Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Plumbing => Topic started by: jon d on June 12, 2009, 07:58:19 PM
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Anyone have any ideal what size flatplate exchanger I would need to supply the cold water inlet side of a water heater. I have a 6-plate hooked to the drain and pop-off location like a side-arm, but i do run out off hot water after 2 baths. Been thinking for awhile about adding another exchanger to the inlet of the waterheater. Any ideals????
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i don;t know much about them things, if you can't find the info you need on the net,, i would go with about a 30 plate...this would likley assure you water as hot as your furnace is. you could hook it up to do both...deliver on demand as well as siphon like a side arm
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Thanks wilieg, i was waiting for u to reply. Knew u could answer my post...thanks.......
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Thanks wilieg, i was waiting for u to reply. Knew u could answer my post...thanks.......
jon..i am guessing at best with this (on size) i am sure if you were to ask on a heating and plumbing forum you would get a much more detailed answer
I am just a believer on this issue that bigger is better
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Hi just though i would respond to your post about flat plate exchangers i use a 20 plate exchanger in my system hooked up damand to the water heater. I tested it by running the hot water in the shower and the kitchen sink at the same time for over an hour and never ran out of hot water or with a temp change.
thanks Ken
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Hi just though i would respond to your post about flat plate exchangers i use a 20 plate exchanger in my system hooked up damand to the water heater. I tested it by running the hot water in the shower and the kitchen sink at the same time for over an hour and never ran out of hot water or with a temp change.
thanks Ken
now there is an answer from experience...thanks ken
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Hey willie where are you from and what stove do you use
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Hey willie where are you from amd what stove do you use
ontario canada...home made
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how long have you been heating with owb this is my first year here in ohio
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how long have you been heating with owb this is my first year here in ohio
i lit the old brute a few days ago just to use the floor heat in the basement and the domestic hot water...this is the start of year 9 for me
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mine has be lit for about a week now just to test before it gets cold to make sure i got every thimg hooked up right seems to be working fine the wife has allready turned the thermostat up she says its free heat and she is going to enjoy it
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mine has be lit for about a week now just to test before it gets cold to make sure i got every thimg hooked up right seems to be working fine the wife has allready turned the thermostat up she says its free heat and she is going to enjoy it
and so she should...just take her along to get the wood so she knows it is cheap but not free..lol
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she has helped with colecting the wood allready and enjoys it. how much wood do you use in a heating season
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she has helped with colecting the wood allready and enjoys it. how much wood do you use in a heating season
10 to 12 bush cords (4x4x8)
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i have about 22 cord cut and stacked i guess after this heating season i will have an idea how much i will need each year
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i have about 22 cord cut and stacked i guess after this heating season i will have an idea how much i will need each year
depends a lot on the year...how well seasoned your wood is..what type of wood you have (btu's can differ greatly in different wood by the cord)
and of course how well insulated your underground pipes are and how far your stove is from your house
if this your first year with your stove..dont be afraid to let it burn down...i think a lot of new users (me included) fired the stove the first year or more way too often...most stoves should get by on 2 fills a day or three or four small ones
if i am home and working around the shop on a saturday i try and get by with no filling all day..i just turn the coals ever couple of hours untill the fire is almmost used up...then i fill er up for the night
there will be a learning curve that you need to go through in order to become "in tune with your stove"
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thank for the info willie iwill probably spend a lot of time at the stove playing and exsperamenting until i have it figured out the best way to tend the stove
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thank for the info willie iwill probably spend a lot of time at the stove playing and exsperamenting until i have it figured out the best way to tend the stove
Hey,
I did spend alot of time watching my 5036 last winter as it was my first year.I always had a beer with me thou.I heated from oct. til mid may and used ove 10 cord.I would like to think I could get by on less this year as my wood was green and the house wasnt really too tight.Im building a cape style home and going as I can without getting a bank involved.
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I realize this thread is a little dated but I installed a 30 plate exchanger and with 6 people in a large house have never been able to run out of hot water. Best thing since sliced bread.
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this place gets quiet at times in the summer...but never dead
keep your mind and your saw sharp, enjoy whats left of summer