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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Creosote Sweeping Log

« on: June 21, 2008, 06:12:04 PM »

Has anyone ever used one of these in an OWB?  Would this be a good idea to burn one every couple months?  My dealer gave me a powder to put on the walls once a week to reduce the creosote acid.  Was just curious if this would also be beneficial??

Meant to add this.

http://www.shop.com/+-a-creosote+log-p43734539-k36-st.shtml

That is what I am referring to.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Burning Wood Chips??

« on: June 16, 2008, 05:10:26 AM »

I am still experimenting with my boiler.  (Central Boiler 6048).  I am running it year round to heat DHW and it is working great.  I throw in some junk wood and small chunks.  If I put in a good load it lasts well over a week just running the DHW. I live alone and take at least one shower a day, do a load of laundry once a day, and run a dishwasher at least once a week.

My question is does anyone burn wood chips?  I cut my own wood and get left with alot of branches, I can burn them but it is a pain to cut them small enough and trying to move them, then cram them into the boiler.

I would love to get a self-feed wood chipper and have the output discharge into storage bags.  (I can get mussel bags or sometimes called onion bags.)  This would allow air through the bag and for easy handling.  The bags could be laid out in the summer to season and then stacked and covered in the winter. 

I really want to do this and think that it would work, but don't want to spend the money until I know for sure.  I can rent the chippers, but the discharge needs to be modified to hold the bag, I work alone and can't do both.

Thanks, does this sound feasible?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / What temp do you run your boiler at?

« on: June 01, 2008, 03:44:20 PM »

My Central Boiler came from the factory set at 185.  I am going to run it all summer and have turned it down to 175 today.  Is there any disadvantage to running lower temps?  Will it cause significantly more creosote?

Thanks

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Central Boiler / Does your door drip?

« on: May 13, 2008, 05:29:04 AM »

I burned some junk softwood that wasn't seasoned and the door dripped as the water was evaporated from the wood.  I plan to use good wood whenever I can, was just experimenting with different woods to see the amount of smoke etc..

Is this normal, it doesn't seem to affect the furnace performance but leaves black water residue below the door. 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Grounding????

« on: May 13, 2008, 05:25:52 AM »

How many have installed a grounding rod to their boiler?

Mine does not have one but Central Boiler states that one should be installed.  Just wondering if I really need to do it or not.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / How many run their boiler year-round??

« on: May 13, 2008, 05:01:15 AM »

Just wondering if you only use it for the heating season or year round for the hot water?

I just had my boiler installed and am running a fire right now and plan to run year round this year but not sure about upcoming years.  I will see how much propane I save from heating the water and also how much wood I burn.

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Central Boiler / Wiring question.

« on: May 05, 2008, 12:56:17 PM »

I have a Central Boiler being delivered on Friday.  

I am doing the electrical work myself.

The question is, Are you guys running a 12/2 to run the furnace electronics and the Circulator?  Or do you run a seperate feed for each?  Thanks.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Wiring question.

« on: May 05, 2008, 12:55:32 PM »

I have a Central Boiler being delivered on Friday. 

I am doing the electrical work myself.

The question is, Are you guys running a 12/2 to run the furnace electronics and the Circulator?  Or do you run a seperate feed for each?  Thanks.