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Central Boiler / Re: HELP!!!!

« on: November 01, 2011, 07:21:22 PM »

I was reading over your post again and was wondering when did you have your unit put in?

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Central Boiler / Re: HELP!!!!

« on: November 01, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »

I'm not familiar with your unit but if you have a electronic sensor control for your temps and being the temps are warm it might be going to its shutdown point arournd 200# and if its like mine it wont turn on till around 140# which would take along time at these temps and your fire will not ignite. You might be boiling over do to high temp in which case you might need a new electronic control which if a ranco control will cost around $70.00 i bought a spare just incase. It will take around one cycle to figure it out but dont be fooled because it might work right a couple of times which I personally can attest to.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Anyone Have Tall Chimney Pics?

« on: November 01, 2011, 06:47:38 PM »

heck with the chimney! I thought I had alot of wood but man you have it licked. matty is there a sawmill or something behind those trees?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Nicknames for OWB

« on: November 01, 2011, 06:07:36 PM »

beeman use mine I dont think anyone will know unless they visit this site. Heres a story and is true I cameup with the name for her the day it pulled in and started operating it. M y wife and I went over to my mothers house about a week or so later and my mother asked my wife in front of other guests what I have been up to. Well my wife said to my mother he has been around his girlfriend and I dont really see him much but it doesnt matter at least he isn't bothering me lately. Now my wife was just not thinking of how that came across to my mother. well my mother came over and slapped me upside the head and she looked peed off well I was stunned because I can't remember my mother ever!! hitting me.Now remember there were around ten other people there at her house and I yelled what the heck is going on and she yelled at me and saying exactly what my wife had said.I was on the floorliterally laughingcrying I couldnt even say anything because I didnt have enough air from from laughing and the whole time my mothers yelling how  could you do that to your family as I'm on the floor even crying and laughing harder than you can imagine.My wife is trying to explain who my girlfriend is to everyone now at the party because I literally thought I was dying and could not even catch my breath to even say one word. That happend in 2005 and we all have a good laugh still of the story. People that were not even there know the story and ask how my girlfriend is. M y answer is always the same.(she's hot, shes smokin,she leaves a light on for me at night and she never complains)Idea you can call yours your mistress with all the same answers as mine.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Heat Exchanger not putting out enough heat

« on: October 27, 2011, 07:30:15 PM »

bigger pump will run alot more water thru exchanger from the outdoor furnace side which in turn your house pumps are running slower thru the exchanger and robbing more heat from outdoor furnace. Also make sure your exchanger isn't hooked up backwards. Im no expert but if your loosing 20# on the return of exchanger why have one what i have noticed when a zone is first calling I would loose fifteen# at most due to the lines cooling off and whatnot while sitting waiting to flow again but after a few seconds its only loosing at most 3# on the return compared to the inlet from outdoor stove.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Radiant vs forced air

« on: October 22, 2011, 07:53:04 PM »

radiant all the way! if you run your loops in the flooring around 300' each you will be good.Try to keep the loops around the same length and you will have even heat.If you do build a new house they have the floor sheets already set up for radiant tubes instead of running plates under flooring its alittle more bucks but after you buy plates and time installing them its worth it. I would never go without radiant in a floor again you do take your toes being warm for granted until you visit someones home and your feet are freezing without slippers. If you run a little longer loop here and there you can adjust things downstairs on the manifold. You were worried about leaks dont because its one full loop and the only leaks will be at manifold, make sure all contractors know you have radiant and watch them and yourself doing jobs because you will forget and possible put a hole in the line with long screws or nails.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: CLEANING YOUR HEAT EXCHANGERS

« on: October 21, 2011, 04:46:31 PM »

Well I googled it right after posting and I should be fine if anyone has a concern I dont know about please let me know. THANX!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / CLEANING YOUR HEAT EXCHANGERS

« on: October 21, 2011, 04:37:16 PM »

Read on the woodmaster section of this site and heard the same way to clean plumbing somewhere else. Using white vinegar a gallon or so will clean plumbing(heat exchanger) is my concern.My worry is that my stove is stainless and maybe the metal wont react well to vinegar. I guess my question would be am I worrying for nothing?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Looking for suggestions on how to clean the firebox

« on: October 21, 2011, 04:05:00 PM »

Ihave heard of old timers throwing rock salt in to clean their flues on indoor stoves. That being said I think I would check with someone before  throwing any kind of salt in outdoor boilers just worried about rotting out issues.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Nicknames for OWB

« on: June 09, 2011, 03:32:34 PM »

I call mine my girlfriend because shes hot! smokin!leaves a light on for me at night,lets me throw it in her two times a day and doesn't say she has a headache, and last but not least she doesnt talk back.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: WOOD USAGE

« on: March 28, 2011, 09:00:07 PM »

Im sorry guys in my last post I meant 1/4 less in fuel consumption compared to a 1970 home.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: WOOD USAGE

« on: March 28, 2011, 03:41:43 PM »

Matty that seems to be about right with these temps.Then you have a cord and a half before dec and a cord and a half after march depending when and if you shut stove down. 15 cord thats alot of cutting but so is ten atleast we arn't buying oil guys. A house built within five years should use a 1/4 if not 1/3 of fuel compared to a house built in 1970,Well that is what I believe we find here in pa. but colder states and countries were always alittle better Iwould think with insulating there homes but they should see a difference with the new technologies that we have now?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: WOOD USAGE

« on: March 16, 2011, 09:50:31 PM »

You live in maine I don't think thats bad?Me I kinda tell my wife or kids if your cold turn the heat up that probably costs me a cord and a half atleast a year. I come home and thermos are set at 75# which I dont mind at times but I think the dogs and the cat are spoiled while we are at work and the kids are at school. I'm alittle less down here in pa but maine is a whole new world I snowmobile love it there.

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General Discussion / Re: anyone with a carport for a wood shed?

« on: March 02, 2011, 10:59:06 PM »

yeah! mine is almost 24' wide and 28' long and to boot it has 8' high clearance on sides. I been looking at the standard 7' and where they bend at radius they were reinforced with a shorter brace than I have so I'm going to call up and see if they will give me an extra ten braces to shore it up better myself.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Who would be interested?

« on: March 02, 2011, 10:45:33 PM »

I have a ready check smoker remote hooked up downstairs where my lines come in (wireless receiver in house) within four degrees of actual temp I love it and would probably like your idea also. The cost of the smoker remote was around $40.00 dollars going to by my brother one for christmas this year coming.