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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: vent hood ideas
« on: June 08, 2018, 09:53:26 PM »
Hey d5knapp, scroll down to the subject "Does anyone put a roof over their OWB" in this General Outdoor Furnace Discussion section. Go to page 2 in the middle of the page I have 2 pics there of the vent hood on my G200. Wouldn't be without it and it works great. Used a mobile home circulating blower and had the Amish make me the sheet metal hood to my specs. I have about $25 dollars into if I remember right. I don't know how to transfer the pics from there and I deleted mine at home.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Tree fell on Shaver Boiler
« on: May 11, 2018, 10:45:42 PM »
Is your LP furnace a high efficiency unit? If it is not you could upgrade to a high efficiency and cost even less for LP.
Last year I did a summer fill on my LP tank for 79.9 cents per gallon and could have pre-ordered for the year for the same price. I haven't checked what it is going for now. There are pro's and con's to both just be honest about what the true cost (and time) is when it comes to burning wood.
I thought I had a 3 year supply going into this last heating season but after going through 14 full cord this last winter I will be lucky to make it 2 years from what I had cut. Sometimes it can feel like I'm a wood slave especially since my kids have grown and don't help much anymore.
Last year I did a summer fill on my LP tank for 79.9 cents per gallon and could have pre-ordered for the year for the same price. I haven't checked what it is going for now. There are pro's and con's to both just be honest about what the true cost (and time) is when it comes to burning wood.
I thought I had a 3 year supply going into this last heating season but after going through 14 full cord this last winter I will be lucky to make it 2 years from what I had cut. Sometimes it can feel like I'm a wood slave especially since my kids have grown and don't help much anymore.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Purchasing New Wood Boiler
« on: May 11, 2018, 10:29:24 PM »
I heat somewhere between 6000 and 7000 sq. ft. and domestic hot water. I started with a G400 and it was way over sized even in the coldest weather. I switched to a G200 and this year we had some very very cold weather early with no problems keeping up loading it 2 times per day.
Easy to maintain during the season but like any stove a pain to clean up at the end of the season. I didn't try doing a hot burn like cardboard just before shutting it down for the season, I wonder if that would have eaten up some of the creosote?
d5knapp I wouldn't upgrade to a bigger unit until you try your existing one to see if it can handle it. I think it would keep up ok and a G400 could be over-sized like mine was.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Easy to maintain during the season but like any stove a pain to clean up at the end of the season. I didn't try doing a hot burn like cardboard just before shutting it down for the season, I wonder if that would have eaten up some of the creosote?
d5knapp I wouldn't upgrade to a bigger unit until you try your existing one to see if it can handle it. I think it would keep up ok and a G400 could be over-sized like mine was.
Just my 2 cents worth.
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HeatMaster / Re: Exactly how clean do I need to get the fire box
« on: May 06, 2018, 09:28:53 PM »
Just finished cleaning out my G200 after going through 14 full cord of oak this year. I think I am a wood slave! LOL. My G200 didn't have the rear baffles in it but I put a set in the rear this year but still got creosote behind them anyway. I also had more than normal creosote behind my side panels. It is important to keep the lower side support channel air holes clear of creosote.
It is more important to be sure to get all ash out of the unit everywhere as this will even corrode stainless steel if it gets damp and isn't cleaned up.
It is more important to be sure to get all ash out of the unit everywhere as this will even corrode stainless steel if it gets damp and isn't cleaned up.
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Equipment / Re: Skid Steer Root Grapple Buckets
« on: May 01, 2018, 11:02:46 PM »
After looking over a lot of different brands I bought a Rock grapple (because I farm also I wanted it for multi purpose) and Pallet forks from Prime Attachments. Seems to be very well built and was free shipping for me as I bought them at a farm show and 2 attachments at the same time. They are made in Minnesota. Was well under $2000 also. They have many different attachments as well.
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Equipment / Re: Suggestions for new chainsaw
« on: May 01, 2018, 10:51:01 PM »
RSI is correct in that all 16 inch saws don't take the same chain. The question is what saw will this be for you, limbing or your main saw? My main saw is a Husky 562XPG with a 20 inch bar which absolutely screams. My limbing saws are Echo's with 14 inch bars and a CS361P my favorite. Light weight, revs good, fuel efficient and comes with a 5 year warranty. Less money than a Stihl or Husky and lighter than comparable saws. Bought mine when Echo was having Echo days and got 20% off to boot.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Somebody tell me
« on: May 01, 2018, 10:31:10 PM »
Hey mlappin, what happened to the rules about bad mouthing other members on the site?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: what happened???
« on: March 25, 2018, 11:06:32 PM »
I think a lot of people speak with their silence. I don't visit this site much anymore. I don't need to read about how much one person here knows it all and continually argues with other members. He also makes snide remarks about other members (2 in this thread alone) who have been especially helpful with more people than the number of posts he has run up in a short time. Wisdom is knowing when to keep quiet.
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HeatMaster / Re: G200 Control Panel removal
« on: March 07, 2018, 09:50:03 PM »
Hi RSI, been gone since Feb 23 up north enjoying the snow. I have had my panel off and E Yoder is correct that the gasket really can hold the panel cover on. Take off the 6 screws and then gently pry at one corner like Yoder said and be aware of the connected wires (power off). I had plenty of length on my wires. I had it off when I moved my red warning light to the outside of my shed. I put a non conductive electrical conduit in the opening of my red warning light and ran new wires in the conduit to my outside weather proof lamp.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Extending underground PEX
« on: February 22, 2018, 10:39:39 PM »
Good Lord, give it a rest and get a life. Both of you.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Average temp you keep your house.
« on: February 21, 2018, 11:54:19 PM »
I'm guessing your size and mine are close heat550. I'm close to 7000 sq. ft. plus DHW. Wish I only burned 3 cord a year but then I don't do fake news like liberals and the socialist media.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Moving estimate?
« on: February 18, 2018, 09:45:31 PM »
I have foil wrap and have done temp loss on both of my runs. My 95 ft run has less than one degree temp loss and my 150 ft run is 1-2 degree loss. It is buried 6 ft deep but it has worked very well for me.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Average temp you keep your house.
« on: February 18, 2018, 09:34:53 PM »
I see some people REALLY like to cut and split wood. Just because you're burning wood doesn't mean there isn't a price to be paid for keeping temps high. I don't know how anyone could stand it above 74.
My programmable stat is set for 66 at night and 68 during the day. I bump it up to 70 during the day if the sun isn't out much and the gas fireplace is nice to make the family room cozy. The shed is kept at 50 which usually overshoots to about 53 at the end of a cycle.
I'll probably go through 13 plus full cord of hardwood this year and I don't need to be cutting even more if I were to crank up the t-stat.
My programmable stat is set for 66 at night and 68 during the day. I bump it up to 70 during the day if the sun isn't out much and the gas fireplace is nice to make the family room cozy. The shed is kept at 50 which usually overshoots to about 53 at the end of a cycle.
I'll probably go through 13 plus full cord of hardwood this year and I don't need to be cutting even more if I were to crank up the t-stat.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Does anyone put a roof over their OWB?
« on: February 05, 2018, 10:15:51 PM »
Another view
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Does anyone put a roof over their OWB?
« on: February 05, 2018, 10:14:45 PM »
This works for me.