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Polar Furnace / Review on G-Class?
« on: December 21, 2018, 06:34:54 AM »
I am thinking about upgrading from my nearly 10 years old conventional burner to a gasser.  What is the latest info in regards to the Polar G2/G3?  How does it compare to others on the market, like the Heatmaster and the like?  Unbiased info is always hard to come by, but is good stuff when you can get it.  Those of you who own one, what are the pros and cons?

Thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: pluged heat exchanger
« on: December 21, 2012, 09:55:57 AM »
Can definitely happen.  My buddies plugged up.  He took it out of the loop and ran some CLR (or something like CLR, can't remember now) through it, then flushed it many times with water.  Has been working fine ever since.... about two years now.

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Wood Doctor / Re: Circulator UP26-99 vs. UPS26-99
« on: November 30, 2012, 09:50:48 AM »
I was told to take out the check valve on mine before installation.  I can't remember the reasoning behind that because it's been some time ago, but it has worked fine since day one.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Junk or treasure?
« on: October 12, 2012, 12:18:23 PM »
Looks more like what falls into the "furnace add-on" category of wood burners.  These were meant to sit in the basement of your house, next to your existing furnace, and then be plumbed into it.  With that said, I do have two friends that use these in alternative ways...... since it is not designed for withstanding the weather.   One of them built a small shed to enclose the unit, which sits about 15 ft from his house, then pipes the hot air into his house and through the existing duct work.  The other has it in his unattached garage (about 15ft from house) and pipes the air in while also heating his garage.  Both gentlemen like the extra heat, but both complaining of having to manually adjust the draft to maximize heat output vs. burn times.  They are always out there fooling with it because it's either burning too hot or too cold.  To keep it simple, I won't share some of the other problems/complaints they have on here right now.  If you want more info, let me know.

None the less, it would heat the heck out of a 2 or 3 car garage or small barn!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: How far from House
« on: April 19, 2012, 07:43:48 AM »
If you are referring to your own house, that may vary from insurance company to insurance company.  The distance from a neighbor's house may vary from township to township.... depending on whether or not your township has adopted any "rules to this game".  I'm sure you were implying 50' from your house.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Shut down OWF for the Season
« on: March 13, 2012, 11:49:50 AM »
Put the bucket on the end of a long stick of some kind and raise it up to the stack and slide over, then remove stick.  Seen it done, but never did it (don't have a very high stack myself).  It worked nicely.  I think my buddy used a piece of metal conduit, as I recall.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Paid Propane Bill...
« on: March 06, 2012, 06:00:34 AM »
My tank was just topped off and my bill for a years worth of propane came to $248.  I do not burn the stove over the summer months..... just October to mid May.  I heat my water with propane in the off season.

I feel like the $248 is worth saving the wear and tear on the stove and its components for those 4 to 5 months.  Any thoughts on that?

Also, I thought I would get your thoughts on this.... I keep my pilot light lit all winter on the water heater.  Had an old timer tell me that it helps to keep the condensation on the tank down, thus increasing the life of the water heater.  What do you think?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 29, 2012, 11:05:28 AM »
That should do it, hddmax!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 28, 2012, 12:58:07 PM »
The thermostat will turn the blower on and off when the room temp. drops below the set point as long as the switch is in the on position.  I put the on/off switch in the circuit in case I want to keep the blower from coming on at all, as the thermostat does not have an on/off switch.

The louvers came with the unit, and I have not needed to put a filter on it..... as it only operates in the winter when there is very little dust windows/doors closed all the time.

It is nice and quiet, unless on high.  On high speed (which I rarely use), the sound of the air simply passing through the HX so fast will be loud with any blower.  She really pushes the air on high speed.


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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 27, 2012, 06:22:11 PM »
Here are the pictures... hope they help!  The heating unit is actually hanging about 8 feet off the floor, below a loft and above a smaller shelf.  I keep it at 50-55 degrees all the time, and raise it to 65-70 when I'm out there.  Doesn't take too long to bring up to temp.  I just turned it up when I took these pictures.


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Testing / pict test
« on: February 27, 2012, 05:34:33 PM »
here goes nothing



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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 27, 2012, 07:58:54 AM »
I'll try to snap a couple pictures this evening.

And just to emphasize what I said earlier, IMO there is no comparison to my squirrel cage blower vs. a buddy's fan style unit.  Might be a little more money, but well worth it.  Don't want you to make the same mistake he did.


Mark

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 23, 2012, 12:34:45 PM »
hddmax....

Yep, that is very similar to the one I have.  I rarely take it off low speed.  I switch it to medium if I want to raise the temp. quick, but after that I switch it to low speed, and the blower just cycles on and off when calling for heat.  Have only put on high speed a couple of times, and mainly just to say I did.... never needed to.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: shop heat
« on: February 22, 2012, 08:27:03 AM »
What ever size you go with, I would consider a "squirrel cage" style blower.  That is what I have in my shop, because I learned from a buddy's shop how loud those regular fans can be.  The "squirrel cage" moves more air with less noise, IMO.

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Site Suggestions / Re: Site Moderator????
« on: February 10, 2012, 07:58:06 AM »
Right on Scott!  It's been nice that this board has been this way for the couple of years that I've been a member....... although don't post much.

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