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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 04:52:55 PM »

Issue isn't burning to much wood.... This is my first wood burning expeirence and i'm actually amased @ how little wood it uses for doing domestic hotwater and heating house. I put maybe 6-8   5 " logs in every 12 hours.

I was just curious if my furnace fan was undersized or if it was running to often.  It sounds like its normal

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 11:29:56 AM »

Lots of windows on main floor. Seems like there not the best.( cold to the touch)  Previous owner built the house, but it isn' that old so i wouldn't think they would be to bad??? . 

Anyway to test the windows?

Not much i can do about insulation in walls.

I was planning on having basement walls and sill plate spray foamed this summer.

Location south of toledo ohio

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 11:11:37 AM »

Self install and setup .....so quite possible i should have went with 007. I only installed temp gauges where it leaves owb and before it returns in the owb. Temp loss is 20-25 when furnace fan is running. Reads about a 3 degree loss when fan isn't running  but is going throught my side arm on hwh.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 10:52:52 AM »

I had to build plenum bigger to accomadate heat exchanger. ( didn't want to restrict air flow).

Owb is 110 ft from house logstor 1" pipe with taco 009.

Bought unit used 2 years old

Previous heat was heat pump with reistant backup

So maybe it is suppose to run that often.

Thanks for the info guys i really appreciate it.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 10:33:43 AM »

I should rephrase that , i'm not talking about OWB burn cycles. I'm refering to my fan kicking on in the house furnace.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Furnace runtime

« on: January 04, 2012, 10:22:36 AM »

Just checking to see what is normal.

3000 sq2 foot home
R13 walls
20 inches blown insulation in ceiling.
2007 built home by previos owner

Furnace seems to run often:
9 min on
19 min off 
Timed it for 2 hours last night
OAT was 20*F

Basement could be sucking quite a bit of heat
out .....poured 8ft walls uninsulated.
Cb6048 set @ 185

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Cold Night - Clear Skies (photo)

« on: January 04, 2012, 05:09:13 AM »

Cool shot!!!   Our skies were clear tonight too. Unfortunately I know this because our electric went out and i was setting up a generator at my sons house to keep his family warm. As of this posting it was out 3.5 hours at 0*. I lost 10* inside during that time. He lost 10* in the first hour, so it was only fair he use the genny. That and the fact my genny could not kick on my furnace fan anyway.

Ok time to crawl back under the covers! 

Ridgekid ---you have peak my attention, what type of insulation (sprayfoam???) and how big is your house? You have an very tight house.