Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Central Boiler => Topic started by: Roger2561 on March 22, 2013, 04:29:50 AM
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I knew the title would catch your attention.
I have a CB e1400. This is my second year operating it. It's running great. This morning when I added firewood for the day, I decided to check the water level in the water jacket. I haven't checked it all season so I figure, what the heck. I was surprised to see it was down about an inch and half in the site glass. That's in the safe operation area but it caused me a bit concern. I was wondering where the water went. I was told by my CB rep when I purchased it that I shouldn't have to add any water to it. So you can imagine how surprised I was when I saw it a bit low. Anyway, I start looking around and I didn't see the telltale sign of water leaking anywhere outside. The ground is still covered with snow (where's spring?) and there is no melt taking place. So, I figure the next place to look is in the basement of the house. In the vicinity of the oil furnace, (the installer connected directly to the oil furnace) there is a floor drain. Due to the lack of the usual rainfall, the bottom of the catch basin has been unusually dry. Not this morning. It was wet with HOT water. Okay, I now know I have a leak somewhere in the system in the house. After carefully monitoring everything I see the drain valve on the back of the oil furnace dripping with the telltale sign of a water mark leading to the drain. Walla! Found it! I tried tightening the valve handle but that did no good, it continues to drip. So, later today I'll be replacing the faulty one with a new one. I guess the moral of the story is never let your guard down and occasionally check the system over. This little leak in time would have cost me a chunk of cash. Roger
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Glad to got that leak tracked down and that it wont be a huge deal to fix.
Not sure if they would work for your situation but after having a leak in a pipe under my well pressure tank, I have been looking at getting some water alarms for my basement.
Here is a couple I am considering:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VECNMQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VECNMQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049D7FUC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049D7FUC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)