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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: creosote
« on: January 30, 2019, 08:28:30 AM »
I've heard of people filling the fire box with cardboard and doing a burn like that to burn it off.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Softened water in the boiler
« on: January 29, 2019, 05:54:05 PM »
I have iron in my water and hard water. I just bought an iron filter and water softener. I also want to drain my boiler in the spring and refill it and actually treat the water this time. I'm going to make some changes to my setup, too.
When I refill, should I use the softened water or should I draw from the water before the softener? Either way, it's going to go through the iron filter first.
When I refill, should I use the softened water or should I draw from the water before the softener? Either way, it's going to go through the iron filter first.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 20, 2019, 03:18:14 PM »the number one reason for using it is for flexibility in case the frost moves your pipe
Interesting. I didn't know this, but it makes sense.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 20, 2019, 01:50:48 PM »
That's an old picture. It was fixed before the first season of heating with that system at this house. As simple as just turning the flange fittings 1/4 turn.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 19, 2019, 01:44:03 PM »
You probably did tell me that when you dropped off my pipe. It's a good idea. If you didn't give me the idea when you were here, I'm sure I got it off of this forum. Just passing it along.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 19, 2019, 01:26:07 PM »Gee, I could have sworn that I hooked up your boiler that way didn’t I?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 19, 2019, 07:09:56 AM »Heater/radiator hose from Napa is how I did it. It's held up 4 years so far and doesn't seem to be degrading yet. I'm sure there's silicone hose that can be had as well, but I think that's pretty pricey.
Could you please explain?
It sounds like you have a stub of PEX sticking up from the ground already. If that's the case, then put a barbed fitting on it and connect rubber or silicone flexible heater hose to it and do the same on the pump flange. The rubber hose bends easily and holds up well.
Here is mine
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Dummy way to flex/bend PEX for easy connections
« on: January 18, 2019, 05:43:12 PM »
Heater/radiator hose from Napa is how I did it. It's held up 4 years so far and doesn't seem to be degrading yet. I'm sure there's silicone hose that can be had as well, but I think that's pretty pricey.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: New G200 Arrived!
« on: January 01, 2019, 04:10:58 PM »
I can cut wood earlier and have it drier. I was just curious how it handled wet wood.
So basically, I just have to add wood? I don't have to light a fire every day and watch it burn. I can literally just fill it a couple times a day. Set it and forget it kind of deal?
Do you think it would decrease my wood consumption by 50%? I'm using about 10 cords a year right now.
So basically, I just have to add wood? I don't have to light a fire every day and watch it burn. I can literally just fill it a couple times a day. Set it and forget it kind of deal?
Do you think it would decrease my wood consumption by 50%? I'm using about 10 cords a year right now.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: New G200 Arrived!
« on: December 31, 2018, 04:21:24 PM »
I've been eyeballing these things a few years now. I have my Heatmor 200 CSS that works just fine, heats the house fine, etc. But, the Heatmaster G200 is on the short list as a future replacement if I ever have issues. I'm not totally sure about moving on to a gassifier, though. A lot of the wood I burn is not seasoned more than a couple of months and I usually load 2x a day max. Would a G200 handle wet wood? How do you burn in them? Just load them and leave it alone? I started a fire in my Heatmor in October and is hasn't been off since. Is that how a G200 works, too?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Rig a shop vac to pull out ash?
« on: December 12, 2018, 06:25:01 PM »
The filter clogs up pretty fast. IIRC, there are actual ash vacuums out there.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/PowerSmith-10-Amp-3-Gal-Ash-Vacuum-PAVC101/203656953
https://www.homedepot.com/p/PowerSmith-10-Amp-3-Gal-Ash-Vacuum-PAVC101/203656953
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Equipment / Re: Dump Trailer Battery?
« on: December 01, 2018, 11:37:01 AM »
Almost all battery brands are now owned and sold by Johnson Controls (including Interstate and Optima in the past couple of years). They're made in Mexico and their quality control isn't the best across all of their name brands. It's hit or miss on longevity and I'd just as soon avoid all Johnson Controls batteries because of that.
To get a quality battery, you want one made by Deka or Exide. Sears Platinum batteries are made by Deka, but their lower level batteries are made by Johnson Controls. The last battery I bought was a massive Deka from Rock Auto for my Volvo XC70. The original battery (Deka) lasted 13 years/275k miles before it started getting sluggish to start the vehicle.
To get a quality battery, you want one made by Deka or Exide. Sears Platinum batteries are made by Deka, but their lower level batteries are made by Johnson Controls. The last battery I bought was a massive Deka from Rock Auto for my Volvo XC70. The original battery (Deka) lasted 13 years/275k miles before it started getting sluggish to start the vehicle.
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Heatmor / Re: Added new Honeywell Temp controller to 400
« on: November 24, 2018, 01:21:13 PM »
dredging this back from the dead.
It appears my boiler is having the original Honeywell aquastat issues now. I'm not home to diagnose, so I'm just going off of what my wife is telling me. I know they eventually stop working, though.
Would this controller replace both aquastats on the boiler and keep me running pretty much how I am already?
It appears my boiler is having the original Honeywell aquastat issues now. I'm not home to diagnose, so I'm just going off of what my wife is telling me. I know they eventually stop working, though.
Would this controller replace both aquastats on the boiler and keep me running pretty much how I am already?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: REHAU Underground
« on: November 15, 2018, 11:13:31 AM »75
Electronics / Re: smoke coming from Grundfos UP 26-99F pump
« on: November 04, 2018, 02:36:37 PM »
Do you have a spare pump already? If not, buy a whole new one and install the new one and then see if you can buy replacement parts to fix the one you have now.