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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Gassers vs. conventional - Looking for input from those that have had both
« on: November 22, 2014, 02:49:35 PM »
I have a Empyre Pro 400 gasser that I have been running since last year. I am heating 8000 sq ft and it works really well. Last year I ran out of wood in March so I had to burn some green that I had cut in January and it burned it fine. It did make some more creosote but I mixed it in and had no problems. I have not had any problems with the airbox on mine like some others. I think the key is having a good load on the boiler so it doen't sit idle for very long. I am running 180 on and a 5 degree diffenrential.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: empyre pro 200 blower box update kit install
« on: August 11, 2014, 04:23:41 PM »
Nice job. Hopefully I won't have to use your instructions.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 28, 2014, 06:16:29 PM »
for the vertical tube I used the brush. for the horizontal ones I removed the bricks and cleaned them out with a vacuum.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 27, 2014, 06:14:08 PM »
I use the cleaning tool for a drill.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 27, 2014, 08:12:50 AM »
The hole where the blower mounts is pretty big maybe 4" x 4". I was able to get in there and clean it out. My vertical tube was pretty well plugged. The horizontal tubes weren't too bad. I will have to clean it a couple of times a season. I sprayed mine good with the diesel hydraulic fluid mix and I looked pretty good. Not too dirty.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 26, 2014, 03:40:21 PM »
I think you would have to take the exterior sheathing off. I can't see getting anything in there on the side to install the self tapping screws.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 26, 2014, 10:24:28 AM »
Here are some pictures of my Pro 400. Hope this helps.
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Empyre / Re: Empyre 200 issues like others.
« on: April 25, 2014, 09:02:48 PM »
I went up and checked my pro 400 today just to make sure I didn't miss anything and mine is fine so far. I have shut it down for the season and when I removed the fan to clean it the metal in the air box all looked good and solid. I have a large load on mine so I think that is what is helping me. I usually don't get long burn times when real cold only about 8 hours and mine cycles often.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Propane truck came but no bill on the door?
« on: April 07, 2014, 06:13:17 PM »
Just heard on the radio the other day about a company that is installing a digester in Brooklyn NY. They were talking about how much money they will save.
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Electronics / Re: Aquaterm fan problems
« on: March 30, 2014, 11:59:09 AM »
It looks like the difference is the 4006 is a SPST and the 6006 is a SPDT. How many things are you controlling with the aquatstat. if it is only the fan then the 4006 should be fine.
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Empyre / Re: empyre pro 200 first impressions!
« on: March 27, 2014, 12:43:43 PM »
I use one scoop per day. It does seem to keep the tubes dry. I never have any sticky creosote in the tubes. I have never not used it so I can't really compare. You said in 28 hours the boiler only fired once. Is that right?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: small shed designs to cover furnace,anyone have any pics of theirs
« on: March 12, 2014, 09:49:25 AM »
Thanks. I am going to build a 12x16 woodshed behind that to store all my wood under cover.
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Empyre / Re: ProFab has some issues!
« on: March 09, 2014, 08:49:30 PM »
I had talked to the factory because it was taking a long time for the boiler to recover after a call for heat on my radiant floor heat. They had me change the differential to 5 so it is now set 175 on 180 off. That did seem to help. I usually fill mine during the week full in the morning and then again at night. Now that is a little warmer I have been filling it about 3/4 full. I looked today at my air box and everything seem good and solid. I did not see any signs of metal problems. When I shut down this spring I will pull the blower off and see how things look.
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Empyre / Re: ProFab has some issues!
« on: March 09, 2014, 05:37:40 PM »
Once he gets the other building that will help. Also would changing the differential to 5 help so that it would not have as long idle times?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: small shed designs to cover furnace,anyone have any pics of theirs
« on: March 09, 2014, 07:47:21 AM »
Here is a picture of my set up. You could put sides on pretty easy. I left it open so I could see from the house what was going on.