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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers with NON EPA-Certified Models Only => RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only => Topic started by: ffbare on October 09, 2014, 08:12:11 PM

Title: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 09, 2014, 08:12:11 PM

Hey pics sorry it took forever
 Let me know what you guys think, it's all 1" copper and 1" pex

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 09, 2014, 08:15:24 PM

A few more

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 09, 2014, 08:18:39 PM

A few more

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: Jwood on October 09, 2014, 08:39:53 PM

Copper sure looks nice are you keeping track of how much your install is costing you not including the boiler?

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 10, 2014, 04:18:16 AM

J wood I don't wanna keep track. It makes me feel better not knowing.   Copper is ridiculous.

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: Jwood on October 10, 2014, 05:25:53 AM

Yes it is!

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: Roger2561 on October 10, 2014, 10:26:17 AM

ffbare - Nice looking stove and set up.  Copper is stupid expensive, isn't it but it looks nice.  Roger

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 10, 2014, 11:15:10 AM

Thanks guys, yeah copper does look nice I swear I have hundreds into just the plumbing.   Stupid wye strainers I put 2 in.  Ball valves ehh 20 plus each valve.

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: automan77 on October 10, 2014, 11:50:31 AM

If I would of had extra  cash I would of done copper too.  I'm happy with the pex is dose the job

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: fireboss on October 10, 2014, 12:20:21 PM

I paid twice started out with copper the first year and the second year rip out the copper and put in pex  . Why?  Because somebody told me  I had to many 90"s and it was restricting my flow.I cant tell the difference  either way ! What a waste

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 10, 2014, 12:40:28 PM

How many 90's are you talking?  I have quite a few but it seems to be working ok so far.

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: fireboss on October 10, 2014, 02:45:16 PM

I think maybe 6 on the feed and 6 on the return not sure  but I should have left the cooper it look a lot nicer!

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 10, 2014, 04:34:29 PM

I guess I have 8 plus two in the back of the stove.  That's why i kept it in 1". What size was your pipe?

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: fireboss on October 10, 2014, 06:16:23 PM

Same 1"

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on October 10, 2014, 06:18:56 PM

What size pump? I think I'm going to pick up a spare pump I am running the taco bumblebee but it doesn't seem to work well unless it's on high. So I will see what it's rated at and maybe get a comparable pump or up size it one.

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: Chicken farmer on October 10, 2014, 08:03:59 PM

Does the motor part of the pump need to be rotated down just a little? I have a Taco 007 and the supplier told it was very important to have the motor laying at 90 degrees. I don't really know why. I assume the pump is more efficient that way?

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: fireboss on October 11, 2014, 04:44:43 AM

I have taco 007  I have a short run,my boiler is 14' from my house and maybe 10' in the basement!
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Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: Vincent Paul on November 20, 2014, 07:06:39 AM

How come so many WYE strainers?  Just curious.

Title: Re: Ridgewood 6000 setup
Post by: ffbare on November 21, 2014, 07:42:12 PM

To be honest for the price I figured why not.  I don't know I have 2 bleader valves too. I swapped out my 90s for two 45s