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[Bondo]

Ayuh,....    Lookin' Good,....

Looks sorta like My build without the cabinet on it....

I like the size of yer door,...   mine coulda been abit bigger, 'n slightly lower...

[comnrailpwr]

looks great, i havent started a thread yet but your build is almost identical to mine. it will work good for you as mine does for me. been burning for almost a month and works great. get easy 16 hr burn times @ 10*F and heat my domestic with a home built sidearm. i wont hijack your thread with details and will start my own soon but if you want to know anything else just ask.


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[skorpyd]

That does look very similar comnrailpwr,  I am not worried about thread hijacking.  I am here to learn and contribute if I can.   I am waiting for materials right now so no updates.   

What is that you used for insulation and what is your outer tank.  What did you do to finish the outside?

[comnrailpwr]

What is that you used for insulation and what is your outer tank.  What did you do to finish the outside?

for tank insulation I just used r19 house insulation. Around the flue pipe and on the front plate I used some high temp commercial boiler insulation. I do commercial HVAC so i can get my hands on it. Its a real dense fiberglass/ceramic insulation. The outer tank is a 500 gallon propane tank and the firebox is a 300 gallon propane tank. I haven't  finished the outside Sheet metal yet. The boiler sits in my old 20x30 garage with 9 cord of wood so its out of the weather. I wanted to burn it this year unfinished so repairs/modificationa can be made easily in spring time if need be.

[skorpyd]

Thanks,  I thought the insulation around the door was some sort of commercial type.  I wish I could find something like that for the front of mine.

[comnrailpwr]

Thanks,  I thought the insulation around the door was some sort of commercial type.  I wish I could find something like that for the front of mine.

Its ceramic fiber blanket rated at 2300*F. best price I found on the net which is actually cheaper than what I paid is here
http://www.ceramaterials.com/ceramicfiberblanket.html
I paid $7 a sq.ft. I got 12 sq.ft. with those prices on that site I may wrap my entire boiler in the 2" thick 48" wide  commercial grade stuff. Its some extremely dense stuff.

[skorpyd]

Thanks,  I will check it out.

[skorpyd]

I decided instead of doing a temporary hookup for the remainder of the winter, to wait until I can dig the underground trench and pour the slab and get everything right and do it once.   Will update when progress resumes.  Thanks for all of the input.

[dave_dj1]

I think you made a wise decision! 

[Industry]

How did this Turn out? looks good so far.

[skorpyd]

Still shooting for installation for this winter, will update.

[dave_dj1]

Inquiring minds want to know! How are things going? I'm going to do something similar shortly.

[skorpyd]

Been away for a while but getting ready for the finishing and installation.  Goal is to have it up and running by mid Jan.

I have the slab poured and got the underground piping and wiring in before the freeze.

I will be putting in all of the stuff inside the house before setting the unit in place.

I have the plumbing stuff figured out but need work on the wiring when the time comes.

[dave_dj1]

Very cool. Keep us posted.

[BoilerHouse]

I fired mine for the first time, mid January, five years ago.  Even though it was a shortened season, I identified some issues and dealt with them in the next off season.  This paved the way for a succesful, full, second season.