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Plumbing / Re: plumbing my owb

« on: September 27, 2010, 06:46:01 PM »

Let me tell ya, I am a licensed plumber/hvac/r guy  and have been slow to try new things over the years. Took me a while to take to pex and crimping, but its the only way to plumb a project. Having just plumbed my outdoor boiler, I'm all for the sharkbite, Man, what a time saver.. AND EASY! Only way to go for a boiler install. I personally used 1" pex 150' house to boiler and 1" 50' TO SHOP. The way I see it, my pumps are constantly on, so when stat calls for heat, blower kicks on. I wouldn't downsize or split the lines. Shorter run could take a smaller pump if you stay with 1". My .02

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Nature's Comfort GT-220 Gasification boiler video.

« on: September 17, 2010, 06:31:21 PM »

I personally passed on this unit because of the catilyst system. In the past, I had heard many stories about them in the woodstoves. Other than that, I was really impressed with the unit.

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Heatsource1 / Earth Energy190

« on: August 31, 2010, 05:06:59 PM »

Will pick up my furnace next week. Can't wait!

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Plumbing / Re: WATER-TO-WATER

« on: August 17, 2010, 07:06:22 PM »

Side arms can also become clogged although normally not as quickly. I have used both a side arm and a flat plate with my furnace. I have also installed furnaces for a number of years. The only time I would go with a side arm is if you use very little hot water. The problem I ran into with my side arm was when we started using a lot of hot water we had to stop and wait for the tank to reheat. The main problem I have encountered with flat plates is when folks have limestone in the water. I have customers who flush the flat plate 6 or 8 times a year to keep the water flowing properly.

Don't you have to stop and wait for water heater to catch up if you wasn't hooked to the boiler anyway.

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Plumbing / Re: PEX

« on: August 17, 2010, 07:04:05 PM »

Indoor pex. I buy local at Menards. Insulated, I went with andersons for $4-foot. Just saw a sight, I believe was Outdoor boiler supply, had  individual insul pex for around $6 foot/.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Source For Components

« on: August 17, 2010, 08:58:30 AM »

Freeheat4u is easy to deal with.

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General Discussion / Re: OWB/KEEPING IT RUNNING AFTER LOST ELECTRIC

« on: August 17, 2010, 08:56:16 AM »

With my OWB i use the hot water basboards so basically all i have to run is a 60 watt pump.my OWB is natural draft so powering a blower is not a concern.I just need enough  power for  the damper solenoid and pump.
 I can run my stove with a couple of 12v deep cycle batteries and a small invertor.I recently purchase a couple of small solar panels to charge the batteries.Luckily for me in my area power outages are a very rare and generally last only a few hours

I am currently installing my OWB and plan to use a solar backup on the pump. How long will yours run on battery. Do you have a diagram of your setup? Thanks

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Plumbing / Re: PEX

« on: August 17, 2010, 08:36:59 AM »

Hello,  info on place and best price for PEX.  Will need 300 ft. I know shipping charge must be considered in overall price. Thanks for any info.  Sawdust

I bought mine from andersons outdoor furnaces in wisc. They are on e-bay as:freeheat4u. "free" shipping from e-bay site, quoted on their site but $100 cheaper.

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Site Suggestions / Re: Suggestions

« on: August 17, 2010, 08:31:21 AM »

How about a section devoted to Heatsource1 and their Earth Energy 190? Thanks