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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: central boiler

« on: January 07, 2011, 08:05:54 PM »

A guy that I work with ran into the same thing .He was checking on the CB units and the dealer's employee told him to stay away from the gassification unit. Don't know why that would be the case . My regular old 4030 works wonderful. It's not the fanciest or stainless steel or forced draft,but I really like it and I am pretty picky about maintaining it properly so hopefully it will last a long time.

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General Discussion / Re: Getting to know one another

« on: January 05, 2011, 06:47:45 PM »

1. Ryan
2. 25
3. AutoBody Technician
4. Drag Racing, Hunting, Fishing
5. 2003 F150 Flareside 4x4.  ,1989 Mustang 5.0 Lx hatchback (under construction) ,1966 Mustang 347c.i. 470 HP on pump gas drag car
6.  Husqvarna 353 16" Bought new in Sept.08
7. Engaged , 1 son Remington , 12 yr. old Beagle named Winchester , Shorthair pointer ,Mya

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Plumbing / Re: Heating my domestic water

« on: January 05, 2011, 06:22:20 PM »

I don't know much about how head pressure and other factors affect flow but that is what the CB dealer installed . The circulator is mounted out on the boiler and it is about 25 feet from my house.My baseboard heat works great and the house warms up within a short time of the thermostat calling for heat so I don't think I have a water flow problem.I am thinking that a flatplate feeding the HWH with the side arm still in place will be the best setup to go with. The flatplate should feed the HWH hot water ready to be used and if I decide to sleep in and my fire goes out there should be 40 gal. of hot water to use until the boiler temp is back up for the flatplate to work. This is why I don't want to go with just the flatplate for on demand water.I think this will be nice too if I ever have to shut down the boiler.Before I moved into my house I left my fire go out and I had hot water in my HWH for a few days before it got cold again. Thank you guys for all your input .I  am just about ready to start spending money on the flatplate and fittings.

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Central Boiler / Re: 4030 CB

« on: December 23, 2010, 05:14:42 PM »

I know what you mean about the creasote dripping but mine doesn't do it all the time. I have mine set at 180 too, over the last summer I set it at 170 and it worked just fine to heat my domestic water.Mine seems to do really well on slab wood also which I think is prettty good. Before it got to be 20 degrees and the wind blowing 40mph everyday I had burn times of 16 hours on the  slab wood . It was all hardwood ,mostly ash. It burns really good but you have to clean it out more often because all of the bark on the slabs seem to make more ashes quicker. That could all be my imagination ,but that is the way it seems.Thanks for your reply.

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Central Boiler / Re: 4030 CB

« on: December 15, 2010, 08:49:37 PM »

Does anyone one else with a 4030 think they should have got a larger unit? To heat my house I fill 2 times a day plus a few small pieces in the evening. I desperately need a garage and building one is in the future but I don't think it will be a good idea to heat it with the 4030. Especially with the extra circulator and digging for the supply lines. The 4030 works great and I have no complaints about it . If anyone else has a 4030 let us know your thoughts about it. Thanks

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Equipment / Re: firewood processor build

« on: November 09, 2010, 07:19:52 PM »

The home made proccessor that I used to operate had a small hydraulic motor to run the bar. I am not sure how the oil pump operated. If you already have to hook up to a hydraulic pump you could run some more lines and a valve for your bar. I am not sure about any of the pump specs. but it was run off of a small diesel engine from a refrigeration unit on a tractor trailer. All I know is that you could make a huge pile of firewood in no time at all.     Good Luck.

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Central Boiler / Re: 4030 CB

« on: November 08, 2010, 05:17:29 PM »

I have a 4030 and I heat about 800 sq. ft.  My house is built of concrete block  with foam insulation and vinyl siding on the outside. All of my smaller  windows are new insulated ones but my 2 large picture windows are old single pane so I lose some heat through them.  I have never checked any temp. drops but the burner works great.

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Plumbing / Re: Heating my domestic water

« on: November 05, 2010, 08:45:29 PM »

Thank you guys very much. I think I will go with my idea of the flat plate before the heater. I need to make a list of the fittings and supplies I will need and get it together. I will let you know how it works.  This is a great site and forum for us OWB people. 

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Plumbing / Re: Heating my domestic water

« on: November 05, 2010, 04:59:24 PM »

Thanks for all the input. I think the easiest thing for me to do would be to  feed the HWH with the flat plate and leave the side arm there. This way I wouldn't have to plumb in a new tempering valve or relocate the one I have. Does anyone have any thoughts on having a flat plate and side arm, is it over kill or  will it  use more heating energy from the boiler water than what it will be worth?             Thank You for your ideas

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Plumbing / Heating my domestic water

« on: November 04, 2010, 08:06:05 PM »

I have a CB 4030 with a Taco 007 pump with insulated pex lines feeding a side arm HX on a 40 gal. water heater and then the baseboard heat of my 800 sq. ft. house. The side arm is too slow and we run out of hot water a lot and I want to go to a flatplate for on demand water. What is the best way to plumb this? Should I feed the water heater from the flat plate ,or put it on the outlet side of the heater, or eliminate the heater completely. I burn the stove all year and have no electricity to the HWH now, so eliminating it is a possibility if the plate exchanger will provide on demand with no problems. What size of flat plate will be good for any of these situations? I plan on plumbing in some tees and shut offs so I can flush out the exchanger when necessary. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated                        Thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: SETTING TEMP ON A C.B.

« on: November 04, 2010, 07:43:08 PM »

On my CB 4030 the low side is automatically set 11 degrees below the high setting. When my high temp was set at 185 the draft door opened at  174  Hope I helped you out.