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WoodMaster / Re: Hot water Heater luke warm

« on: December 30, 2014, 04:02:59 PM »

There is one thing that I do not like with your install Ill Named, Your pressure relief valve should be before the ball valve, nearest the tank, if somebody were to close off the valves and the water heater came on, you have a pressure bomb there in your basement, at the very least remove the handles on the valves and hang them on the piping so they do not get inadvertently shut off!

Trust me bud. I know all about that. I realized it after I got it all installed and set up and I wasn't about to change it all out just for that. There is a really simple solution to it that I have done. Those are lockable jamesbury valves. I have a lock installed on the top one. Boom, done, catastrophe adverted. 

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WoodMaster / Re: Hot water Heater luke warm

« on: December 29, 2014, 12:01:42 PM »

FWIW this is my set up. Plate and a side arm. Over kill? Probably. I never run out of hot water and it's bloody hot...
10 Plate on the water into the tank and a side arm on the side of the tank to keep the water hot in there when not in use. Many people will tell you that the side arm is not needed when using a plate, but I'll go a solid 14 hours before using hot water again in a day and was a little concerned about the water in the tank cooling off when not in use.

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WoodMaster / Re: Glycol or Antifreeze

« on: June 27, 2014, 10:40:38 AM »

Alrighty then. I guess I'll just stick with water. With regards to a leak happening, I don't imagine that all the treatments that I put in with the water, it cannot be to good either. How often are you guys draining and refilling your boilers?

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WoodMaster / Re: Glycol or Antifreeze

« on: June 24, 2014, 09:48:17 PM »

All discussion about the epa aside, What are your thoughts on the thermal properties of antifreeze or glycol vs water? I'm almost thinking that they would hold the heat better than that of just water and thus use less wood.

I also am at a loss as to why it would be bad to run auto antifreeze in one of these. My vehicles run at or even hotter than my boiler runs. My boiler is currently set to kick in at 150 and off at 170*f. My TDI runs at 90*C (194*f) so temperature shouldn't be an issue.

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WoodMaster / Re: Glycol or Antifreeze

« on: June 23, 2014, 09:53:20 PM »

I know 2 other people with the same boiler as mine. Both run glycol in their systems. Happened across another fellow that runs Antifreeze. The reason for doing it would be so if I wanted to go on a holiday in the winter, I could just shut it off and run my furnace while I was away without having to have someone come over and check on it. I know that the furnace will back heat the water, but it'd be nice to not have to worry about it. It is currently set up on water and I'm just thinking about doing the switch. The anti corrosion properties of the Antifreeze make it attractive as well. I'm not too concerned about the epa.

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WoodMaster / Glycol or Antifreeze

« on: June 20, 2014, 12:31:44 PM »

Anyone on here run glycol or Antifreeze instead of just water in their boiler? I've been wanting to switch to glycol for quite some time now, but at a cost of around a grand here, I've been a little bit hesitant. I've recently run into a few people who just run automotive antifreeze in their boilers, I've even been told by a few companies around here to run it. At about 3 bucks a gallon, it's pretty tempting. Before I go ahead and do it this summer while it's down, I thought I'd ask for an opinion on here first. It's a 4400 if that makes any difference.

Thanks