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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Coatings

« on: March 08, 2013, 05:46:33 PM »

I was told by my Boiler manufacturer that I should clean the inside of the firebox at the end of the heating season and coat the firebox with kerosene with a pump sprayer. He says this will pickle the metal and it will add longevity to the firebox.

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Plumbing / Re: Z-Supply llc

« on: March 06, 2013, 04:04:56 PM »

The pex is 2 years old and is 1 inch. The boiler is a Crown Royal.

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Plumbing / Re: Z-Supply llc

« on: March 05, 2013, 06:34:50 PM »

RSI have you tested the Z 3 wrap pipe. I have an 85 foot run of this in a trench at a depth of about 2.5 to 3 feet and I am seeing quite a bit of snow melt over the trench. My yard is all sand and ground water is at a 5 foot so I know it is not getting wet. I am running a Grundfos 15-58 at medium speed. Boiler set at 185 and 175. Also I am seeing a lot of heat exchange between the supply and return lines.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: moisture meter

« on: February 03, 2013, 04:18:42 PM »

I bought one from Menards for 12 bucs, seems to work fine.

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Electronics / Re: Wiring OWB so that Aprilaire Humidifier Works

« on: January 19, 2013, 05:54:04 PM »

If you just need to pick up the solenoid hook your solenoid to the fan relay on your furnace control board.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: New guy

« on: January 13, 2013, 06:48:31 PM »

Welcome from yet another Michigander

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Crown Royal / Re: Leaking Crown Royal OWB Stove Burner boiler

« on: November 19, 2012, 07:27:08 AM »

Checked the Pex at the boiler and where it enters the house. I had several digital temp meters using type E thermocouples they took to long to settle out at temp. What I found to work well was a Fluke IR gun with laser pointer. I checked the whole circumference of the Pex tubes and found that hitting the Pex straight on in the center (avoiding the boiler tank behind it which skews the readings) gave me the most consistent readings. What I found after taking several readings is that I have a 2 degree temp. drop from the boiler to the house, also it looks like I am gaining about 1.5 degrees of return reheating from the supply line running next to it. This took some time but was well worth the effort and I have a better understanding now of what the system is doing. I also found that the maverick 732 remote temp setup I installed at the entrance of the house is about 3 to 4 degrees low. Fun stuff.

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Crown Royal / Re: Leaking Crown Royal OWB Stove Burner boiler

« on: November 03, 2012, 06:09:56 AM »

Yes it is condensation I jumped the gun on this one. The good news is I have established a contact at the OEM. Very nice and knowledgeable. I have an 80' run to my house what is reasonable for heat loss between the boiler and house. I think I am seeing betwwen 6 and 10 degrees. I used the foil/foam triple wrap inside of corrugated pipe. Thanks for responding Scott.
 

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Crown Royal / Re: Leaking Crown Royal OWB Stove Burner boiler

« on: October 29, 2012, 03:50:47 AM »

I have a Crown Royal 7300 and I am seeing moisture at the ash door. This unit has only been through 1 season of burning. I just started a fire in it two day's ago. I am going to contact the manufacturer today. I am not happy. I thought at first it was condensation but it keeps coming.

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Crown Royal / Re: 7300 First season

« on: January 22, 2012, 10:19:08 AM »

tawilson1152 I started this and I am the one that owns the 7300. I have played with the fan speed a lot and have found as it gets colder I need to lower the fan speed. To much speed and it actually cools the firebox to much. I usually run just above the low indicator. I have been using wood that has not been properly dried so the performance is not what it should be. I will be installing some temp probes this spring to better monitor my boiler and the temp entering both of my buildings.

So far with the temp in the teens and single digits it keeps the house warm, much better than my propane furnace. I have not hooked up the hot water yet I am still thinking about that.
Thanks for your input.

Jeff

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Crown Royal / Re: 7300 First season

« on: January 15, 2012, 05:56:46 PM »

Yeah I know I wanted the size larger but I got a great deal on this one "brand new" that I could not pass it up. I am planning on doing some heavy duty insulating of the house and garage in the spring. So far the stove has performed well for its size. I have used about 2 cord of mostly pine since Thanksgiving day. So I'm happy with it so far.

Thanks for your input Scott.

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Crown Royal / Re: 7300 First season

« on: January 15, 2012, 07:24:04 AM »

tawilson1152 what are you burning, Hardwood / pine. I am burning a combination of red pine and oak. The longest burn I have had is about 10.5 hours. I'm running 180 with a 10 degree spread.
I am heating 3400sqft. If I include the basement 6800sqft. I also have it running to my 3300sqft garage. I think I am trying to get more out of this boiler than it is capable of. It claims 240,000 Btu.

So far I am still trying different things to heat up faster and get longer burns.
Great to see someone else has one of these.

BTW I am located in Western Michigan and right now it is 19 degrees.

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Crown Royal / 7300 First season

« on: December 02, 2011, 08:22:27 PM »

I would first like to say this site Rocks. I picked up a CR 7300 last year finally got it burning last week. Anybody on here own one of these ? I would like to know what to expect this winter. Thank You

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Site Suggestions / Re: Manufacturer List

« on: November 25, 2011, 09:15:12 PM »

PhinPhan could you add Crown Royal. Thank You