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Shaver Furnace / Re: extending the chimney on a 165
« on: August 02, 2011, 01:28:08 PM »
Thank you 
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Shaver Furnace / Re: extending the chimney on a 165
« on: July 29, 2011, 04:37:09 PM »
Hi Russ, that adapter does it have a inverted cone that slides inside the pipe on the stove?Or is there just a shoulder to stop the adapter from going only so far?I tried sliding a piece of 6" stove pipe over my stack once and within the hr I had running creasote.Seems to me I need to somehow sleave the inside of the stove pipe.I know I can spend 75$ on an adapter but Im a tight wad it doesnt look to difficult.
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Shaver Furnace / extending the chimney on a 165
« on: July 28, 2011, 10:29:39 PM »
Hi everyone,been a lurker for a long time and finally decided I needed some advice.I built my 14x22 woodshed over my stove and was wondering if anyone else has ever extended their chimney thru a metal roof.Shaver has an adapter that slides over the stove pipe,Ive made one but was thinking that I would have creasote problems being as it will slide over the pipe now Im thinking I need to go inside the pipe coming out of the stove.does that make sense?In a nut shell will watery creasote run down the outside of my stove if I use an adapter that slips over my stove pipe?Thanks
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Shaver Furnace / Re: Any coal burners?
« on: January 20, 2011, 03:26:25 PM »
I was wondering did you burn straight coal when your grates warped?Even thou I dont have the shaker grate I was thinking of trying coal in my 165,maybe putting some on top of a nice load of wood,or a good bed of coals on top of a couple splits.Anyone ever done this with the 165?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: January 20, 2011, 03:12:24 PM »
I wonder if the warpage would have happened even without the blower mod?Doesnt seem to be a problem.This spring when I build my leanto woodshed and incorporate it over my stove Ill have to extend my stack,prob about 4' has anyone just slipped a piece of stove pipe over the existing stack since I have no more wet creasote this shouldnt cause any problems.....right?Probably should have started another thread for this ? cause I dont hate my shaver,but I do need help,at least thats what she says.
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: January 14, 2011, 09:57:58 AM »
Can I jump off my existing tstat like I did with this sllder tstat?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: January 14, 2011, 06:35:39 AM »
Hey Russ,sorry for not replying sooner,right now my pumps run 24/7 woulnt that cause them to run on demand?Also has anyone noticed any warpage on the inner plate behind the firebox door since doing the blower mod?When the blower kicks on the intensity of the flame is concentrated on the bottom of that plate and I just noticed that its warping dont think this is a big deal,but I thinking of covering 1/3 to half of the grate to direct the flame to the center of the firebox anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: I love my Shaver 290!!
« on: January 11, 2011, 12:31:17 PM »
Greetings powerstroke,I too am a new shaver owner a 165,did my own install also back in March.If I were you Id pour a 150 ft side walk to the stove cause youll make a thousand trips a day out there..lol it is amazing how the blower mod turns this unit into a different animal.
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: January 06, 2011, 05:46:08 AM »
Can you buy a 2 wire non programmable tstat?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: January 05, 2011, 12:29:05 PM »
I have a couple questions regarding my 165,since I sealed my dhw plate my water usage has gone to bout nil,which is a good thing but when I do add it wants to overflow around the plate where the copper lines come thru I left those open,just covered with insulation.I watched the other day as the water got back to temp just before the blower kicked off it started overflowing,I have a piece of curved rubbber hose coming off the overflow pipe I just removed it and let it flow there til the level was down enogh to put the hose back on.Also I noticed steam out the overflow,is that the norm?It doesnt steam all the time,could it just be a hot spot,I noticed it only in the morn after an all night burn,I have my ranko set at 160 off at 163 itll creep to the mid 170s though.And one more ? regarding my indoor tstat,when my fan kicks on itll run for 30 min or longer,it kicks on at 67 and off at 71 Id like to have a tighter swing like 2 deg,but I cant with the cheap slider.I guess what Im asking is should the fan cycle off and on continually or is that long of a cycle bad for the fan?Thanks
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: December 20, 2010, 08:41:06 AM »
Wow 24 hrs,that would be nice my tstat in the house is on at 67 and off at 72,this is about as cold as it gets around here bout 10 in the morn and mid 20s in the day this morn I threw a big round and three splits of cherry on a good bed of coals now I wont see it again til 7pm but I should come home to bed of coals that if I pulled everything in I could prob get another 4hrs out of,now on my off days I tend the fire several times in a day and dont add wood til I absolutely have too,but as of right now I dont think I could do better than bout 16hrs.I gone thru bout 2-3 cords of cherry and elm havent got into the locust yet either.
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: December 19, 2010, 09:31:54 AM »
Bingo on the water temps sometimes I would see my temps slip into the 130s and my blower would run constantly,Im noticing a lot warmer temps in the house now that my water stays at a constant temp,and no more dripping creasote mess.
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: December 19, 2010, 09:05:00 AM »
Greetings Windwalker,after I did my blower mod I noticed that with that intense fire smoke was wiffing out from round the firebox door now it only does this when the blower is running,I really dont want to mess with the seal right now if thats the cause we're gonna have single digits here tommorrow,and its been below norm for more than a month.This unit is pretty much what I expected,but to be honest I thought I would be burnig more wood than I have been.As frigid as its been I been load it every 12 hrs,which I think is pretty darn good,I thought with the blower mod I would use more wood but that doesnt seem to be the case,Im guessing but since oct 1 Ive used bout 2 cords cherry and loucst.(Im pretty sure I spelled that wrong)
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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!
« on: December 19, 2010, 06:40:35 AM »
I have a question,I have my ranco set at 165 deg,kicks on at 160 but since I sealed the dhw lid my temps have creeped into the 180s where it used to go to about 172deg,could this be caused by the sealing off of that steam the highest Ive caught it is 182.Ive thought about droppig my water temp 5 or 10 deg but it seems to working really well.Oh and my water usage has gone to nil since I sealed that lid.
One more thing when my fan kicks on in the house it will run for 1/2 hr or longer,I have a cheap sliding thermostat(a digital is coming soon) thats really hard to regulate,my fan kicks on at 67 and off at 72,will a digital tstat help with my fan cycle times.Thanks in advance and I hope eveyone has a blessed christmas and a happy new year!
One more thing when my fan kicks on in the house it will run for 1/2 hr or longer,I have a cheap sliding thermostat(a digital is coming soon) thats really hard to regulate,my fan kicks on at 67 and off at 72,will a digital tstat help with my fan cycle times.Thanks in advance and I hope eveyone has a blessed christmas and a happy new year!
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