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Home Made / Re: propane tank owb
« on: August 12, 2011, 03:50:02 PM »
Im going to run antifreeze in the system being that i can get as much used as I want.... Still playing with the drawings as you seen in the pics......
I thought about pulling the fire box out some but I think I need all 36" inside the water for heat xfer......I dont really want my stack in the fire box because of loosing wood capacity...... I may have to do something different..... Such as cut it and restart from scratch......
I thought about pulling the fire box out some but I think I need all 36" inside the water for heat xfer......I dont really want my stack in the fire box because of loosing wood capacity...... I may have to do something different..... Such as cut it and restart from scratch......
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Home Made / Re: propane tank owb
« on: August 08, 2011, 08:05:15 PM »
The water tank is 3/16 thick new steel.....Some new parts come in the box and it was left over..... MY SCORE>>>.....Im having a hard time trying to decide exactly how to put the tank in and work effecient.........I ve drawn on the front to see how it would work and the side..... I like the side setup plenty deep but not enough/ no water on the sides....36" fire box and 36" tank dont work good....Tank size is 70" tall x 50" wide x 36" deep..... With my fire box 36"x 36" and ash pan 12"x12" my water capacity is about 380 gals... Pretty close to what I Want.... But my stack will have to come out the very back and will not be in the water at all....I plan on putting my stack down in the ash pan..... Still working on the gasifer part.... Marbles still rolling around in the head..... 
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Home Made / Re: propane tank owb
« on: August 08, 2011, 07:52:26 PM »
Im having problems trying to remeber how to post pics... CRS syndrome......
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Home Made / Re: propane tank owb
« on: August 08, 2011, 06:12:50 PM »
I just got a water tank this week end for this project...
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: March 22, 2011, 08:11:32 PM »
I have a ?? about gasification... This is just a thought.... Would extending the smoke stack pipe down into the ash box work as a gasifer?? Making the ex have to go down throught the fire.... Still brain storming...
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Home Made / Re: propane tank owb
« on: March 20, 2011, 05:44:55 PM »
1.Basement 1000sqft, main floor 1100sq ft, upstairs 500 sq ft.. I want to heat my attachted gararge of 900 sq ft and water......
2. Far western Ky.
I want an ash pan so I think my 24 is out of the
?
3. for both tanks $400..
2. Far western Ky.
I want an ash pan so I think my 24 is out of the
?3. for both tanks $400..
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Home Made / propane tank owb
« on: March 18, 2011, 08:39:15 PM »
Just bought 2 propane tanks tonight.... One 500 gal tank 36 in diameter and 50 gal 24 in diameter tank and this one is full.... going to mount it in my pickup till its empty converting it to propane this weekend.... Some propane in the big tank also..... Now Ive got to design my setup......I think Ill want a bigger fire box than 24 in.... It is 48 in deep..... I might use the 500 gal for the fire box and build the water tank out of 1/4 plate... Does any body have any designs opinions for this set up?
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: March 05, 2011, 08:15:04 AM »
In all your research is it better to have the back wall of the fire box in water or dry?? I got a good price on 1/4 steel yesterday Ive got to finish designing my owb.. Im not building a gasification unit.....I found 1/4 4x8 for 190 and 1/4 4x10 for 230 a sheet..... not bad about 1/2 price of anybody else and they wil break it also.....Off to the drawing board...well paper.......
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General Discussion / Re: Radiant floor heat vs. forced air in 2nd story studio
« on: January 16, 2011, 07:56:29 AM »
I saw back about a month ago on This Old House they installed a under the cabinet heater It consisted of a small heater core and a blower... Fit in about a 3-4 in tall opening under the counter.... This might help....
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: January 11, 2011, 07:36:32 PM »
Thats what I was wondering... Thanks for the info... I was looking at grainger for soleniods and did not find excatly what I wanted.. Dont really like the cheap ones.... could rust and stick..... What model is yours.... If you go to AS and look at the thread apples to apples owb. Youll see my post what im going to build.... Waiting on a quote for the metal and having it bent. I think im going to have my fire box with water all around except the front.. most eff..... I post a better pic on there latter.... still in ruff draft.... You post has been alot of help for me... When I start mine I will try and post like you did........ good luck on yours....
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: January 11, 2011, 05:03:37 PM »
That sounds like a good Family proof light.... 
While brain storming today looking in grainger and msc for the fan, stat and relay, coil..... I had a BRAIN FART and wondered what was your back up plan when power goes out.... On your intake door you have a servo opening and closing the door.... If power goes out for a while your flame will get rolling and may boil over.....Do you have a bat backup to close the draft door when power fails???
Im going to go with a magnetic coil energized to open loose power shuts air off.........
While brain storming today looking in grainger and msc for the fan, stat and relay, coil..... I had a BRAIN FART and wondered what was your back up plan when power goes out.... On your intake door you have a servo opening and closing the door.... If power goes out for a while your flame will get rolling and may boil over.....Do you have a bat backup to close the draft door when power fails?
??Im going to go with a magnetic coil energized to open loose power shuts air off.........
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: January 10, 2011, 08:17:34 PM »
Clear is just to help shed light for night time use??? or do you have some temp setting to let you know that the fire is low and its feeding time...
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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build
« on: January 10, 2011, 07:38:11 PM »
Is the owb going to be psi or open.....
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