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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Taylor Waterstove Door Issues
« on: October 28, 2011, 05:10:20 PM »
On a recent trip to North Carolina, the neighbor where we were staying had a owb out back so I went over to check it out. Turns out it is a Taylor Waterstove, the guy proceded to tell me how the stove was only 1 yr old and the steel plate on the inside of the door was warping around the air intake hole for the blower and allowing the refractory stone to chip away and fall out. You can stick your fingers up in the opening where the refractory stone has fallen out !
He says he has contacted Taylor about this and they say the door is not under warranty, and wished him luck!! Has anyone else had any issues with these stoves, I think the model is T-450. And is it common practice on owb's to exclude the door from the warranty
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He says he has contacted Taylor about this and they say the door is not under warranty, and wished him luck!! Has anyone else had any issues with these stoves, I think the model is T-450. And is it common practice on owb's to exclude the door from the warranty
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Fire Wood / Re: Hurricane Irene Firewood
« on: October 25, 2011, 05:50:25 PM »
Oak takes at least 2-3 times longer than most wood to dry down, if you keep it of the ground and under cover, I would think it would be good for several years. I have had oak stacked outside for 5 yrs on pallets and it burned great, I would cut every stick you can get your hands on !! Good Luck
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Legend / Re: Thanks for adding the Legend!
« on: October 21, 2011, 05:30:03 PM »
Keep us posted and always remember if there aren't any pictures it didn't happen!!! 
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Natures Comfort / Re: Just started up the GT220 today
« on: October 17, 2011, 06:27:04 AM »
I have my GT-220 ready to go, It is not really getting that cold here in s.e. mich. I started it up on halloween last year, probably about the same this year if I can wait that long!!!
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Idea's of building a shelter over a Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace
« on: October 03, 2011, 08:02:19 PM »
Thanks guys. The only thing that I might do different if I had it to do over is I might not put the entire stove under the shed. Really the front (load end) is all that really needs to be covered and that would free up more space to store wood.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Idea's of building a shelter over a Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace
« on: October 03, 2011, 05:49:17 PM »
Yes, it's aluminum diamond plate I cut and broke it up to seal of the underside of the stove, I put some insulation under there and sealed it up, keeps all the critters out.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Idea's of building a shelter over a Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace
« on: October 03, 2011, 08:58:18 AM »
I built it myself. I've got almost 2k into it with cement, lights ect. I really like it, when it is raining or snowing it is nice to be able to get some protection from the elements and keep the wood dry.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Idea's of building a shelter over a Outdoor Wood Burning Furnace
« on: October 02, 2011, 07:16:36 PM »
Here is mine 20 X 24. I have two 8ft pallet racks in there now to stack wood in and still have room to store the log splitter and a trailer. I would not recommend enclosing it completely, it gets pretty smoky when the door is open. But in the future if the laws change it would be easy to put sides on it and it is no longer a owb.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Legend - Natures Comfort - Shaver
« on: September 23, 2011, 06:24:34 PM »
I looked at all three that you mentioned and a few more and went with a Natures comfort gassifier, The Legend stove is basically a Taylor Waterstove. The guy building them used to work for Taylor in North Carolina, And the Legends are built there as well. The fit and finish and craftsmanship is pretty good but the design is very inefficient in my opinion, and they smoke like a locomotive.
You don't have to look to far on this or any other forum to find out all you need to know about Shaver stoves. I looked at one and I could not believe anyone would buy one. They look like they where built by a Jr. high school shop class. Good luck with your decision.
You don't have to look to far on this or any other forum to find out all you need to know about Shaver stoves. I looked at one and I could not believe anyone would buy one. They look like they where built by a Jr. high school shop class. Good luck with your decision.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Advice/assistance on hook er' up!!!
« on: September 19, 2011, 08:07:43 AM »
Hi Bill G
I don't know about you plumbing issues, but you will find that your gassifier will work much better if you run it at a higher temp. When the refractory stone stays hotter the stove will begin gassifying much faster and will actually burn less wood. I don't have the same model you do but have seen one in use and it was very impressive.
