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We had an Ashley wood stove in the dining room.
It was the only source of heat we had.
Our kitchen was always cold, the upstairs was always freezing, the living room was just right, and the dining room was probably 90 plus degrees!
What a great childhood. Dad taught me how to run the Mac 10-10 when I was about 11 or 12. Most times he would cut and myself and my brothers would split and stack to fill our old John Deere manure spreader. We  had an endless supply of dead Elm back then. We didn't have a splitter, just mauls and wedges. Swinging an 8lb maul splitting Elm was not fun, but we all learned the value of hard work and teamwork.

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General Discussion / Re: Ouch
« on: February 27, 2016, 05:05:34 PM »


I refuse to buy a “NEW” vehicle when they are gonna start rusting out in less than 10 years anyways.

I'm with ya there. My '05 2500 Dodge diesel has small holes rusted through behind both front tires, drivers side rocker panel, and it looks like the cab corners aren't far behind.
It's been a very reliable pickup, but I expected it's body to last for at least 300k miles(just over 200k now).

Oh well, I'm sure my wife would have liked to get a bunch more miles outta me before my body went south!

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Portage & Main / Re: Twins?: P&M EGR250 & Polar Furnace G3
« on: January 28, 2016, 03:06:18 PM »
I am looking forward to what martyinmi has to say later today.

You covered everything that martyinmi (that's me) had to say, plus a whole bunch more! :thumbup:

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Portage & Main / Re: Twins?: P&M EGR250 & Polar Furnace G3
« on: January 26, 2016, 08:26:54 PM »
The only things that similar about these two boilers are:

1) They are both Canadian made.

2) They are both gassers.

It's past my bedtime right now, but if anyone is interested, I'll post the important differences between the two tomorrow evening.

And yes, the EGR250 easily passed testing.

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Portage & Main / Re: Ash plugging the nozzle?
« on: January 18, 2016, 02:50:39 PM »
I really don't think this problem is a wood species problem at all. I've burned a crap ton of dead Elm in my stove and I've not noticed my boiler behaving any differently than with any other species.
 My nozzle used to partially plug once or twice a year as described, but I've always attributed it to dirty wood(think "muck" from the woods).
I take the hoe that came with my boiler and poke it's opposite end through the nozzle and make sure it is thoroughly clean at least once a day now. Problem solved.
I know the folks at P&M don't want us poking anything through the nozzle, but I don't really care.
I use nozzles made by KarlK, and they last almost twice as long as the ones from P&M. They aren't nearly as susceptible to damage.

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Central Boiler / Re: Edge
« on: January 14, 2016, 06:32:29 PM »
Finally got the chance to see my friend's Edge up and running.
He'd added wood about an hour prior to my arrival. It was cycling when I walked up to it.
Very impressive! Positively no smoke at all. :thumbup: His reaction temperature was 1580*F.
Pointblank, does your reaction chamber continue to climb the longer that you use it?
Mikes started out in the 1200* range 2 weeks ago and continues to climb daily. Is that normal?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Jan 10
« on: January 10, 2016, 07:51:26 PM »
It was 19 F this afternoon. My niece and I took a cpl class and had to spend about 2 hours outside shooting. Neither one of us anticipated the 45 mph wind gusts, but we managed to get through it. Hardest part was trying to fill a 9mm magazine multiple times with frozen fingers (yeah, her favorite uncle filled hers for her too!). We both easily got our certificates. She's only 5'1", 100 lbs, and she handily out-shot her uncle! :thumbup:

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That is a steal!
I was thinking about buying a 10000 before I bought my P&M.
I drove about 80 miles north of me and seen one in action. The owner had had it in operation for a few years heating his greenhouse. He loved it. That thing puts out a tremendous amount of heat.
It was just too big for my heat load.
I think that unit was about $10 or 11k back in 2010.

