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Range91

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Ran stove all summer
« on: October 15, 2019, 05:08:44 PM »
Just sharing for people who may want info on running stove for domestic water. I was able to knock around 100$ off my electric bill by running my stove instead of water heater. I have an entire circulator that I ran on speed 1 which used 8 watts of power ran stove non stop never once lost a fire. On average I'd use 3 20" oak splits for 24hrs. I've been really happy with the overall performance of the stove. I do have a positive air stop on my draft I believe this helps me have absolutely no condensation in my upper heat exchanger which had been asked by a dealer if I was having any of these issues. Just turned bypass valves back open this morning weather is cooling off here in Michigan. Happy heating
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Re: Ran stove all summer
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2019, 04:23:26 AM »
Yes, ran mine all summer too. Minimal wood use, nice hot water. What pump is using 8 watts?
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Re: Ran stove all summer
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2019, 06:49:22 PM »
Taco viridian pump on speed 1. I run a grundfos on my boiler boiler anytime the boiler cycles to make sure I am moving the water around. Winter time I usually bump to speed 3
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