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Central Boiler / How old is your Classic

« on: March 06, 2013, 04:08:22 PM »

Regarding the ages of your Central Boiler Classic (conventional) models, I am on year 7 and was wondering how long these stoves will last with proper maintenance and care (water testing, cleaning firebox/oil in off season, rain cap etc.)
I have not had to replace anything other than the front door which cracked for some reason, but that was covered under the warranty.

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Central Boiler / Door frame on CB 4030

« on: March 06, 2013, 04:00:57 PM »

Hello fellow central boiler owners. I was wondering if anyone has a 7+ year old Central Boiler 4030, I have one and i am on my 7th season i have noticed that the bottom lip of the door frame (collar) where the door gasket presses against to make a seal is noticeably thinner that the top and sides, i suspect it has corroded or worn thin over the years.

Is this a part that would be under warranty?

Is this an easy fix to weld a new piece of steel if it does wear through?

I hope my ash pan is not getting thinner as well, it appears the be in great shape i scrape the pan down every week or two and inspect for corrosion as well as you can in the heating season, no signs so far.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Water treatment

« on: June 17, 2012, 05:50:48 AM »

I have a central boiler and i treated my water on the initial fill 6 seasons ago and have tested every 6 months it always tested high 33 drops on the test cb recomends 20 to 30. Last month i used a friends test kit which was 2 years old and i tested to 23 drops. I wonder if these kits have a shelf life for there solutions?

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Central Boiler / Re: Taco wb 2400 or 0013 pump?

« on: March 14, 2012, 05:02:18 PM »

My system is pretty much plumbed in like diagram in central boilers booklet for direct to baseboard configuration.
From the owb to domestic hot water heat exchanger to 3 way zone valve to control the temp in the house to the baseboard registers then back out to the owb. Pretty simple setup. But like many i always want to see if i can impove my system.
6 gallons a minute is what i would be trying to shoot for with a 013 or wb2400.

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Equipment / Re: 20" bar of stihl ms028

« on: February 29, 2012, 05:00:34 AM »

Was wondering for felling trees would a full skip chisel be the best chain for the job? I have the ms280 set up for 3/8 right now with a standard chisel chain.
I have run a semi skip but never a full skip. I pretty much rulled out a 20" bar so was wondering if anyone had any experience with a full skip chain on a ms280.

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Central Boiler / Re: Timer on pump

« on: February 28, 2012, 01:15:22 PM »

So a T and a ball valve on the send from the owb somewhere before the propane and T and ball valve on the return to the owb to create a bypass. How would this keep the owb above freezing?

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Central Boiler / Re: Timer on pump

« on: February 28, 2012, 09:43:11 AM »

The heating system is hot water baseboards and the owb is direct plumbed to the propane boiler no heat exchanger. There is a ball valve on the return side to the owb i wonder if closing that to the point where it was just barely open and left the pump on would be more efficient?

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Equipment / Re: 20" bar of stihl ms028

« on: February 28, 2012, 09:37:40 AM »

It slows down because the pieces are larger than the bar.

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Equipment / 20" bar of stihl ms028

« on: February 28, 2012, 05:12:08 AM »

I have a ms028 that i use to cut firewood with about 15 cords a year. Clear brush etc. It cuts great with the 16inch bar but when i get into larger pieces and trees it really slows down. I see i can put a 20" bar and chain on. Would this be worth the price?

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Central Boiler / Timer on pump

« on: February 28, 2012, 05:01:36 AM »

I am taking care of a eclassic 1400 while the owners are away for the month. They have a propane furnace to heat the house and at first we would run the pump on 1400 24/7 but the propane furnace was going through way too much propane. So we put a simple analog timer to just run the pump on the 1400 for a half hour each day and that keeps the eclassic boiler at 60f to 80f by the time the pump turns back on 24 hours later. This method cut way back on the propane usage, but was wondering if there was a better way to keep the eclassic from freezing other than glycol.

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Equipment / Re: Fiskars Axe

« on: February 23, 2012, 09:48:59 AM »

Yep i wasnt sure about them but after splitting 8 cords last year its much easier on you than the 6lb one i was using.

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Fire Wood / Re: Free pine is fine

« on: February 21, 2012, 05:11:21 AM »

I have access to 10 acres of white pine and red pine. The pine i burn from standing dead trees with little to no bark so they are really dry. The white pine burns great but the red wont burn unless you mix it in with some hardwood or white pine. I dont split the white pine and burn rounds 10 to 12" with no problems. Takes 4 or 5  pieces to fill up the fire box and burns for 12 hours in the winter.
I would say if the white pine is dead and is really dry it will give off as much heat as maple if its only semi dry.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Anybody use rain water?

« on: February 16, 2012, 04:50:19 AM »

I used well water when i filled my stove 6 years ago. Added the tratment. Test every six months. I plan on draining it this year. I like the idea of rain water. I would probably use a pond pump to fill the stove from the rain water bin?
Also central boiler sells a in line water softner if your water is above 10 grains of hardness.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Wood consumption thread

« on: February 13, 2012, 05:31:30 AM »

I have used about 4 1/2 cords since the middle of september. Weather has been warmer than normal. I live in nw pa. Heating roughly 2400 sq ft home and 1500 sq ft basement. Lots of windows as well. I have a cb 4030 and installed the t restrictor and did notice about a 2 or 3 hour longer burn time.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: How often do you top off the water?

« on: January 28, 2012, 09:59:38 AM »

Thats a lot of water to be adding . I would suspect a leak somewhere.  I add a gallon at the most once a year.