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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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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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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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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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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.

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