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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Legend 4135
« on: October 23, 2011, 07:39:23 PM »
No you have to have an exchanger so the domestic water and boiler water don't mix
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Legend 4135
« on: October 23, 2011, 02:24:57 PM »
You have it right. Most recommend plate exchanger first because you want your water hot enough
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Pump - Continous or Thermostat
« on: October 20, 2011, 05:13:08 PM »
Continuous
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Electronics / Re: Blower wiring
« on: October 19, 2011, 04:54:54 PM »
I had read that but it doesn't appear to be a problem with mine
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Electronics / Re: Blower wiring
« on: October 19, 2011, 04:25:49 PM »
I do not have a heatpump. So I just installed a second thermostat. I did not connect it directly to the furnace at all. In researching this I found that the wire colors or labeling is not always consistent with different installs. So yours may be different. I connected a wire from the old thermostat power wire to the new thermostat power. Then a wire from the heat circuit on the new thermostat to the fan on the old thermostat. Heat circuit was labeled w and fan was g. The thermostat is just a complex switch. So when the new thermostat calls for heat it sends power to the heat circuit (w). This sends power to the old thermostat fan only (g). Kicking the fan on and drawing heat from the heat exchanger. My heat is at 70. If my heat falls to 65 the old thermostat kicks in and fires the propane furnace.
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Electronics / Re: Blower wiring
« on: October 17, 2011, 08:34:37 PM »
It seems like most people just put a second thermostat in. One to control just the fan that uses the boiler and then one set lower that controls the furnace. You have to run a wire from the existing thermostat hot (usually labeled r and colored red) to the new thermostat hot. Then a wire from the new thermostat heat to existing fan.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: OWB for primary use with coal
« on: October 14, 2011, 03:36:36 PM »
Portage and Main also can be ordered with shakers grates
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Empyre / Re: New Empyre Pro 200 install
« on: October 10, 2011, 08:01:25 PM »
With regular antifreeze there is the possibility that it could poison your drinking water in your plate exchanger through a leak.
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Empyre / Re: New Empyre Pro 200 install
« on: October 10, 2011, 06:49:53 PM »
I'm not sure if it was the 50 or 100 below. It may be a waste I'm not sure. P&M recommended it so I added it. I figured I wasn't giving them a reason to not honor any warranty issues. They said it would work as an antifreeze and rust inhibitor.
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Empyre / Re: New Empyre Pro 200 install
« on: October 10, 2011, 03:22:12 PM »
Sorry yes I meant RV antifreeze
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Empyre / Re: New Empyre Pro 200 install
« on: October 10, 2011, 03:20:52 PM »
No I used a 20 % mix as per P&M
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Empyre / Re: New Empyre Pro 200 install
« on: October 07, 2011, 06:33:55 PM »
The water circulating through the house should keep it from freezing. I also use tv antifreeze in mine at the recomendation of Portage and Main
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Ml 30 boil over
« on: September 29, 2011, 06:21:18 PM »
Ok thanks all. I am very happy with my P&M so far but I haven't been through a winter yet. It looks well built.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Ml 30 boil over
« on: September 29, 2011, 02:30:17 PM »
Help I can't figure this one. I fill the boiler until its barely reading add but then when I heat it overflows. When it cools its way down again. Do I only use the gauge when hot?
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Fire Wood / Re: Wood storage platform
« on: September 26, 2011, 06:22:39 PM »
I use skid but the blocks are a great idea.