Outdoor Wood Furnace Info

All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: JD Jim on December 24, 2013, 05:51:37 PM

Title: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: JD Jim on December 24, 2013, 05:51:37 PM: So far so good, except for the pesky water leaks on the lines and fittings. :bash:
It's 15 outside so this will be a pretty good test tonight. I should get my shop online over the weekend then it's full speed ahead.
:pic:

[attachment deleted by admin for space issues]
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: BoilerHouse on December 24, 2013, 06:26:35 PM: Cheap heat. A great Christmas present.
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: baldwin racing on December 25, 2013, 05:32:21 PM: Quote from: JD Jim on December 24, 2013, 05:51:37 PM
So far so good, except for the pesky water leaks on the lines and fittings. :bash:
It's 15 outside so this will be a pretty good test tonight. I should get my shop online over the weekend then it's full speed ahead.
:pic:

looks good.....best way to go in my book wood heat...

kelly
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: doow14 on December 25, 2013, 05:36:26 PM: cut wood,stay warm It's all good
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: JD Jim on December 26, 2013, 06:36:15 PM: Doing great....haven't pushed it yet and getting 24hr burn times and slacking off on the wood....turned it down to 178.
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: ST98 on December 27, 2013, 04:27:07 AM: How big of an area are you heating?
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: JD Jim on December 27, 2013, 10:27:48 AM: Remodeled 1870's farm house 33x23 2 story with a 24x24 addition full basement under all. 3429 sq ft.
Lots of insulation.
24x24 heat exchanger in furnace plenum. Fan hardly runs at all...maybe for 2-4 minutes out of every 1/2hr.
Taco 2400-20WB pump and hot water plate.
140' of ThermoPEX
Used 4 pieces of firewood over night last night, and put in another 10 pieces this morning to see how far that goes.
Temp on boiler is set at 178 for now, if it gets below 20 overnight I'll bump it up to 185.
Inside house temp is 75 toasty degrees. :)
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: racnruss on December 27, 2013, 07:36:54 PM: wow that's great burn times. Where do you live?
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: JD Jim on December 28, 2013, 04:28:39 PM: I am in SE Ohio. Today I got the garage online for the first time. Now temp hookup on the thermostat until I find the best place for it. The garage is 40' from the boiler. Using a 100,000 btu space heater with fan, hanging from the ceiling in the back corner blowing towards the garage door diagonally.
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: Crow on December 29, 2013, 06:08:17 AM: JD,what are the dimensions of your garage?
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: JD Jim on December 29, 2013, 05:28:16 PM: Garage is 40x30 with an interior wall at 16' for a 16x30 room. That room was used to paint cars at one time, now its mostly used for parking my toys.
I have 10' ceilings and all of it is drywalled. I could use another 10" of insulation in the ceiling and the 12' door needs insulated too.
Title: Re: Fired my furnace for the first time tonight.
Post by: ecc_33 on December 31, 2013, 03:06:04 PM: Congrats! Its a wonderful feeling. I had alot of water leaks the first time around lol. Alittle time and effort and you will get the system perfected!