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Hardy / Bought a Hardy that got a little hot...
« on: January 09, 2012, 11:04:59 AM »
Hey guys! It's been a while since I have been on here but I just recently bought a Hardy H2 that had been involved in a fire. The wood pile around the heater caught on fire and melted the electrical components on the back of the stove. I bought this on ebay for $420 (I think it was a good deal) I also bought 83ft of the 4 tube pex for $130. I have started pricing all of the parts for it but I can't seem to find a few of them. Do you guys know if Hardy has a parts list with prices or do you have to call a dealer? I have prices on everything but I'm hoping to find a few things for a little bit cheaper but so far the total on parts will only be $310. How much are you guys heating with one of these? I have a 1500 sq ft house and a well insulated 1600 sq ft shop. Do you think I will have any issues heating both of these? I am only going to hook it up to the house for this winter but plan on having the shop heated by it for next winter. I have 40% of propane left in my tank so my goal is to have it up and running but the 1st of February! I better get busy! Here are a few pics of the stove. I will post more as soon as I make some progress.
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Home Made / Re: On Line OWB Plans
« on: January 22, 2011, 05:18:58 PM »
Lawrencep, I have considered plans from deb, were you satisfied with the stove you built? I also have came up with a few modifications if I went that route but it seems they give you mostly all the information you need. Was the cost close to what they said it would be?
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Home Made / Re: Found OWB Plans on the Internet
« on: November 12, 2010, 01:57:46 PM »
Thanks guys... I'm not really too worried about how often I fill the stove but if I only have to fill it once a day it would obviously be better two. I'm not sure if you guys looked at the website I found the plans on or not but the stove I'm looking at has a natural draft intake on it. I would probably change that to a blower and build maybe a little bit bigger firebox and water jacket. I like the concept of having a round firebox but don't want to pay too much to have someone roll and weld two cylinders for me as I am trying to build a fairly inexpensive stove but at the same time try not to cut too many corners. I thought about just having a round firebox and a square water jacket. I wouldnt even know where to start building a gassifier but from what I have read it would probably be well worth the extra work. The plans I found dont look like there is much room for insulation so like Larson said I will probably change the design to add as much insulation as possible. Another question is the door... do you guys think sand filled would be ok or should i stick with the water filled door that the plans show? There are so many different ways to build a stove I dont even know where to start!! I will hopefully be starting on it sometime within the next couple of months after the holidays when I actually have some money left over for myself! Thanks for your input on this I appreciate it.
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Home Made / Found OWB Plans on the Internet
« on: November 10, 2010, 10:33:20 AM »
Hello everyone,
I was on this forum a few years back when I was thinking of buying a woodmaster 4400 however, I decided to put up my 36x45 building instead (which I am glad I did). I have decided that I am going to build my own wood burner. I recently came across a website that sells OWB plans for around $30. The designs are pretty simple but I am worried that the design I am interested in building will not produce enough BTU's for what I am wanting to do. I will be heating my building with R-19 in the walls and R-50 in the ceiling which should heat pretty good as well as my 1500 square foot house which is 80 years old and drafty. I recently blew in R-50 insulation in the ceiling which I'm hoping will pay off this winter and help with heating costs. I dont plan on heating domestic water as of right now. The firebox on the design is 20 cubic feet and will hold approx. 90 gallons of water and is estimated at 125,000 BTU's. Do any of you think that will put off enough heat to heat my house and building? if not, any suggestions on improving the BTU output? I thought about changing the design and making both the firebox and water jacket larger, and also running the water return through a series of pipes inside of the firebox. Below is the link for DEB Designs website, I have been looking at the "Outdoor Wood Stove Plan IV" http://www.deb-design.com/ any input would be very helpful. Thank you in advance, Alex. P.S. I live in central Illinois if that helps at all.
I was on this forum a few years back when I was thinking of buying a woodmaster 4400 however, I decided to put up my 36x45 building instead (which I am glad I did). I have decided that I am going to build my own wood burner. I recently came across a website that sells OWB plans for around $30. The designs are pretty simple but I am worried that the design I am interested in building will not produce enough BTU's for what I am wanting to do. I will be heating my building with R-19 in the walls and R-50 in the ceiling which should heat pretty good as well as my 1500 square foot house which is 80 years old and drafty. I recently blew in R-50 insulation in the ceiling which I'm hoping will pay off this winter and help with heating costs. I dont plan on heating domestic water as of right now. The firebox on the design is 20 cubic feet and will hold approx. 90 gallons of water and is estimated at 125,000 BTU's. Do any of you think that will put off enough heat to heat my house and building? if not, any suggestions on improving the BTU output? I thought about changing the design and making both the firebox and water jacket larger, and also running the water return through a series of pipes inside of the firebox. Below is the link for DEB Designs website, I have been looking at the "Outdoor Wood Stove Plan IV" http://www.deb-design.com/ any input would be very helpful. Thank you in advance, Alex. P.S. I live in central Illinois if that helps at all.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Should I buy a Woodmaster???
« on: March 30, 2009, 07:00:53 AM »
I was told to not even pay attention to the warranty because they wont cover anything anyway. Other than a little welding have you had any other problems? I have a welder buddy of mine that lives about 2 miles down the road.
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General Discussion / Re: Getting to know one another
« on: March 26, 2009, 08:36:09 AM »
My name is Alex
21 years old
Full time Air National Guard (Fuels distribution)
Hobbies are guns and Harley Davidson Motorcycles (02' Fatboy)
I drive a 2001 Chevy Z71 and recently bought a 89' Suzuki Samurai for fun
I have a STIHL 290 with a 20" bar
Married with a 2 year old daughter
No furnace yet but will be getting a Woodmaster 4400 soon
21 years old
Full time Air National Guard (Fuels distribution)
Hobbies are guns and Harley Davidson Motorcycles (02' Fatboy)
I drive a 2001 Chevy Z71 and recently bought a 89' Suzuki Samurai for fun
I have a STIHL 290 with a 20" bar
Married with a 2 year old daughter
No furnace yet but will be getting a Woodmaster 4400 soon
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: photo album?
« on: March 25, 2009, 06:52:25 AM »
Thanks!
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / photo album?
« on: March 24, 2009, 03:57:29 PM »
where is this photo album everyone is talking about?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: should i stay away from used?
« on: March 23, 2009, 01:14:08 PM »
I found a guy that will sell me a brand new one for $5,749
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: should i stay away from used?
« on: March 23, 2009, 12:02:03 PM »
Actually I wanted it untill these guys talked me out of it and Im sorry that I didnt buy it im sure you would like to get rid of it. But I just decided to go with new because there could be something wrong with it that not even you know about and when I buy mine I want the security of knowing it has been taken care of. I feel you on the economy but I am a federal employee, money is not what is holding me back. I would never trust a stranger to make payments to me.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: should i stay away from used?
« on: March 23, 2009, 11:08:02 AM »
Thats why you should buy a chevy instead of a dodge
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: should i stay away from used?
« on: March 23, 2009, 08:17:26 AM »
Wow I really got you guys worked up! Anyway, I have made up my mind and am buying new so theres no need to argue anymore zipper, sorry I didnt call you and tell you I was no longer interested in your stove. And please don't question my intelligence. I am smart enough to understand that in order to use my existing forced air system I will need a "water to air" heat exchanger I think it pretty much spells it out. Or you know I thought about filling my ducts up with water and using the water to water exchanger like you said I thought I needed lol. Bottom line is that I am not buying used.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Hedge?
« on: March 20, 2009, 06:32:53 AM »
sweet... so you can pretty much burn anything you can get your hands on? I dont want to burn anything im not supposed to.