I don't know about you plumbing issues, but you will find that your gassifier will work much better if you run it at a higher temp. When the refractory stone stays hotter the stove will begin gassifying much faster and will actually burn less wood. I don't have the same model you do but have seen one in use and it was very impressive.
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Fire Wood / Re: Are you ready?
« on: September 13, 2011, 07:07:08 PM »
I'm all set for this year and most of next year, I do have some big rounds to split up when it cools of a little. They have been cut and stacked of the ground for two years. My gassifier loves well seasoned wood so I have plenty on hand to feed it.
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Natures Comfort / Re: Interested in NCB...
« on: August 25, 2011, 09:16:00 PM »
Hi arbor79
I have the smaller gassifier from natures comfort, the GT-220. I'm heating about 4500 sq ft in two different buildings and my dhw. I have one heating season on it and it is working great, it has plenty of capacity. Gassification is the way to go. It is really unbelivable how much heat you can get out of so little amount of wood, with very little smoke!. I had a couple issues with my stove and when I brought it to there attention, they sent me everything I needed to make it right, you can't ask for much more than that.
When I was looking to buy my owb I must have looked at about 10 different brands and for me it came down to the gassification stoves from Natures comfort Gt-220 and Portage & Main Optimizer 250. The GT-220 was less $ and a local company with good dealers and made in the usa (wisconsin) vs the Canadian made Portage and Main which is a very well built stove. I really don't think you could go wrong with either one of them. Good Luck and keep us posted
I have the smaller gassifier from natures comfort, the GT-220. I'm heating about 4500 sq ft in two different buildings and my dhw. I have one heating season on it and it is working great, it has plenty of capacity. Gassification is the way to go. It is really unbelivable how much heat you can get out of so little amount of wood, with very little smoke!. I had a couple issues with my stove and when I brought it to there attention, they sent me everything I needed to make it right, you can't ask for much more than that.
When I was looking to buy my owb I must have looked at about 10 different brands and for me it came down to the gassification stoves from Natures comfort Gt-220 and Portage & Main Optimizer 250. The GT-220 was less $ and a local company with good dealers and made in the usa (wisconsin) vs the Canadian made Portage and Main which is a very well built stove. I really don't think you could go wrong with either one of them. Good Luck and keep us posted
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Price for a Taylor water stove
« on: August 22, 2011, 07:28:46 AM »
hI CAPON
scott has got this one right. That is WAY to much money for that stove. My dad has a taylor 450 and it does the job, but it is very inefficient and smokes like a locamotive all the time. I don't know for sure but I think you can buy one brand new for around 5k. 10 yrs old and not knowing how well it was maintained, I wouldn't give 500 for it!! Keep looking you will find a better deal than that.
scott has got this one right. That is WAY to much money for that stove. My dad has a taylor 450 and it does the job, but it is very inefficient and smokes like a locamotive all the time. I don't know for sure but I think you can buy one brand new for around 5k. 10 yrs old and not knowing how well it was maintained, I wouldn't give 500 for it!! Keep looking you will find a better deal than that.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Looking at gasifiers. Need assistance.
« on: July 13, 2011, 07:22:57 PM »
Well you have come to the right spot, there is a wealth of info on this site, lots of reading. I personnally think the gassifiers are the way to go, much more efficient, far less smoke, and much more heat out of less wood. Having said that if you are not going to be burning well seasoned wood I would go with a conv. boiler. It makes a world of difference if you have well seasoned wood the gassifiers work great. I would look at the Natures Comfort GT-220 or the Portage & Main Optimizer 250, either will heat your 2 houses and all the hot water you can use.
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Portage & Main / Re: ML30
« on: July 05, 2011, 08:20:29 PM »
Portage & main's website should have that info there, if not you can get there phone # and call to find out.