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Portage & Main / Optimizer 250

« on: October 23, 2016, 06:01:54 PM »

So give me the dirt,,, why did p&m stop making the origional 250.

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Portage & Main / need a new fan

« on: October 23, 2016, 05:06:22 PM »

Had a blower motor failure while starting up for the season. Luckily I had a spare motor on hand.. However I was unable to get the old squirrel cage off the old motor without damaging it so I need a new one,, should I call p&m or is there another avenue I can go to get one ASAP.?

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Portage & Main / Replacing nossel

« on: August 29, 2016, 07:14:09 PM »

Any one had a hard time getting the old nossel out of the 250,? I've tried a small automotive screw jack but it seems to be taking a lot more pressure than I am comfortable with. I don't want to ruin the base it sits in. Any thoughts?

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Portage & Main / New nossel for my 250

« on: February 16, 2016, 07:22:21 PM »

Karl k,, I guess I gotta break down and replace the nossel this is my 4th winter with the factory one and it's showing signs of deterioration. Message me with your address so I can get you some$$$.. Thanks..

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General Discussion / Just flushed the heat exchanger

« on: September 13, 2015, 03:21:53 PM »

Well I gave the heat exchanger a good flushing today with a drill pump and a couple of washing machine hoses. I used a gallon of clr. Wow amazing how much crap that stuff will remove... Did each side of the plate exchanger 2 or 3times...nasty ... Thanks big wood for the suggestion on using the drill pump very easy job..

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Is winter ever going to end ?ugh!!

« on: April 03, 2015, 05:00:13 PM »

4 to 8 in of snow tomorrow and a week of temps barely in the 30s during the day...I've had enough ...

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Pump to flush out heat exchanger

« on: March 08, 2015, 01:19:39 PM »

I have somewhat hard water her so I am preparing to give the plate exchanger a good cleaning when shut the boiler down in a few weeks. was wondering if anyone has used a spare circ pump an old ext. cord and a couple of washing machine hoses to circulate CLR. I was fortunate enough to have had slim install may boiler so I already have isolation valves through out the system so in my small brain it appears pretty straight forward,.. Am I missing anything? Any better ideas .?

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Portage & Main / Noisey blower

« on: February 28, 2015, 05:13:46 PM »

The blower motor seems to be on the way out, very noisey now. Looking for suggestions on where to find one for the 250?

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Portage & Main / Wood chips

« on: October 18, 2014, 05:24:11 AM »

Can wood chips be burned in a gasser ?

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Portage & Main / It's quiet here....

« on: October 01, 2014, 07:09:41 PM »

So I was lying in bed snooping around on this forum (my girlfriend) as my better half calls this site... Wondering why it's been so quiet on the P&M side of things. I was Wondering what's going on with new product development especially with the pending new changes here in the states. I don't keep up on this stuff as much as I should mostly because I work 6 days a week to support my household and pay taxes.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Fire it up...

« on: September 14, 2014, 01:59:12 PM »

Very tempted today to fire up the boiler today...windy cold damp weather... O well used the excuse that the silicone from installing the new door gaskets had to set up. So I guess I'll wait another week or two

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Portage & Main / Door gasket

« on: September 13, 2014, 03:54:28 PM »

So I am going to change out the two door gaskets with the new silicon rope gasket. Any advise ?

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Portage & Main / Boiler treatment

« on: August 28, 2014, 04:50:58 AM »

Slim can you bring some boiler treatment to the common ground when you come? Also hey big wood,, are you going to be there?? If so I would like to grab that brush we had talked about...and once again,, Thanks to both of you for everything..other manufacturers should be as lucky as p&m to have guys like you supporting their customers and product..

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Portage & Main / Water sample

« on: August 03, 2014, 04:22:08 PM »

Slim should I be sending a water sample to be tested before I fire the boiler up this fall?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Forge

« on: July 11, 2014, 04:56:23 PM »

So my 15 year old step son just came home to inform me he found an anvil for sale as well as many old old metal working tools he wants to buy. My response was wth do you want with that stuff??? His response was " well we have a forge duh" ..... Thanks slim.... For giving a kid an idea of how to make use of the gasification chamber this winter. Now it seams he's going to be a blacksmith....