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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Portage & Main => Topic started by: ijon on September 27, 2012, 04:22:29 AM

Title: Portage and main
Post by: ijon on September 27, 2012, 04:22:29 AM

As far as gassers go are they really worth the time cleaning and money spent on them comparted to the ml30.

Title: Re: Portage and main
Post by: franky1 on September 27, 2012, 08:16:54 AM

With the new improved air box they have now,  99% better,,,insulated air box now,,,latches instead of a screw on...\

Title: Re: Portage and main
Post by: ijon on September 27, 2012, 09:34:22 AM

Do you have one. If so was it your first outdoor boiler. When we are talking obout wood dryness, if your burning dead ash would you have to season it more?

Title: Re: Portage and main
Post by: Scott7m on September 27, 2012, 04:14:38 PM

Once you start running a quality gasser you likely won't look back.  Wood use is basically half.  Several members here have optimizer 250 and love them

Title: Re: Portage and main
Post by: jrider on September 28, 2012, 08:38:31 AM

I have the Optimizer 250 - got it last year and its my first OWB so I have nothing to compare it to.  BUT, I love it so far.  Takes about 20-25 minutes to clean and during the heart of burning season I clean it every Sunday.  My wood last year was seasoned but not dry to its fullest potential.  It is my understanding, the drier the wood, the less often you have to clean it.  But its nothing to clean it and if it does burn half the wood as a conventional model as everyone says, there is less time and less grunt work required.

Title: Re: Portage and main
Post by: Scott7m on September 28, 2012, 04:11:26 PM

You guys should order some pro former for your gassers, a teaspoon of it per day creates a coating on your firebox walls and tubes and make cleaning even less of an issue