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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: burning coal in OWB
« on: January 14, 2009, 02:47:11 PM »
I have a Hardy H-2 and use about 2 "scoop shovels" of coal with a load of wood. It works well with the wood and I am able to increase the burn time with it. The quality of the coal doesn't matter so much, but the better the coal, the less work you will do with it. Lesser grade coal leaves more clinkers, but is worth it overall. There is a lot of smoke when it first burns, but after it burns once, there is almost no smoke.
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Hardy / Hot water temp regulation-possible?
« on: September 10, 2008, 04:45:05 PM »
Does anyone know if there is a way to regulate the temperature of the water going into the water heater? I have an 80 gal. electric water heater (which is off) that the Hardy heated water dumps into. If we use enough hot water in an evening, the temperature of the water coming out of the tap rises. I understand and know why this happens, but would like to regulate it.
My wife and I like hot water, but with kids, we do not want any burns. Thanks for any input.
My wife and I like hot water, but with kids, we do not want any burns. Thanks for any input.
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Hardy / Re: Need Hardy owner advice....To get Shaker Grates or not...
« on: August 28, 2008, 10:55:29 AM »
I use coal and wood in mine too. I do pretty much what was said above. I have a poker that is about 8' long to move things around. It is important that you make sure to burn down enough to allow the grates to be seen or move ashes so it doen't build up. If not, too much ash will build up and creosote will build up on the fan blades. The fire will also burn poorly if there is too much build up. I have used coal and wood for two years without problem thus far.
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Hardy / Re: water loss
« on: April 18, 2008, 07:42:50 PM »
As far as I know, reverse osmosis is the only way to remove salt, and it isn't cheap to do. I think the shell of the H2 needs to be removed to caulk around something. I am not sure I know what needs to be done to stop adding water. I was venting at the condenser tube. I caulked around the indented area (it is not sealed too tight) there and not seen it since. I actually have water on the top sitting from were it evaporates/condenses or whatever it is doing. It seems to be coming from the chimney area. This problem is really annoying and I wish it would stop.
I like the H2. I only wish the loading door hole were bigger in diameter so larger logs could go in. I heat 2400 sq ft and domestic hot water with it. If I use coal with the wood, I can go a full 24 hrs. between loading with outside temp. at 0 and inside at 72-73.
I like the H2. I only wish the loading door hole were bigger in diameter so larger logs could go in. I heat 2400 sq ft and domestic hot water with it. If I use coal with the wood, I can go a full 24 hrs. between loading with outside temp. at 0 and inside at 72-73.
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Hardy / Re: water loss
« on: April 15, 2008, 10:34:42 PM »
My house water unfortunately has salt in it. Not too horrible, but I don't want to use it in the furnace.
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Hardy / water loss
« on: April 14, 2008, 10:35:55 AM »
Hank or anyone else, do you lose water from your Hardy? I have an H2 that I need to add about 5 gal. of water a week to keep the water level adequate. I cannot use the auto fill water because my house water would cause problems. The water seems to vent off around the chimney. Any solution would be helpful. This is the second year using the H2.