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Portage & Main / Re: EGR 250 3 month report
« on: February 17, 2018, 09:37:08 PM »
Have had no problem with water from dampener plates.
Creosote has built up on door and some in fire box, more with the fir than Oak, but I have not did anything to clean. Just letting it burn off.
Creosote has built up on door and some in fire box, more with the fir than Oak, but I have not did anything to clean. Just letting it burn off.
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Portage & Main / EGR 250 3 month report
« on: February 14, 2018, 08:33:11 PM »
Just wanted to report my experience with a new EGR 250 furnace. Had a real problem keeping the fire going when I started out. Kept a propane torch handy and it would light up quick but was a hassle. The specs call for wood cut small so that is what I had done, 4 to 6 inch, dry, fir. OK fir is not the best but I had a few dead trees to dispose of. Wood would turn to charcoal and not restart when the fans kick on.
The EGR 250 was larger than I needed for the house but have a shop in the planning stage that it will also heat. So that was causing long time periods between burns. Reset the temp range lower to decrease non burn time. The real fix was to use larger wood. After two cord of the fir I had split small for this unit I got to larger fir I had split for my old furnace and that help a great deal. Now I am in to Oak that had been split larger for my old furnace and have not restarted for a few weeks.
Now the good part. My old Heatsouce 1 was using a cord of wood every two weeks. With three months and a few day on this furnace I still have a little left of the third cord, using less than half the wood. Some of this may be from replacing the hot water lines going to the house with Dual Pex Flex. I know I was loosing some in the underground lines I had because it would melt a light snow off in a line to the furnace.
So overall very happy with the unit. Requires more maintenance, and more picky about the size and type of wood. But I am getting old, (68), and cutting half the wood every year is sounding good.
Bob
The EGR 250 was larger than I needed for the house but have a shop in the planning stage that it will also heat. So that was causing long time periods between burns. Reset the temp range lower to decrease non burn time. The real fix was to use larger wood. After two cord of the fir I had split small for this unit I got to larger fir I had split for my old furnace and that help a great deal. Now I am in to Oak that had been split larger for my old furnace and have not restarted for a few weeks.
Now the good part. My old Heatsouce 1 was using a cord of wood every two weeks. With three months and a few day on this furnace I still have a little left of the third cord, using less than half the wood. Some of this may be from replacing the hot water lines going to the house with Dual Pex Flex. I know I was loosing some in the underground lines I had because it would melt a light snow off in a line to the furnace.
So overall very happy with the unit. Requires more maintenance, and more picky about the size and type of wood. But I am getting old, (68), and cutting half the wood every year is sounding good.
Bob
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Which OWB
« on: February 19, 2017, 10:05:00 AM »
Furnace has been ordered, Portage and Main EGR 250. Primary reason I choose the P&M was that they would deal directly with me. The closest dealer for the other option was 850 miles so service really was not an option and when I need parts or consultation I wanted to be able to deal directly with manufacture.
I decided to go with an EPA certified unit where I live in the Socialist State of Washington and we are under the constant thumb of the gestapo due to our farming activities. The EGR 250 will likely require more maintenance and service than my old boiler but I am hoping the promise of better efficiency will compensate for that.
Once I get it installed and have a few cords of wood through it I will post a review.
I decided to go with an EPA certified unit where I live in the Socialist State of Washington and we are under the constant thumb of the gestapo due to our farming activities. The EGR 250 will likely require more maintenance and service than my old boiler but I am hoping the promise of better efficiency will compensate for that.
Once I get it installed and have a few cords of wood through it I will post a review.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Which OWB
« on: January 24, 2017, 08:33:26 PM »
Would like to thank all for their input. I've been away from the computer for a couple of days, but back again. Leak is getting worse, I may shut it down and see what I can do to glue it together till I can get off the fence and get another unit here and installed.
I am located in South West Washington and have not found any dealers for units that I would consider so I do not have the chance to look them over in person. So your help and comments are most appreciated.
We have lots of experience with hot water heat, had two in the house and now the leaking one outside, in floor heat in our shop with used oil boiler, and even had diesel Webesco unit a bus conversion with in floor heat. So I plan on staying with this type of heat, but I am getting old so if I can reduce the mass of wood that would be good.
Biggest concern I have with HeatMaster is stainless steel. I got burnt once. Concerned about the low water volume with the P&M.
Bob
I am located in South West Washington and have not found any dealers for units that I would consider so I do not have the chance to look them over in person. So your help and comments are most appreciated.
We have lots of experience with hot water heat, had two in the house and now the leaking one outside, in floor heat in our shop with used oil boiler, and even had diesel Webesco unit a bus conversion with in floor heat. So I plan on staying with this type of heat, but I am getting old so if I can reduce the mass of wood that would be good.
Biggest concern I have with HeatMaster is stainless steel. I got burnt once. Concerned about the low water volume with the P&M.
Bob
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Which OWB
« on: January 22, 2017, 07:46:40 AM »
My current OWB is leaking and needs replaced. It is a HeatSource 1, stainless steel. Unit is just over ten years old and had a ten year warranty. From what I have been able to find out stainless steel may not corrode but has a nasty habit of cracking. Builders use thinner metal due to cost with SS adding to the problem. So in looking for a new unit I was shying away from SS and had almost decided on the P&M BL-2840 but then I liked the look and reviews of the Heatmaster G-200. So what is the experience with the 409 Stainless Steel used by Heatmaster? How thick is it? Anyone had it crack.
Any other recommendations for units I should look at before jumping? We have no local dealers, (closest is 650 miles), so it is kind of hard to run around and look them all over.
I am going to have to order up something in the next week or two as the water loss is getting high.
Bob
Any other recommendations for units I should look at before jumping? We have no local dealers, (closest is 650 miles), so it is kind of hard to run around and look them all over.
I am going to have to order up something in the next week or two as the water loss is getting high.
Bob
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