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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Unsplit Wood Lengths - Heatmor

« on: January 06, 2011, 11:42:46 PM »

it has been the same temp all week here in the U.P. and i have been burning all 2yr old maple, well last nite i decided to load the stove with maple that i cut this summer (pretty green) and wow what a diverence i went a good 8hrs longer between fills.

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Home Made / Re: Finished the boiler!!

« on: December 27, 2010, 09:42:47 PM »

thanks scott, well im finally heating my addition without insulation so a total of 2200 sq ft and i can still get 20 hrs between fills. i have infloor heat and when i went to turn on the floor in the addition it froze so it took about two weeks of heating it with an old cast iron radiator before it let loose, doin good tho i just need to get it insulated so i can save some wood.

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Shaver Furnace / Re: HELP! I hate my SHAVER!

« on: December 15, 2010, 10:33:32 PM »

personaly i think (along with most others) that the most important thing for an owb is that the fire shuts down tight from oxygen when its not calling for it and shavers dont and thats prolly one of the biggest reasons your burning to much wood. most furnaces come complete with a solenoid that opens and closes a rubber flap on your blower when it kicks on and off, that would be your first mod here is a link just to give you an idea

 http://www.altheatsupply.com/index.php/shop-by-needs/outdoor-wood-furnace-parts/replacement-parts.html?p=2

look at the laminated solenoid and the fan cover.

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WoodMaster / Re: WOODMASTER 4400 OVER BOILING & USING WATER

« on: November 16, 2010, 09:31:56 PM »

 

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Home Made / Re: Found OWB Plans on the Internet

« on: November 12, 2010, 05:44:25 AM »

jackel       is it true that you cant burn green wood in a gassifier? Cause im very happy with my build, simple and can burn any thing i want in it!

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Home Made / Re: Found OWB Plans on the Internet

« on: November 10, 2010, 06:44:55 PM »

 just about any stove will put out enough heat to heat your house, its just a matter of how often you fill the stove. Once a day is ideal i cold weather but 2 or more fills a day is just a pain. I would have to say that adding more water storage to the plan would help along with doubling the amount of insulation they say, i built my own boiler and it holds 200 gal of water and last week i even had snow on the roof of the boiler, i built a big cage around my boiler so i was able to insulate it real well, im very happy with my build its simple and works great.

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Shaver Furnace / Re: Fan opening - draft control

« on: November 10, 2010, 09:57:17 AM »

i agree with yoder, i think its pretty ridiculous that they dont come with a solenoid, it is so important to shut your stove down tight. i think it would help sales if it came complete, besides not everyone is handy enough to install one on there own.

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Fire Wood / Re: How long will Ash stand?

« on: October 15, 2010, 06:05:19 PM »

i have quite a few white ash on my property and when they die they get punky really fast ..... so i agree with guru cut them down and cover them or use em up!

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Electronics / Re: opinions on Ranco or Johnson controls thermostats

« on: October 03, 2010, 07:35:41 AM »

 im with scott if your just looking to control the fan and solenoid i would go with a honeywell aquastat there so simple and work really well.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Indoor Wood Boiler- outside?

« on: September 26, 2010, 07:58:14 AM »

 When i built my house in 2008 i wanted an owb but couldnt afford one at the time so i came across a indoor unit for free, it was hexagon style firebox with a water jacket sitting on top, I built a 4x4 insulated dog house over it and  actually worked pretty good i filled it morning and night. But since then i did some researching and built my own "real" OWB for 1500 bucks way nicer! If you aint going to have to much into it i would do it, the only thing is you might be filling it a few times a day depending on the size of the unit.

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Home Made / Re: Gasification wood boiler build

« on: September 23, 2010, 07:08:50 PM »

400 gal wow... i dont think you can have to much water! Cant wait to see more pics, good luck with the build

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Shaver Furnace / Re: water pump on stove

« on: September 15, 2010, 07:11:45 PM »

mine runs steady

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Home Made / Re: Finished the boiler!!

« on: September 14, 2010, 05:31:20 AM »

Thanks woody, Right now im only heating a 1000 sqft and i fill it every three days. I am currently adding on to my house so i will be heating little over 2000 sq.ft proly by january... will see how it works then.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Lit off woody today

« on: September 13, 2010, 04:18:32 PM »

Central boilers are very nice stoves, i built my own check it out in homemade section under finished the boiler!

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Aqua-Therm / Re: low water volume and effect on operation

« on: September 13, 2010, 01:45:41 PM »

he burns about 20 cord. i just built an owb and it holds over 200 gal of water... lately it has been in the fourtys at night and 60 during the day and  if i fill it full it will last over 3 days with green wood.