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[automan77]

How's everyone's winter been so far with there boilers.  it's  been silent lately on the ridgewood forum.

[jamesbodeis]

So far so good. My only issue has been I dont have seasoned wood. Installed the fan kit and it has helped some. Finally got some dead ash this weekend so curious to see how much different it is.

[wissel12]

James

How much stack do you have?  I add a three foot section and it help a lot. I'm been burning a lot of damp wood.

[jamesbodeis]

I'm running 6ft.

[wissel12]

Are your burn times less with the draft blower set up?

[jamesbodeis]

Yeah. They are shorter.

[Vincent Paul]

Still incredibly happy with our 7500.  I have friends who have both Central Boiler and Hardy units and I think they are secretly envious of the simplicity of the design and how well they are built ( not to mention the cost ).  Been cold then mild then cold at our farm in southern Indiana.  Either way, my log home with TALL ceilings is always warm.  Again I say, we are very happy with the natural draft and 6' stack.  But, we are always burning seasoned wood.  You Ridgewood guys on this site have been very helpful to us and we appreciate it very much.

[wissel12]

Who has the tallest stack? I have six foot now. I want to add more.  Thoughts?

[Chas]

Not to out do you Wissel , but mine is 7ft. Last winter I was thinking about going to 10' but never did. It's working fine the way it is.

[wissel12]

I was thinking two or three more feet.

[wissel12]

What size stove pipe is everyone using? I used the adapter and use  eight inch.

My dad is using single wall and is going to switch to double. Six inch is a lot cheaper.

[Chas]

I used an adaptor  and 8" double wall from Menards.  I don't think I'd drop to 6", it might mess with the draft.

[wissel12]

Menard's had a special order seven inch.

[U.P. Doug]

I have been very happy with my stove this winter. Burn times have been great, fill the stove around 6:00 am then rake it forward when I get home, then load it at night around 8:00. I have not had any problems with recovery times, but I am using well seasoned hardwood. I was concerned about not having a fan when I bought the stove but after using it this winter I am very pleased with the natural draft as it seems to be using less wood than the Woodmaster 4400 that was in the house I rented.

[Chicken farmer]

Other than a faulty controller, I'm pretty satisfied. I'm running a single piece of 24" double wall from Menards on the stack. I will be adding an aquastat to cut the voltage to the damper door solenoid should an overtemp situation occur.