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HeatMaster / Re: Loading every 8 hours
« on: December 29, 2015, 05:47:08 PM »
That's a LOT of wood!
The firebox on the 5000 holds just over 20 cu.ft. of wood.
If you are filling it 3x daily with only 15 cu.ft., that comes out to roughly a cord every 3 days.
Even if you only put 10 cu.ft. in 3x daily, that would still be a cord in about 4 1/2 days.
That would make it cost prohibitive to heat with wood if you had to buy it...even if you could buy it for $100/cord.
I'd listen to good 'ol Slim on this one and check to see how much heat loss you have from your underground lines.
I have no way of knowing, but I'll bet your heat load isn't that far off from mine(1800 sq.ft. not well insulated-heats like a corn crib).
My boiler holds just over 11 cu.ft., and if I stuff it full of Ash I can easily go 24 hours in the very coldest, windy weather that our mitten state can throw at us. I usually fill it roughly 1/3 - 1/2 full at 6 am and 6 pm.
I use the very best 5 wrap on the market (from Zsupply in Muskegon, Mi), so heat loss is minimal in my 95' run.

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Central Boiler / Re: Edge
« on: December 29, 2015, 05:13:09 PM »
Thanks for your feedback Pointblank!
I really am impressed with the design of the 550, as it kinda follows the KISS slogan. ;D
I'd be real tempted to buy one if I didn't have a spare P&M Optmizer 250 on hand as we speak.
Central Boiler has this unit priced where it should sell like mad.
I am really looking forward to my friend getting his up and running. As far as gassers go, Portage and Main are the most popular in this area.
I've seen CB's 1400 and 2300 in operation, and I think your 550 will not be anywhere as finicky to operate as they are.

A few more questions for ya, if ya don't mind.
What king of heat load are you putting on your boiler? (sq.ft.,insulated well?)
How much less wood does it consume than your old ripple top? (50% less?)
If you fill it completely, will it last 24 hours?

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General Discussion / Re: Meet Stanley
« on: December 27, 2015, 06:20:55 PM »
Don't know whether it's a photographic illusion or not, but it appears as though 'ol Slim may have had his left pointer finger where it hadn't ought to have been at some point in his life! :o

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Fire Wood / Re: Not impressed with Husqvarna 372
« on: December 27, 2015, 06:09:42 PM »
A bud of mine has a Jonsered 2172 (re-badged Husky 372) that he's had for a few years now.
I'm not impressed with it at all-namely it's reliability.
His has been back to his dealer at least 3 or 4 times so far. I don't remember all the issues he's had(ignition and oiler for sure), but none were serious. Jonsered covered everything under warranty.
I have an old McCulloch ProMac 700 that I've ran on the few occasions we've cut together. When his is running good, it's all I can do to keep up with him. Most times, however, it's him who is struggling to keep up with me. The newer Huskys run ALOT of rpm's...or at least they sound like they do. His doesn't 4-stroke out of the cut like all my saws do and it smells hot when he's working it hard. His dealer assures him it's tuned properly, so he doesn't mess with it. He can usually get by me in a smaller log(12" or under), but the 'ol Mac seems to shine when we get into larger logs.
I paid $250 for my 700 about 20 years ago. Other than a new rip cord, carb kit, and 1 or 2 plugs, it's been a very reliable saw.
I think he paid in the neighborhood of $800 for his J-red.
I am so accustomed to running the older saws that the newer ones seem way out of balance to me.
 

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Central Boiler / Re: Edge
« on: December 27, 2015, 05:24:50 PM »
A friend of mine just got one (550) delivered this week. He'll hook it up sometime next week (I plan on going over and supervising!). Very simple design-similar to Portage and Main minus the horizontal tubes. The heat exchange area looks like it might be very hard and time consuming to clean in the event you're forced to burn wetter than ideal wood (you must take panels out from the primary burn chamber to access the heat exchange area).

Anyone using one yet?

I've gotta say....they are priced very competitively on their web site. Not sure what my friend paid for his unit though.

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General Discussion / Re: Benghazi
« on: November 07, 2015, 03:25:16 PM »
Is English your primary language?

Neal

Neal,

Is radical Islam your primary political preference? Or are you perhaps a self-serving Socialist? :-\

And yes Neal, we all know perfectly well why they were killed. The answer to that question should be self evident even to someone of your Anti-American persuasion. The real question should be "how was it allowed to happen". Answer that without coming across as a left thinking communist.  ;)

Marty

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Portage & Main / Re: Best bet for a new 250 nozzle?
« on: September 04, 2015, 02:53:51 PM »
I sent you a pm jrider.

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