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Portage & Main / Re: BL 2840
« on: March 03, 2016, 11:41:19 AM »
Thanks slim, I need to call them and let them know about the flapper issue also.
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Portage & Main / Re: BL 2840
« on: March 02, 2016, 07:37:23 PM »
I have an extra pump but no fan. Where did you buy it from? I don't have a dealer anywhere close to me.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: explain this
« on: March 01, 2016, 07:33:58 PM »
Yes I would agree that it is the best wood I have ever burned. I have a friend who wants to do some trading for a truck load. This is going to be great.
I went and looked at it today, 5 years might have been an understatement. 1700 feet long old hedge row, very mature. My kids might never burn anything else in the owb.
I went and looked at it today, 5 years might have been an understatement. 1700 feet long old hedge row, very mature. My kids might never burn anything else in the owb.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: explain this
« on: February 29, 2016, 05:44:49 PM »
I am amazed at how little wood in am burning now the the flapper value closed when the unit is not on load.next year I will burn 1/2 the wood is have this year.
And I just got a score of bodock wood for the next 5+ years. It is also called orsage orange, it burns hot and long. Anyone have experience with this wood? My neighbor loves it more than oak.
And I just got a score of bodock wood for the next 5+ years. It is also called orsage orange, it burns hot and long. Anyone have experience with this wood? My neighbor loves it more than oak.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: explain this
« on: February 24, 2016, 03:17:59 AM »
I installed the owb. That was the first time I touched the blower. It sure explains why maintaining temperatures was so tough on warm days. I always thought it smoked a lot when off load. People around here have hardy's and they smoke a lot so I didn't thank to much about it. Now I might have to try to keep the fire from going out on warm days.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Temp display in the house
« on: February 23, 2016, 10:56:03 PM »
I work in the oilfield and they look at me crazy when I tell them about heating with wood. Most are to lazy to cut it let alone split it. I tell them it cost me less than $1.00 a day to keep my house at 74' all winter long.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: explain this
« on: February 23, 2016, 10:50:10 PM »
So I checked the flapper on my owb and found that the fan was upside down allowing air to draft in when the fan was off. Fixed it yesterday, what a difference that has made on the climbing temperature and wood consumption. I now have to relearn how this owb works. Got a 24 hour burn on what I was loading for a 14 hour burn.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Temp display in the house
« on: February 22, 2016, 09:08:41 PM »
I told my wife that wood heats 5 times more than any other fuel source.
1 when u cut it,
2 when u load it in the truck/trailer,
3 when u stack the wood
4 when u load it into the owb
5 when it burns in the owb
Now I think about it 6 when I spread the ashes in the garden.
1 when u cut it,
2 when u load it in the truck/trailer,
3 when u stack the wood
4 when u load it into the owb
5 when it burns in the owb
Now I think about it 6 when I spread the ashes in the garden.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Temp display in the house
« on: February 21, 2016, 06:54:25 PM »
Has anyone installed a wireless temp display in the house to see what the furnace temp is without going outside?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: explain this
« on: February 21, 2016, 06:51:16 PM »
Your a good bit further north than me, but I have a hard time with my p&m bl2840 temps when I have warm weather with no wind. I live in Tennessee and weather in winter can get to 70 a few times a year. I have to keep windows open and run dishwasher and washing machine on timers and very little wood in it. I hit 204 today. One day I will have a greenhouse to dump the extra load in.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / bamboo for firewood?
« on: June 16, 2015, 06:51:27 PM »
Has anyone ever used bamboo for firewood in their OWB? When I was slaving away cutting and loading wood, my wife asked me if we could use some bamboo in the OWB.
I told her that we could probable mix it in with some wood and I would ask the guys on here if anyone has any experience with bamboo, It grows fast, would replenish itself in a short amount of time.
Thoughts???
I told her that we could probable mix it in with some wood and I would ask the guys on here if anyone has any experience with bamboo, It grows fast, would replenish itself in a short amount of time.
Thoughts???
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: OWF was boiling over this morning.
« on: March 04, 2015, 11:45:38 AM »
Looks like my pump is shot after 3.5 months of use and I didn't have money to get a spare
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: OWF was boiling over this morning.
« on: March 04, 2015, 10:59:34 AM »
Everything is only a few months in use. No other issues until this morning.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / OWF was boiling over this morning.
« on: March 04, 2015, 10:57:39 AM »
Did my morning chores and come back to load the furnace. Noticed it was steaming out of the level indicator. It was a warm night last night so I didn't load much in. I got temp back down. Now it seems like my pump is not pumping and making a lot of noise and then will lock up on the low and med. setting. Makes a lot of noise on high. The Line under the house is cold. I bypassed my plate exchanger thinking it was plugged. Nothing different. Any ideas?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Bl owners
« on: February 21, 2015, 03:17:56 AM »
I love my BL-28-40 Heating 2200 sq ft. Open A frame in most of the house.
At first I was running 1/2 to 3/4 of a load 12-14 hours when it got into the 20's at night. My friend with a 20 year old hardy told me to build a wood storage shed around the furnace that blocks the North wind will make a huge differnce in how much wood is used each load. I also live on top of the hill where wind is always blowing some. Once the wind blocking shed was up the next morning i had enough wood left in the fire box to last half the day. Now I can get and easy 12-14 hour burn on a 1/2 load with it at 0 low at night. the other night we hit -9 and it was just a small coal bed left in the morning on a 12 hour burn but temp was 180. We keep the house between 74-77 We also only have 2 people showering in our household.
At first I was running 1/2 to 3/4 of a load 12-14 hours when it got into the 20's at night. My friend with a 20 year old hardy told me to build a wood storage shed around the furnace that blocks the North wind will make a huge differnce in how much wood is used each load. I also live on top of the hill where wind is always blowing some. Once the wind blocking shed was up the next morning i had enough wood left in the fire box to last half the day. Now I can get and easy 12-14 hour burn on a 1/2 load with it at 0 low at night. the other night we hit -9 and it was just a small coal bed left in the morning on a 12 hour burn but temp was 180. We keep the house between 74-77 We also only have 2 people showering in our household.