stove for him. I am was very weary of anything made of SS, but seeing him stove in action and hearing his word on how good its been on him has changed my mind a bit. Ive been dead set on only mild steel construction for years, until now. CAN ANYONE ELSE PLEASE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR UNITS?? good and bad? anyone leaking or cracking issues with the SS?
Thanks in advance!
Dylan
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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Modification to Draft Door
« on: December 09, 2014, 07:32:46 AM »
Hey All,
I am brand new to this board. I have a TimberWolf 5000 series OWB. it is Michigan made and very similar to the Ridgewood Stove. It operates off natural convection via a draft door at the front of the unit. I am wanting to install a blower fan with a draft door on the fan. That way I can run either blower fan (when i am burning more green wood, which i have a ton of this year), or the draft door (when burning dry seasoned wood). The reason I am hoping to do this is because I have notices that unless i am burning really dry seasoned wood, the fire takes 30 min or so to start sometimes after te draft door opens. My High temp is set at 170 and low at 165. And sometimes by the time the fire catches, my low temp is all the way down to 150. Just wanted some advice from some season veterans, and would love to know if anyone has every done this modification (im sure someone has)
Thanks,
Dylan
I am brand new to this board. I have a TimberWolf 5000 series OWB. it is Michigan made and very similar to the Ridgewood Stove. It operates off natural convection via a draft door at the front of the unit. I am wanting to install a blower fan with a draft door on the fan. That way I can run either blower fan (when i am burning more green wood, which i have a ton of this year), or the draft door (when burning dry seasoned wood). The reason I am hoping to do this is because I have notices that unless i am burning really dry seasoned wood, the fire takes 30 min or so to start sometimes after te draft door opens. My High temp is set at 170 and low at 165. And sometimes by the time the fire catches, my low temp is all the way down to 150. Just wanted some advice from some season veterans, and would love to know if anyone has every done this modification (im sure someone has)
Thanks,
Dylan