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Portage & Main / EGR 250 3 month report
« on: February 14, 2018, 08:33:11 PM »
Just wanted to report my experience with a new EGR 250 furnace. Had a real problem keeping the fire going when I started out. Kept a propane torch handy and it would light up quick but was a hassle. The specs call for wood cut small so that is what I had done, 4 to 6 inch, dry, fir. OK fir is not the best but I had a few dead trees to dispose of. Wood would turn to charcoal and not restart when the fans kick on.
The EGR 250 was larger than I needed for the house but have a shop in the planning stage that it will also heat. So that was causing long time periods between burns. Reset the temp range lower to decrease non burn time. The real fix was to use larger wood. After two cord of the fir I had split small for this unit I got to larger fir I had split for my old furnace and that help a great deal. Now I am in to Oak that had been split larger for my old furnace and have not restarted for a few weeks.
Now the good part. My old Heatsouce 1 was using a cord of wood every two weeks. With three months and a few day on this furnace I still have a little left of the third cord, using less than half the wood. Some of this may be from replacing the hot water lines going to the house with Dual Pex Flex. I know I was loosing some in the underground lines I had because it would melt a light snow off in a line to the furnace.
So overall very happy with the unit. Requires more maintenance, and more picky about the size and type of wood. But I am getting old, (68), and cutting half the wood every year is sounding good.
Bob
The EGR 250 was larger than I needed for the house but have a shop in the planning stage that it will also heat. So that was causing long time periods between burns. Reset the temp range lower to decrease non burn time. The real fix was to use larger wood. After two cord of the fir I had split small for this unit I got to larger fir I had split for my old furnace and that help a great deal. Now I am in to Oak that had been split larger for my old furnace and have not restarted for a few weeks.
Now the good part. My old Heatsouce 1 was using a cord of wood every two weeks. With three months and a few day on this furnace I still have a little left of the third cord, using less than half the wood. Some of this may be from replacing the hot water lines going to the house with Dual Pex Flex. I know I was loosing some in the underground lines I had because it would melt a light snow off in a line to the furnace.
So overall very happy with the unit. Requires more maintenance, and more picky about the size and type of wood. But I am getting old, (68), and cutting half the wood every year is sounding good.
Bob
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Which OWB
« on: January 22, 2017, 07:46:40 AM »
My current OWB is leaking and needs replaced. It is a HeatSource 1, stainless steel. Unit is just over ten years old and had a ten year warranty. From what I have been able to find out stainless steel may not corrode but has a nasty habit of cracking. Builders use thinner metal due to cost with SS adding to the problem. So in looking for a new unit I was shying away from SS and had almost decided on the P&M BL-2840 but then I liked the look and reviews of the Heatmaster G-200. So what is the experience with the 409 Stainless Steel used by Heatmaster? How thick is it? Anyone had it crack.
Any other recommendations for units I should look at before jumping? We have no local dealers, (closest is 650 miles), so it is kind of hard to run around and look them all over.
I am going to have to order up something in the next week or two as the water loss is getting high.
Bob
Any other recommendations for units I should look at before jumping? We have no local dealers, (closest is 650 miles), so it is kind of hard to run around and look them all over.
I am going to have to order up something in the next week or two as the water loss is getting high.
Bob
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