Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: new builder on September 30, 2013, 08:23:14 PM
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So I've had my homemade stove going for a week now I wish I had this years ago..I've got it set at 160 off & 150 on. Is that a good temp for dhw with a twenty plate ? Also I'm getting 24 to 30 hours between loadings between with just four to six medium size pieces of soft maple. I'm very happy with the performance of my unit. Very curious to see how it does when it heats cold out with more load .
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Hard telling really.... We don't know how much water your moving and such.
What size pump? What size line, how many elbows, length of run?
Even if everything is sized proper you'll have to go up in temp later in winter to compensate for a larger delta t
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Id say if it is working fine now just leave it where it is. I run 150-165 and have 0 issues.
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I also run around 150 and 160 and don't notice any issues. Of course if you have issues it is already too late. Running hotter doesn't seem to do much other than use up wood making heat I don't need. My owb is way bigger than I have need for right now but will be good when I get my shop online.
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