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HeatMaster / Re: Sweating stove

« on: February 10, 2015, 12:24:55 PM »

Thanks CountryBoy.  I changed my setting to 170-185.

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HeatMaster / Re: Sweating stove

« on: February 10, 2015, 08:57:33 AM »

When my 5000e is half way into the cycle and the fire is roaring I often hear the sound of water boiling near and around the extra bypass.  Should I be concerned about this?  It has never boiled over.  My setting is 160 on and 180 off in Jan/Feb when really cold and 170-180 otherwise.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Heatmaster MF5000... Just sprung a leak

« on: January 27, 2015, 12:19:54 PM »

I agree, contact your dealer.  I am certain heatmaster will take care of you.  I have had nothing but good service with them.  Keep us posted.

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Fire Wood / Re: Wood Consumption vs. Application

« on: January 24, 2015, 01:23:05 PM »

2200 sq.ft house with full finished basement heated to 72.  1200 sq.ft 3 door garage heated to 45-50.  All well insulated. DHW, boiler is 60 feet from house.  I heat from Oct 1 to first week of May and I live in Manitoba, Canada.  My unit is a heatmaster 5000E and I use 12-15 cords of wood (which is 80%oak) a season.    

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HeatMaster / Re: Heatmaster 4000 ss won't keep up

« on: January 12, 2015, 08:23:39 PM »

 Something is drawing a lot of heat. I don't know how cold it is in your area but with good oak I am surprised it runs out that fast.  Is there anything other than the furnace drawing heat like hot water tank or floor heat?  Without seeing your setup I would guess that if the exchanger wasn't working your furnace would blow cold air and your boiler would hardly take any wood.  How far away is the furnace from the house and is the line insulated?

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HeatMaster / Re: Wood usage.

« on: January 03, 2015, 04:38:42 PM »

Hey Jared43758.  I am new to this site and I have already found plenty of great tips.  I've been heating with a heatmaster for 5 years now so I thought I would confuse you a little more with my wood usage experience!  Our house is 2200 square feet and has a 1200 sq ft 3 bay garage all built 6 years ago and very well insulated.  Our heatmaster heats the basement and garage floor, domestic water and I also use a rad in my forced air furnace.  Garage is kept at 45 and house at 72.  We heated with electricity the first year we built and used close to 29,000 kW.h of electricity for heat alone.  That would be around 100 million btu's.  Keep in mind that I live in Manitoba, Canada so we might be a little colder.  It is not uncommon to have windchill temperature get to -50 this time of year and in fact it is in the forecast for tonight.  Last year was brutal and I used around 15 cords of wood of which 10 was oak.  All my wood is cut at 40 inches, split and stacked in a shed.  I hope never to use that much again but this is also when the furnace saves you the most! I expect to use 10-15/year depending on type of wood and temperature.  Impossible to predict exactly since there are so many variables.  If I need 100 million btu's and used 11-12  cords of oak and ash to get it my efficiency is at 40-45% so i would think you could use that number with some confidence.  Budget for 8-10 to make sure. Hope that helps and by the way these are great furnaces!