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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2018, 09:20:48 PM »

I thought Craig was one off the owners in the past, could be just a another guy same name.  Not bad on wood usage, in cold weather I burn full cord every 10 - 12 days.  How much home are you heating? New construction?
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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2018, 08:06:49 AM »

My home was built in 68, fully remodeled in 90's (needs to be redone again)
2k SF on the main level and a full finished basement, keep the stat at 70*, also heat the dhw, and a 1500sf garage with radiant,  keep the garage set for 65* but its been staying in the mid 40's with this cold snap we all been seeing.

I installed using the rehau pipe, buried as deep as my septic would allow,  Hit a lateral when I was trenching  :o
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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2018, 09:43:07 PM »

My home was built in 68, fully remodeled in 90's (needs to be redone again)
2k SF on the main level and a full finished basement, keep the stat at 70*, also heat the dhw, and a 1500sf garage with radiant,  keep the garage set for 65* but its been staying in the mid 40's with this cold snap we all been seeing.

I installed using the rehau pipe, buried as deep as my septic would allow,  Hit a lateral when I was trenching  :o

That's rough!! did it damage it much??? Good call on using the Rheau pipe, I used the 1 1/4 inch myself...that's some tough crap!
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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2018, 12:52:10 PM »

No, not much damage to the septic tile, fortunately it was clay tile and I just skimmed the top of the pipe, I only noticed I hit it after I was cleaning out the trench with the shovel. I used some of the sticky backed asphalt flashing material to cover the hole,  I applied 3 layers of this and put a couple shingles over the pipe to protect any rocks/ soil from putting too much pressure on the patch.
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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2018, 08:26:57 AM »

5th year with my 6000. First year went through a solenoid and an aquastat. No cracks and I’m very happy with it.
I can’t read the numbers on the aquastat and i wanna replace it, again, anyone know if the “Love Controller” on eBay will work? They are about 68$ shipped.
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Re: Ridgewood owners how is your stove doing?
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2018, 10:26:10 AM »

https://www.amazon.com/Inkbird-All-Purpose-Temperature-Controller-Fahrenheit/dp/B00OXPE8U6

https://www.amazon.com/Dwyer-Digital-Temperature-Display-Voltage/dp/B009P8K3DM/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1520443469&sr=1-1&keywords=ts2%2Bcontroller&th=1

I've used both of these to control various furnaces. Not sure how your old controller mounted, these require a rectangular slot to clip into.
The inkbird one comes with a probe, the love control you buy it separately.
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