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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: the Truth @ 180 degrees

« on: January 13, 2014, 08:05:36 AM »

I get on about 7 different forums and have no problem posting pics except for this forum.  Anyway,  I have had my OWB for a little over 7 years and have always run the temp at 172 with a 10 degree recovery so when it gets down to 162 it kicks on and builds back up to 172.   I have never had a problem and every year when I drain and refill my stove the water is crystal clear.  happy burning all. 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Anit freeze

« on: January 08, 2014, 09:24:55 PM »

Yea if you loose power for a long period of time in the winter and are not home, you are what we call in northern Michigan "screwed".  I am just thank full I have a good neighbor that also has a owb and he watches mine when I am gone which is only a couple of days over xmas.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Anit freeze

« on: January 08, 2014, 07:48:53 PM »

I was told when I called woodmaster as long as you pumps are circulating into your house and you have back up heating source then your stove should not freeze.  That is the reasoning behind the draft blower automatically shutting off when the water temp gets down to 120 degrees so it can save the heat in the fire box.  The heater in the firebox would be a good option.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Anit freeze

« on: January 08, 2014, 04:51:33 PM »

I also have a woodmaster and I actually called the company about a month ago for the same exact reason.  I wanted to know what my options were in case I had to go away for a emergency or something like that and no one to feed the stove and had to let it go out.  I cannot remember what the price was to do my 4400 woodmaster but it was CRAZY expensive. I'm talking like over a grand or close to it. 

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Site Suggestions / cannot post pics??

« on: January 07, 2014, 11:44:40 AM »

everytime I try to post pics it tells me the upload file is full??  I have resized them and have no other problems posting on any other sites??

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: replacing rope seal...silicone?

« on: January 07, 2014, 07:25:02 AM »

when I replaced my door rope gasket I took the old one out and cleaned the groove it sets in(wire brush and wipe clean) and then put high temp silicone in the grove and then the rope gasket in the grove.  I guess I see no advantage of just trying to use silicone instead of regular rope gasket material?  They have been using rope gasket for ever so if it isn't broke do not fix it.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: wood size vs recovery time = less heat?

« on: January 05, 2014, 08:23:43 AM »

I usually throw a good mixture in when burning big rounds.  I throw in some split wood then some big wood on top.  Also a good idea to watch the temps at night and if it is going to get real cold then do not throw in just big rounds.  Maybe do that during the day when you can keep your eye on your stove more

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Underground piping

« on: December 20, 2013, 12:30:23 PM »

Hi everyone again,  I am also curious about what kind of instillation everyone used when they installed there underground pex lines?  I have mine installed in a insulated pvc pipe which is a smaller pvc pipe inside a larger pvc pipe with rigid foam insulation between the two pipes.  I believe the brand is urecon.  The pipes have a male and female joint and then a butylene "Band-Aid" on all the joints for water proofing.  Thanks all. 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / going the distance??

« on: December 20, 2013, 11:55:41 AM »

Hi all,  I was just curious,  What is the distance between your OWB.  and your building or dwelling you are heating?  I have a Woodmaster 4400 heavy duty and it is about 90-100 feet from my house and about 20 feet from my barn.  Thanks all.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: 20yr Mark Running 150-160 Set Temp

« on: December 19, 2013, 10:10:59 PM »

I have had a woodmaster 4400 for about 7+ years and I run mine at 172 degrees with a 10 degree recovery.  it gets down to 162 and the blower kicks on and builds it back up to 172.  This is what my dealer recommends. 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: new member with question

« on: December 12, 2013, 04:31:48 PM »

Thanks guys,  I have just straight water in my system.  I also called the manufacture today and they told me the same thing,  it would be alright as long as I keep the water circulating into the house and back.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / new member with question

« on: December 12, 2013, 01:08:39 AM »

Hi all,  I am a new member(posted below).  I have a question about shutting down stove in winter.  My wife and I leave for a few days to visit family over xmas and I have my neighbor feed my stove while we are gone( he has a owb also).  I am just concerned that if he cannot feed my stove for some reason can I let the fire burn out until we get home?  I have a forced air gas furnace as a back up and was wondering if I let it go out will it be alright? Will the taco pumps circulating the water keep the water from freezing?  My stove also runs too a hanging heater in my barn(separate pump and lines).  Will the water running into the house and back keep the water warm enough to keep it from freezing.  has anybody else had to shut their stove down for a short period during cold weather?  Thanks all in advance.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / New member from north central Michigan

« on: December 11, 2013, 09:52:28 PM »

Hi everyone,  I am a new member from north central Michigan.  I have had a woodmaster 4400 heavy duty stove for about 7 years or so and I live on ten acres of mixed hardwoods.  I actually had my acreage select cut and took the money from the timber and put towards my stove which then gave me about 50 tops to process and burn.  The tops were enough to last about two years or so.  Once I got my stove paid for I started buying my wood by the semi load and cutting dead or gull trees off my property to supplement my firewood supply.  It is a lot more convenient to have a semi load sitting next to the stove to process.  I figure fI save enough over propane that I can buy some wood.   This looks like a great and informative site.