Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only => Topic started by: ffbare on September 14, 2014, 08:28:55 PM
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Ok guys it took me forever but I was able to afford a wood boiler and went with a Ridgewood 6000. I'm thinking about 25 feet away from the house. I'm planning on a 18 x 18 water to air coil and a plate exchanger for hot water. I'm getting excited for my fresh install. I kinda hope for a long cold winter it would make me feel better for spending so much for just heat and hot water. Haha
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You won't be sorry for spending that money
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Congrats!
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Another new Ridgewood owner!!
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Thanks guys
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How far along are you on your install ffbare?
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Well I have the stove off my trailer that's about it I hate to report :bag:
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Well you are one step ahead of me lol I still have to pick mine up its an hour away waiting for me just figured I'd get a slab first and move it off the trailer straight to the slab.
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Happy heating Guys!
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My back yard is all traffic bond so it's going to be on that for this winter next year will be a slab
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congrats on the purchase.
you have the same set up as me.
25 feet from the house 18x18 heat exchanger
20 plate for hot water.
i have mine up and running burning all junk poplar and other soft woods to get me through the night. so far i get around 4 days on a full load of poplar wood.
you will enjoy it!
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Fsuftball! Now that's what I'm talking about us this your first year burning with that stove? I'm going to show the girl this post I know she will be excited to hear that burn time. How much are you heating sq wise
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It's a 1500 main 1000 lower ranch house. Only 8 inches of blow in ceiling. I have 65 bags in my garage going in this weekend.
R12 in walls.
It's been going good so far but it has bet been that cold out, I have been only burning poplar so far and my wife keeps the house warm at night, 75.
It's a great purchase.
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That's great news! Where do you live and what are your outside temperatures?
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Fstba'll what size pump do you have and doyou have just one loop or how is your setup if you don't mind sharing
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I think pump is small Honeywell
Outside is 180 close 169 open
Still burning but will probably shut
Down for this week. High 70s this week.
Western michigan snow belt
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Thanks for sharing, do you have everything set up in series or how is it plumbed. I'm thinking about some type of manifold setup. There is so many ways to set these units up
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Getting ready to start the plumbing on the back of my 7500, pump is going in the house. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Good morning Vincent, what is it in particular you are asking for? the one suggestion I would make is to leave some slack in your pex piping to use as a swing joint for frost heaving of your pad, I'm not sure if your stove should be plumbed with supply at the top or bottom, I like to cross over my piping from side to side for better mixing within the boiler, here is an example, this is one of my Portage and Main 250's
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Good morning all,
Hey Slim, since I am at least an hour away from a decent plumbing supply, I was wondering if the Ridgewood guys used the dealer supplied schematic for plumbing the back of their units. It looks pretty straight forward, but since I am almost on my own on this ( and an average plumber at best ), I thought I would make sure I wasn't missing anything as far as parts were concerned. My pump is going to be in our mechanical room where our hot water heater and furnace are. We are trenching tomorrow ( Friday ) and then on to start plumbing. I want to thank you personally for all that you do for this site. You have helped so many people like me and others, I'm not sure it is measurable. Regardless of what P&M thinks, you not only do them a professional service by helping everyone, you help the industry as a whole. We will be a lot stronger together than alone.
Vincent Paul Meyers
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Thanks Vincent, those are very kind words and much appreciated, when you get ready for your install, post a plumbing schematic and we can all look it over to be sure you are not missing anything.