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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / top loading owb's
« on: September 26, 2014, 04:46:35 AM »
Been asking anyone I can about these models, anyone have first hand experience with them, pro's or con's of them.     

I'm looking at larger units of over 500,000 btu's and we've been thinking hard on not having to split most of the stuff we'd load, saving me a lot of time every year handling 30-60 cords of wood, everyone seems to have an opinion so I may as well ask everyone here.   

Haven't decided on anything yet, just asking the usual stupid questions to try to figure out what's the best way to go into the future for our needs.   I know these units are really new on the market and none are anywhere near me.   

Also who owns logboiler?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / EPA qualified boilers
« on: September 26, 2014, 04:17:41 AM »
I've been told a lot of information but I just heard a new one yesterday, is it true that the EPA certification only applies to btu output of 300,000 and below and nothing above that rating is even regulated or will be?

Can anyone shed any light on the issue of a pressure vessel being regulated differently than an open air system, I guess the basic question I have is this, are both types tested the same as far as emissions and how the boiler works, only that the pressurized system has to meet the criteria of a pressure vessel.

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Fire Wood / firewood storage
« on: September 15, 2014, 07:43:31 PM »
How does everyone keep their firewood near the boiler, stacked in a shed a short distance from the boiler, in a lean beside the boiler, under a tarp or how.   

I've been thinking about some sort of a skid steer movable shed with a roof on it, flip the roof and dump in the firewood and then shut it, so it keeps the rain and snow off of it, and hook it up when empty to dump it out or move it.    Any ideas as how to build it or does someone have a better idea?

I've thought about a firewood shed next to the boiler, just open a walk door and fill the boiler, have it bulk dumped with a skid steer on a cement floor with cement walls and just a sliding door on one end of the shed, didn't need to hold a lot, maybe 10 wide by 20 feet long and have one door on one end, slide it open and dump in the wood, a roof to keep it dry and clean out the wood debris with a skid steer, any thoughts on this idea or have seen one similar?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / plate heat exchanger size
« on: September 07, 2014, 04:54:48 AM »
I'm getting too old to remember anything anymore, how do I tell how large of plate exchanger I have now, I can't remember what the plate count was or btu rating its at and I can't read the tag on it anymore, even with a magnifying glass.   

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / high efficiency gassifier boilers
« on: September 07, 2014, 04:13:01 AM »
Anyone want to venture a guess as to how much less wood a gassifcation  boiler will use compared to a conventional boiler?     Like for example an econoburn unit compared to an aquatherm boiler of comparable size?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / grates in an outdoor boiler
« on: September 03, 2014, 04:55:22 AM »
Do grates make a difference in an outdoor boiler, I've talked to several that have shaker grates and they really like them, most of those with grates have shakers, which I could see being a benefit for a few reasons, what are the opinions on here.   

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / pressurized vs non pressurized boilers
« on: September 03, 2014, 04:42:41 AM »
I've been looking at a new OWB and the subject of pressurized vs non pressurized boilers has been a discussion, I've been told many things about each, first off, I understand the whole concept of pressurized boiler being a pressure vessel, which doesn't really bother me any, I've been around pressurized boilers all my life, all the houses I've lived in the last 25 years have been hot water heat with cast iron radiators.     

My main question is this, how come the pressurized boilers I've been around most of my life, have had no rust out issues and were anywhere from new to over 30 years old, the older one's were fuel oil, and the newer one's were switched to LP gas and my wood doctor OWB has had rust issues in the first 5 years, is this a freak accident, poor quality steel, water issues, which is the same water as in my previous pressurized gas boilers or is there something to the idea of pressurized systems less oxidation issues.    My gas boiler people are telling me one thing, and the OWB sales people are telling something else.     

There are a couple pressurized OWB's on the market, I've talked to several who own each brand, and from what I can tell, the stainless steel construction has had issues with leaks.     

 

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Wood Doctor / extra large wood doctor blower motor specs
« on: September 02, 2014, 01:49:32 PM »
I have the extra large wood doctor boiler, in the past my blower motor went bad and my fix it shop sold me one that wasn't as powerful, thinking a lot slower speed, and now we've been having problems with getting enough draft.   

Does anyone know what size of motor is supposed to be on the blower, I've cleaned the fan, checked inside the door to make sure its clean and free of debris and the motor that's currently on the furnace has been checked over and is said to be fine, but memory serves me, I'm thinking the old blower was running faster than the motor I had to take due to the only one anywhere to be found on a frigid cold winter day.   My current motor spins at 2000 rpm, I was thinking the original spun at something closer to 3000 rpm.   

Can anyone help me out with this, seems the company is no more and I can't find anyone who knows anything about them or has or can get parts for them anymore.       

I could complain about the company, but it seems that's pretty well covered and all I can say is here is another ticked off customer of wood doctor.   

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