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Plumbing / Re: Grundfos 26-99? Which one?
« on: March 10, 2017, 03:07:54 PM »
I have the Hardy and I Don't have the stainless one that came on it. I bought the stove used and had to buy a pump. Can't remember the name on it right now but it is red and has 3 speeds and I have always ran it on low speed BUT it runs 24-7 all year long. I have not used any water treatment and this is my 4th year with it and have had no issues. I have thought about adding some antifreeze to the water just for the lubrication properties.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Which OWB
« on: March 07, 2017, 05:24:13 PM »
I have the Hardy H-4 built with 304 stainless and had no troubles with the stove. I bought it used and it was built in 1996. It is not the most efficient but it does work and its simple to operate.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Fire drum wear and tear?
« on: March 07, 2017, 06:02:29 AM »
I would think that if you re-lit the fire and just added a little wood at a time to bring the temp up slow it wouldn't matter. But that's just my opinion.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: My blower is not supplying enough air?
« on: March 05, 2017, 07:18:58 AM »
I never thought that the blower would be putting too much air into the stove. My blower blows down a tube of about 5" square and about a foot and a half long with a 45 degree bend. The ash pan door is 16x8? and it's directly under the grates. It just seems that it would have more volume of air coming in but I don't know.
I do know that the stove burns very clean with the ash pan door open even a little bit. And when I close it up and turn on the blower it smokes.
I do know that the stove burns very clean with the ash pan door open even a little bit. And when I close it up and turn on the blower it smokes.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / My blower is not supplying enough air?
« on: March 04, 2017, 07:56:14 AM »
With these Feb. temps being hot and cold it gave me some time to experiment. I have come to the conclusion that my OEM blower ain't enough. With the blower running the stove smoke is there, but with blower off and the ash pan door (allowing natural draft) open there is very little to no smoke. So it leads me to think that I need a bigger (cfm) fan. The ashes have been cleaned out so they are not blocking the airflow. I checked the fan at the beginning of the season and it was clean enough I thought. I will check it again this weekend. It's supposed to be warm again. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I am burning seasoned oak so it can't be the wood.
Thanks
Thanks
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Hawken Energy, support only / Re: Now That Hawken's Gone......
« on: February 26, 2017, 11:27:44 AM »
Wow, I came within a frogs hair of buying one of these before i found my Hardy used and local. Things happen for a reason i guess.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Where the heck do ya live
« on: February 26, 2017, 11:17:39 AM »
North East Tennessee where all the great motorcycle riding area is!
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Hardy / Re: First Fire
« on: February 09, 2016, 07:16:32 PM »
Yes it is stainless just like the rest of the stove, but mine has may a 2" piece of insulation on the back side to insulate the gap between the doors. It slides in from the right or left just under the top loading door and above the ash door behind the "collar frame" of the doors.
I found this under the Hardy webpage manual for the H-2 through H-5... Your stove should have......page 3, listed as #7.... Stainless steel panel and insulation that will be located between the firebox door & ash door after installation of the heater.
I found this under the Hardy webpage manual for the H-2 through H-5... Your stove should have......page 3, listed as #7.... Stainless steel panel and insulation that will be located between the firebox door & ash door after installation of the heater.
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Hardy / Re: First Fire
« on: January 15, 2016, 11:48:40 AM »
Where is the insulated "slide" panel that goes between the firebox door and the ash pan door?
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Hardy / Re: Couldn't be more of a Newbie. :)
« on: December 20, 2015, 03:05:21 PM »
What do you need to know? I have an H-4 and might could help some.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Has anyone done a comparison on the cost of wood vs electric for DHW for summer?
« on: March 26, 2014, 02:38:18 PM »I notice about a $20-30 increase in my electric bill for hot water in the summer. I have a Hardy and allow the water to flow through the coil in the woodburner so that it gets preheated slightly. It is not worth the hassle of firing for hot water throughout the summer.
I was thinking this same thing and as an added bonus maybe let the circulator pump run this summer also. I am thinking I could get some cooling effect out of the water and use the fan that blows across the heat exchanger cool the air without using the a/c. It may not work at all but I am not out anything for trying.
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Fire Wood / Re: log splitters
« on: February 24, 2014, 08:57:32 PM »
anyone heard of Rugged-made or Rugged-split splitters? I found one advertised for $1,488.00 on a 37 ton. Seems to be a bit over rated at 37 tons but what do I know?
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Equipment / Re: Stihl MS270C
« on: December 02, 2013, 04:15:20 PM »
I agree that it does vibrate and rattle a lot but it has been a good saw. It really doesn't seem to be worn out to me. The compression has not ever been checked as long as I have had it. It starts fairly quickly and I have taken out the plug and cleaned-regapped it this year. Didn't seem to make any difference. I don't see any smoke while its running except maybe on startup only.
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Tennessee Outdoor Furnaces / Re: 400HE wood consumption
« on: December 02, 2013, 04:08:13 PM »
These guys can/will help you determine why you are using so much wood, I don't have the knowledge/experience yet to put my 2 cents worth in. I do have a question though.
Why do you have a Tennessee made stove when you live in Michigan? I am certain there are several other manufacturers in your area. What made you choose this stove? I was just wondering and I don't mean anything by it.
Why do you have a Tennessee made stove when you live in Michigan? I am certain there are several other manufacturers in your area. What made you choose this stove? I was just wondering and I don't mean anything by it.
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Equipment / Re: Stihl MS270C
« on: December 01, 2013, 07:45:06 PM »
I have an old Homelite Super XL (all metal) that runs real well and has a 20" bar. I think it's a 58cc engine. I thought it was a beast until a buddy went with me to cut a load. He was using a Husqvarna 372 and that damn thing was bad ass. I didn't use it but I watched him with it and man was it mean. Now I do know that it is a 71cc engine and that is a lot larger than my 58cc.....but what a difference it was. It sounded like it was turning 15k RPM where mine sounded more like 4k RPM. To say the least I was impressed.
What I'm wondering is....... is my old Homelite wore out or is that just the way they were? Are the newer saws that much faster? Should I talk to this guy about the Stihl? I think from what I have learned so far is that this MS270C is a 50cc engine which is about 8cc smaller with about the same rated HP as my Homelite. I generally think that the older stuff was made better than the new in MOST cases but I'm not sure on this. How do you think it would compare to my saw? Thanks for any and all replies.
What I'm wondering is....... is my old Homelite wore out or is that just the way they were? Are the newer saws that much faster? Should I talk to this guy about the Stihl? I think from what I have learned so far is that this MS270C is a 50cc engine which is about 8cc smaller with about the same rated HP as my Homelite. I generally think that the older stuff was made better than the new in MOST cases but I'm not sure on this. How do you think it would compare to my saw? Thanks for any and all replies.