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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Shaver 290 have a couple of questions

« on: January 03, 2010, 11:39:38 AM »

I have a shaver 290,  Been running now for 5 months here in Elkton, Md. Works good but i need to do some mods. I heat a shop  (2700) square ft ) and house  (2300 ft) hot water in both. The hot water set up from shaver is perfect. The only problem i had in the sumer was the stove sometimes would go out because of not firing for days . Not that big of a deal . As for the winter , It works very well down to 20 degrees. I get burn times of 12-15 hours. I need to have at least 12 hours between filling due to my work schedule.  I've had the stove temp set at 130*  and moved it up to 145* in the last month .House is insulated well but shop isnt.(working on that)  Keep the garage set low,just above freezing unless i'm in there . i use two hanging heat exchangers running in series.

 Questions ,  Do you think i should raise the temp at the stove ?
             
                     I was thinking about replacing the thermostat and going with a digital or aquastat.  Any thoughts ?  Thanks Russ

   Heres my number if i can offer any help to anyone just give me a call  443-907-7455

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Shaver Furnace / Re: Any Satisified Shaver Owners ??

« on: January 03, 2010, 09:32:32 AM »

I have a shaver 290,  Been running now for 5 months here in Elkton, Md. Works good but i need to do some mods. I heat a shop  (2700) square ft ) and house  (2300 ft) hot water in both. The hot water set up from shaver is perfect. The only problem i had in the sumer was the stove sometimes would go out because of not firing for days . Not that big of a deal . As for the winter , It works very well down to 20 degrees. I get burn times of 12-15 hours. I need to have at least 12 hours between filling due to my work schedule.  I've had the stove temp set at 130*  and moved it up to 145* in the last month .House is insulated well but shop isnt.(working on that)  Keep the garage set low,just above freezing unless i'm in there . i use two hanging heat exchangers running in series.

 Questions ,  Do you think i should raise the temp at the stove ?
             
                     I was thinking about replacing the thermostat and going with a digital or aquastat.  Any thoughts ?  Thanks Russ

   Heres my number if i can offer any help to anyone just give me a call  443-907-7455