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Central Boiler / Re: E-2400 Air chamber cracked
« on: August 22, 2017, 06:32:07 AM »
Hi Roger,
That's interesting. I think I normally run my coal bed too high as well. I think I'm always afraid I'll come home from work and find the fire burned out...
I am very interested to see the photos you take of your repair.
Rich
That's interesting. I think I normally run my coal bed too high as well. I think I'm always afraid I'll come home from work and find the fire burned out...
I am very interested to see the photos you take of your repair.
Rich
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Central Boiler / E-2400 Air chamber cracked
« on: August 21, 2017, 11:57:51 AM »
I've had this CB boiler since 2011 (Installed in November, plumbed and on-line in January 2012). After the first (half) season of use, I developed cracks along the sides where the air enters through the holes in the burning chamber. I contacted my dealer in December od 2012 as soon as I noticed it and he said that CB wanted him to send a welder out to repair it, but the boiler needed to be shut down. Since it was the middle of the burning season, he told me it could wait until spring shut-down.
Once spring arrived I got busy with hay, and everything else and didn't contact him again until August of 2013. At that point, the dealer changed their tune and told me that it didn't hurt anything; that it "actually allows more airflow" into the burn area. The boiler was working fine, so I took his advice and forgot about it.
The problem, as it turns out, is not only does it let air in better, it allows creosote to get into the air chambers easier and eventually clog everything up! The problem is, it's near impossible to clean these areas out. I see that CB makes a kit that (to my understanding) replaces these areas with removable plates which would allow you to clean the areas easier and (assuming they warp/crack again) replace them...? The "kit" is "Kit, Air Channel Repair" P/N 2500006, but none of the sites I've visited have a picture of it and my dealer doesn't seem to have heard of it.
Has anyone here:
1. Had the same problem?
2. Repaired it with the CB kit?
3. Come up with a better repair?
Any information and photos (I know Photobucket sucks at the moment) it would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Rich
Once spring arrived I got busy with hay, and everything else and didn't contact him again until August of 2013. At that point, the dealer changed their tune and told me that it didn't hurt anything; that it "actually allows more airflow" into the burn area. The boiler was working fine, so I took his advice and forgot about it.
The problem, as it turns out, is not only does it let air in better, it allows creosote to get into the air chambers easier and eventually clog everything up! The problem is, it's near impossible to clean these areas out. I see that CB makes a kit that (to my understanding) replaces these areas with removable plates which would allow you to clean the areas easier and (assuming they warp/crack again) replace them...? The "kit" is "Kit, Air Channel Repair" P/N 2500006, but none of the sites I've visited have a picture of it and my dealer doesn't seem to have heard of it.
Has anyone here:
1. Had the same problem?
2. Repaired it with the CB kit?
3. Come up with a better repair?
Any information and photos (I know Photobucket sucks at the moment) it would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Rich
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: More Moderators
« on: August 16, 2017, 09:13:52 AM »
I moderate on two other sites, but I'm slowly fading out of them as well. My vote goes for the Canadian. The launch code comment did it for me... 
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General Discussion / Re: Ripped of AGAIN
« on: August 07, 2017, 07:06:22 AM »
What's the steering problem?
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General Discussion / Re: Can’t wait for winter
« on: July 31, 2017, 06:31:59 AM »
Beautiful nights lately! 50's, low humidity....
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Fire Wood / Re: Wood storage
« on: July 28, 2017, 09:23:03 AM »
Test:
Fixture I made to build my pallets:
https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/LmFrKiNnO1XGoUp6BL0vfL6UcApAFzJCUhxCZP1mYK3
Fixture I made to build my pallets:
https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/LmFrKiNnO1XGoUp6BL0vfL6UcApAFzJCUhxCZP1mYK3
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Fire Wood / Re: Wood storage
« on: July 27, 2017, 06:51:39 AM »Yah, me thinks Photobucket wants to go out of business. No way or anybody that I know will pay $400 a year just to be able to link pictures from there.Any other options Marty? I'm not up on all the photo hosting sites...
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General Discussion / Re: Can’t wait for winter
« on: July 27, 2017, 06:50:15 AM »lets have fall first!! best time of the yearI agree!
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Fire Wood / Re: Wood storage
« on: July 26, 2017, 10:50:41 AM »
I use pallets, 4' x 4' with simple sides from rough cut 2 x 4"s. I have a set of forks for the front as well as the rear of my tractor. I bring the pallet right in the woods or wherever I am processing the tree and I leave it there to season. In the fall, I consult my pallet "date filled" list and map (it gets crazy after a while; I number my pallets and map their location on the property). I then move the most seasoned 20 or so to a location I can get at even if we get buried with snow. I stack them 2 pallets high which minimizes ground space/area required. Then every week or so I move one of the pallets right up to my OWB door. So far (my second season doing this) it's been great!
I'd post pictures but photobucket won't let me anymore and it's not that easy to post them directly here.
I'd post pictures but photobucket won't let me anymore and it's not that easy to post them directly here.
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General Discussion / Interesting interactive map
« on: July 25, 2017, 09:31:18 AM »
Found a link to this map in my latest issue of Timber Line. You can click on the map or select any state and see how the growth vs. harvest rate for hardwoods. Pretty neat!
http://www.americanhardwood.org/index.php/environmental-profile/interactive-forest-map
http://www.americanhardwood.org/index.php/environmental-profile/interactive-forest-map
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General Discussion / Re: Can’t wait for winter
« on: July 25, 2017, 05:48:40 AM »Know that for a fact before this old farm house had central AC, lay in bed practically naked and sweat the night away.We still don't have AC. I'll go to bed before my wife. We have a 6' sliding door in the bedroom. I'll have that open, all the windows open, the ceiling fan on and be lying in my boxers on top of the covers. I'll wake up around 2am, the fan is off, door and windows shut. My wife will have on fleece PJ bottoms and a t-shirt, covers (that were obviously on her before) are kicked off of her and she's sweating. WTH? I'll get up to open the door and if she hears me she'll automatically respond by saying "Don't open that, it's cold in here"....
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General Discussion / Re: Can’t wait for winter
« on: July 24, 2017, 05:42:50 AM »
I was just having this conversation with a co-worker. I like it when it's cold enough to layer; you can always take a jacket or a sweatshirt off if you're working or your activity level increases, but when it's hot there's only so much you can take off.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Looking for first outdoor wood boiler
« on: June 22, 2017, 08:20:06 AM »...but I think I’d stay away from CB no matter the material, its not hard to find somebody complaining about CB not wanting to honor warranties.
Look no further than me!
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Equipment / Re: My WoodEze processor rebuild/improvements
« on: June 19, 2017, 11:47:47 AM »
My wedge was cut back by some previous owner at some point (see below). Great idea on the 4x6; I actually tried putting one of the split chunks in to do the same thing. I used the tongs and the winch to pull the stuck chunk off of the wedge.
