Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: Scott7m on January 11, 2013, 08:58:42 PM
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I wish I had took pics of this job as it evolved but I wanted to share it anyway.
Had a guy who lived in a valley surround by rock cliffs, he had a home roughly 2000 square feet, a green house or "high tunnel" that he built in a rich valley near his home, it was 32x96. It uses the exsisting soil, you grow in the ground, not in beds. He was also tying a small shack to it where he made maple syrup.
The interesting part of the install was his fuel oil furnace that he had from the late 60's in his home, the fan never shuts off in his home and runs at a very low speed, he said the only time it had been shut off was during power outages, so in the install we used a zone valve, so when the thermostat called for heat the zone valve would allow water in the coil, when it wasn't calling for heat it would simply bypass the coil. It was the first one I had done where the fan never shut off, after seeing it in action and how evenly the heat was distributed in his home, it's def a great way to go. We waited til the furnace got up to temp and ran a couple cycles before we left, house was 72 all over and the high tunnel went from 44 to 62.
I love seeing big jobs come together...
Here is a pic I took as I was leaving, you can see the high tunnel on the right, the house behind, and his future sap shack on the left
(http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t387/Scott7m/5558F603-27DF-403D-9B2B-1E3E37904A1B-196-0000002CE3FAD8B1.jpg)
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I have always considered myself fairly inventive and McGyver like, but some of the systems and stoves you guys build and put together just amaze me! Nice work. The thought and ingenuity really impresses me. That's why I like it here, I am in the company of greatness.
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Nice pic!..Love how the house and everything is secluded from neighbors etc....Just being in the woods like that is awesome
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Nice pic!..Love how the house and everything is secluded from neighbors etc....Just being in the woods like that is awesome
No neighbors here lol... The road down into this place is awesome, you come down along the edge of a 100ft cliff just 3 feet to your right, to the left is another cliff going up covered in mountain laurel and hemlock trees. Its awesome, when you look over the cliff your looking down at the tops of 80-90 foot trees!
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Wanna thank RSI for helping me with a pump issue I was having on this job, ended up having only 2 pumps but 3 loops :) lol