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Shaver Furnace / Re: Direction and Location of Circulator

« on: February 15, 2012, 04:16:12 PM »

Just my 2 cents worth guys...The only reason shaver says to pump from the bottom is because if you pump from the top and have enough boil off with out topping off the tank every couple of days, its gonna suck dry and burn up the pump. Im guessin this happened quite a few times and they had to replace the pump under warranty. I pulled from the bottom my first year and burnt more wood than i have since switching to the top. It just makes more sense...heat rises, therefore water on top is gonna be hotter.   
I bought this furnace in 2008 (had many problems, took 8 months to get it) So far, after some tweaks here and there, it does what its supposed to do..my biggest complaint was that it looked like it had been welded and assembled by a kid in high school shop class..anyone elsed have similar thoughts?