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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: meat Thermometer / oregon scientifc
« on: October 31, 2015, 04:47:05 PM »
OREGON SCIENTIFIC
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / meat Thermometer / oregon scientifc
« on: October 31, 2015, 12:05:02 AM »
I have read some posts about the meat thermometer and I did buy one but it seems to work only for a "timed" period. I have to go out to the transmitter to restart it and then watch the receiver for the temp. It shuts off until restarted. To what advantage is this. Or...did I miss something in the owners manual?
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Plumbing / Re: Spaghetti FEST
« on: December 28, 2013, 12:41:03 AM »
Little John, that is a work of art. I would love to take my wife there and say"Now if there is a problem while I'm gone ........"
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Equipment / Fire/ash rake
« on: November 30, 2013, 05:46:25 AM »
Anybody know where I can find an all metal ash rake online? I did a search with different phrases but they all have wooden handles. The one we have at work was not home made, a two piece one inch pipe with about 10 inch tines and 6 feet long. We have had it since 2003 but my boss can't remember where it came from. The one I need for home could be 5 foot for my use.
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 18, 2013, 06:35:04 PM »
Having a little trouble finding a relay in my area. Small town rural area with no big stores. My blower amp spec is 6.6 amps. Typed argo in a search and came up with this ARGO AR-821T RELAY TRANSFORMER
SWITCH CONTROL
115v 60cy DPST 24va 24v SECONDARY
Is this what I am looking for?
SWITCH CONTROL
115v 60cy DPST 24va 24v SECONDARY
Is this what I am looking for?
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 16, 2013, 06:46:08 PM »
Sorry one more question.What am I looking for as far as getting the relay. I assume something to be purchased? Thanks
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / The power of this site
« on: November 16, 2013, 06:33:35 PM »
This is just a kind word of THANK YOU to all who post regularly on this site. I am only one week into this site and I already feel like I have been here for awhile. My questions are taken seriously and there is someone out there to help. I hope that once I get up and running with no problems I can help someone else in the future. I am a first time home OWB owner but I am not a stranger OWB usage. For the past 10 years I have operated a pallet burner sized Central Boiler at work. The fire box measures 72"x66"x54". It is almost fun to go to work in the winter and open those double doors to warmth at 5 am when it is ten below zero. Anyway, Thanks to all who have helped.
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 16, 2013, 06:14:23 PM »
Thanks for your help. I will work on this in the morning.My days start at 4 am.
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 16, 2013, 05:25:51 PM »
I see 3. Its hard to read but it looks like red to "load fan" orange to "load limit" and black below in the center.( I can't tell you how much help this is, I can do electronics in a car but this stuff is not my norm.)
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Emotion of wood burning
« on: November 16, 2013, 05:07:27 PM »
I bought my family house from my mother 11 years ago and it had a wood stove in the basement that my father used as "extra" heat with the oil furnace. I remember being in high school and hated helping with cutting and stacking wood. After I bought the house I vowed to never burn wood because it would have to be updated, the one chimney flue to two for insurance purposes. I have 40 acres that is over half wooded plus another full wooded 40 acres a half mile down the road. Now I am thinking "what is wrong with me?". We are paying $2000 a winter to heat with oil! OWB is the answer. I am sure my father would be happy that I am using his property and his investments to keep his kids and grandkids warm. He planted over 3000 trees on the two 40's in the 1970's. He must have known something. He passed away in 1999 and at the time my buying the house was not even an option. The emotion of wood burning is VERY strong here.(my 9 year old son does not know what is planned for him yet) LOL
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 16, 2013, 04:16:37 PM »
Yes, a probe goes into the area right under where I mounted the heat exchanger.
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 16, 2013, 07:26:53 AM »
Oil furnace was made in 1996. The OWB has an aquastat on the back that runs a door damper. That is all seperate and I don't want it involved in the thermostat circuit. It looks like the two wires from the thermostat white to w and red to RH run down to the TT on the Honeywell on top of burner. I just noticed when taking the picture that the red and white wire coming off the front of that voltage box run to a side mount humidifier and then upstairs to the humidifier control. I do not use that humidifier. Could that be a problem? Current thermostat is a White Rodgers programable. Left to right W RH B RC and under that is G O Y . I really don't need a programable thermostat,I have another white rodgers like in the picture that is not programable if that need be. My 2nd thermostat is the simple slide control type(pictured).
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Electronics / Re: Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 15, 2013, 08:15:05 PM »
I was reading what others were doing and to have the ability for oil as a backup. Maybe I should rewind and start from the begining.
I just installed a used OWB and have the heat exchanger mounted above the oil furnace after the blower. How do I use the heat from the heat exchanger instead of the oil furnace. I started and ended this first time experience all by myself from hauling 12 cords of wood and the boiler with a pickup and a 16 foot trailer(10 fourteen mile round trips,loading the boiler with some pipe and a winch and setting on a 6'x6' slab that I salvaged from my old barn area 70 feet away) I hand dug the trench and burried thermopex and finished the inside install pex and pump started a fire last Sunday and now I am stumped by this final step. I don't mean to be so dramatic but there is hot water running through my heat exchanger and I would like to use it!
I just installed a used OWB and have the heat exchanger mounted above the oil furnace after the blower. How do I use the heat from the heat exchanger instead of the oil furnace. I started and ended this first time experience all by myself from hauling 12 cords of wood and the boiler with a pickup and a 16 foot trailer(10 fourteen mile round trips,loading the boiler with some pipe and a winch and setting on a 6'x6' slab that I salvaged from my old barn area 70 feet away) I hand dug the trench and burried thermopex and finished the inside install pex and pump started a fire last Sunday and now I am stumped by this final step. I don't mean to be so dramatic but there is hot water running through my heat exchanger and I would like to use it!
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Electronics / Thermostat/blower/need heat?!
« on: November 15, 2013, 04:58:38 PM »
Ok,I have read all the posts and tried all the combinations trying to hook up a 2nd thermostat but I can't seem to get it to work. I have one heat exchanger in my what seems to be simple oil furnace with forced air. Lets say now I just want to bypass the oil backup and use the blower alone. I can run a seperate power from basement to thermostat area or whatever is needed. How do I hookup this blower. I noticed posts mention line voltage thermostats. Is that what I need? Any help?
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