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For Sale / Re: Heatmaster mfe 10000
« on: October 23, 2019, 09:19:10 AM »
Price Drop.  $5000.

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For Sale / Heatmaster mfe 10000
« on: August 28, 2019, 11:01:13 AM »
Used Heatmaster in good condition.  Used for 3 seasons.  I built a new house, and am selling unit.  Pics available upon request.
Asking $7000.  Located in Northern  illinois
Justin  618-977-8512

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Plumbing / Re: 5 Wrap vs Logstor/Thermopex??
« on: December 04, 2018, 09:14:40 AM »
My line has been cut off from the house and just sitting on the ground as I'm rebuilding my house.  It has snowed and rained a lot.  If there is any water that has snuck in there, i'm hoping it will evaporate out with time??  As far as I know, the outer tile does not have any holes

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Plumbing / 5 Wrap vs Logstor/Thermopex??
« on: December 03, 2018, 08:28:56 AM »
I'm wondering if there is a noticeable difference between these underground pipes?   I currently have 5 wrap that is buried 36"-48" underground.  I'm considering tearing it out and installing either Logstor or Thermopex to try and save on wood consumption.  Im about 75' from the house. 

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Plumbing / Re: Splicing underground piping
« on: October 29, 2018, 12:29:31 PM »
Yes, its in good condition.  It has been cut and exposed to the elements for a few months however.

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Plumbing / Splicing underground piping
« on: October 29, 2018, 07:53:55 AM »
As I've written in previous posts, I'm in the process of rebuilding our house from a fire.  I have 5wrap underground pex that was buried 4' underground that went into the basement.  After the fire and the excavation for the new foundation, the line is now 15ft from the house.  Can I splice this to get the rest of the way to the house, or do I need to run a new line from OWB to house? 

I believe I have read before not to splice pex underground, but don't understand why.  I found that Thermopex makes a really good splicing kit.  If splicing is ok to do, can I put pex inside a 6" tile with insulation around the pipes and then run it into the basement?

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Plumbing / Re: New House....New Setup
« on: October 11, 2018, 06:44:40 AM »
Can I just put glycol in the OWB and not worry about it?  Any issues with corrosion?

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Plumbing / Re: New House....New Setup
« on: October 10, 2018, 03:25:30 PM »
I thought of a possible concern with this setup that I did not have with my previous setup.  When I would be gone and not able to burn, I would simply keep the pump running and the warmth from the forced air furnace heat exchanger would keep everything from freezing.  Now that I will not be running this through my forced air furnace, will I have an issue with lines and pump freezing? 

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Plumbing / Re: New House....New Setup
« on: September 27, 2018, 06:57:59 AM »
Yes, the house is attached to the garage.  I have to run a new line from the OWB to the house.  Prior, I had a 5 wrap 1" Pex.   I don't know much about the B250, but i like the idea of a unit that burns less wood.  However, I do not have access to wood chips. 

What type of water temp do I want going to the ceiling unit in the garage?  DO they require a thermostatic mixing valve like radiant floors do?

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Plumbing / Re: New House....New Setup
« on: September 26, 2018, 12:25:43 PM »
I didn't explain that very well.  Let me try again.

 Relying on the OWB for heat all winter has been difficult the last few years due to changing work schedules.  To help alleviate that stress, I am considering using propane to run my forced air furnace instead of using the OWB for it.  I went through around 12-15 cords/winter just for the forced air furnace and the DHW.


I thought I may be able to cut back on wood if I hook my OWB to DHW and radiant floor in basement only.  If the fire goes out on a Tuesday night, it won't be a big deal because only my basement will cool off. 

I would like to save a bit of money on the garage.  Instead of installing radiant floor in the garage, I will install a hanging ceiling furnace.  I'm not sure if I should run a separate line to the garage or T off the the return line from the house.  My OWB has the ability to run 2 supply lines.   I T'd into the return line in my former house and it worked fine, but the garage had radiant floor heat and not a ceiling furnace.

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Plumbing / New House....New Setup
« on: September 25, 2018, 10:20:01 AM »
Unfortunately, my 4 year old house burned to the ground this last spring.  We have just begun to rebuild and am thinking of doing a different setup in regards to heat.  Previously, I was heating my DHW and house heat through an exchanger in my forced air furnace.  The return line went to my 4 car garage for radiant floor heat.

To cut down on the stress of keeping the burner going all winter, here is my new plan.
--Incoming line to plate exchanger for DHW and then going to radiant floor in basement.  I will no longer use it in my forced air furnace.  From there I can go back to my garage, or run a separate line from the burner to the garage.  Not sure what is best.  I will be putting a hanging furnace unit in the garage instead of radiant floor heat.  The floor heat was nice, but for me the cost for installation wasnt worth it. 

Any thoughts on this?  I thought about supplementing heat by putting a wood stove in the basement, but not sure if that would do much for the house. Obviously, the radiant floor in basement will take care of the basement itself.  House is about 6000sqft with high ceilings

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Plumbing / Re: Plate size for in floor heat
« on: January 04, 2018, 07:11:10 PM »
A quick update.
  I definitely need to dig down around the foundation this spring and put in foam boards.  The ground around the garage is soft and not frozen.
I increased the garage pump to speed 3 and opened the manifold valves wide open.  The garage is maintaining heat now and will respond reasonably well to increases from the thermostat.  The return temp on the manifold is now around 70 instead of 50-60 like it was before.

Tough to gauge wood consumption this week as its so stinking cold, but Im going through a lot.

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Plumbing / Re: Plate size for in floor heat
« on: December 29, 2017, 03:13:16 PM »
Thanks for all the help guys.  The pump on the stove is a Badger gpd25, which is equivalent to a grundfos 26-96(3 speed).  The return temp on the manifold hovers between 50-60.  I will partially open the valve on the T and see what happens.  I havent made it to the store yet for a temp measuring device.  The pump on the closed circuit is a Grundfos 15-58 and its on the 2nd speed.

As an experiment, I shut off the supply to the furnace today.  So Im only running dhw and the garage.  I want to see what happens.

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Plumbing / Re: Plate size for in floor heat
« on: December 29, 2017, 08:49:27 AM »
Pic2 of the T in return line

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Plumbing / Re: Plate size for in floor heat
« on: December 29, 2017, 08:47:41 AM »
Pic1

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