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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / return temp ?

« on: January 24, 2014, 06:49:24 PM »

i usally see about ten degree differance at my heat exchanger between supply and return with out purance blower running and usally 20 to 25 differance with furance running just curious what the norm is ? this is a homemade boiler i built and it works perfect just wondering how it compares with everyone eles return temps.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / todays score !!

« on: December 22, 2013, 01:54:27 PM »

Picked up this old farm wagon today for free. Going make a nice firewood hauled.

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Home Made / finshed my build

« on: December 05, 2013, 09:10:03 PM »

I've been burning for two months now. Finally had some good weather last weekend. I was able to .finish the siding.  I could not be more happy with the outcome. I'm in love with my boiler..lol

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / burn times and water. temps for dhw

« on: September 30, 2013, 08:23:14 PM »

So I've had my homemade stove going for a week now I wish I had this years ago..I've got it set at 160 off & 150 on. Is that a good temp for dhw with a twenty plate ? Also I'm getting 24 to 30 hours between loadings between with just four to six medium size pieces of soft maple. I'm very happy with the performance of my unit. Very curious to see how it does when it heats cold out with more load .

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / badger insulated pex ?

« on: September 11, 2013, 08:37:32 PM »

looking for feedback on this product. i just placed a order for the 5 wrap curious what everyone thinks of this. price was really good hope the product is also  thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / new to all this how much wood do i have. here

« on: July 31, 2013, 08:16:30 PM »

Anyone care to guess I know its nowhere close to enough any one wanna guess

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Home Made / getting closer

« on: July 26, 2013, 10:48:53 PM »

Got my homemade boiler out of the garage tonight. Now I can weld the framing for the roof on. Then its off to get spray foam insulated on Monday.also picked up a free load of wood on the way home. Free is always good .

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / aquastat

« on: July 01, 2013, 12:42:29 PM »

What's the best bang for the buck on a aquastat on a homemade unit ? Where's best place to get one from ?

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Home Made / spray foam or fiberglass insulation?

« on: June 26, 2013, 12:26:01 PM »

About ready to insulate my homemade stove. I called about have it spraayed with closed cell foam. I can get three inches sprayed on for $300. I didn't think that was too bad. Whats everyone thougts on which is better foam or regular fiberglass ?

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Electronics / need digital controller

« on: May 23, 2013, 07:20:20 PM »

building my own owb. where can I buy a digital control panel. to control my draft fan ?  I would like to have one like central boiler uses. wat else do I need to tell the fan when to turn on and off ?  is there some sort of relay involved ? thanks in advance

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Home Made / my tank in a tank build wkth a few questions

« on: April 26, 2013, 05:32:07 PM »

Great site with alot of great info. I've been planning this build for some time now. I've got a 500 gallon oil tank im going to use for my water tank and a 150 gallon tank that will be my firebox.  The flu will extend out the back of the firebox be in the water and exit thru the water tank.  There it will tee and go vertical that way I have a cleanout. The oil tank has alot of sludge inside of it. I was thinking about burning it out. My water tank aka firebox is rusty on the outside. How is everyone cleaning these tank so you don't end up with rusty water ? Is there some sort of paint or coating I could apply to the inside of the water tank and the outside of the water tank to help with keeping the water clean ?