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Equipment / Re: Anyone run Efco chainsaw?
« on: January 28, 2014, 12:42:42 AM »
Speed, the grease trick on the filter seems to work. But the crappy flippy oil fill cap on my Stihl 210 broke again. I put my last spare on (I think I bought 4 of them 2-3 years ago) and tried buying another replacement to keep in my stock when in town today and they are sold out at the shop. If the Efco holds up, I may just get rid of the 210! 
Do you need it for parts or to keep its twin that you own, company on your shelf of shame for abandoned saws? 
Do you need it for parts or to keep its twin that you own, company on your shelf of shame for abandoned saws?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: running out of hot water
« on: January 28, 2014, 12:28:15 AM »
Based on the new posts, still sounds like your copper coil inside your OWB that heats your domestic water is either partially plugged and you are not getting good flow and/or too much build up that you are not getting a good heat exchange into your domestic hot water flow. It might be time to disconnect your domestic water line to see what kind of flow you are getting thru it and if it is partially to mostly plugged, that is probably least difficult. I am guessing your OWB is not adding enough heat to your electric water heater and the electric water heater cannot keep up with the demand by itself. If you have good flow thru your domestic line thru your OWB coil, next would be to look at your copper coil inside the OWB and that involves unsealing the plate on the back of your OWB and pulling the coil out. As mentioned, there is probably some type of build up, probably scale, insulating your copper from allowing a good heat exchange to your domestic hot water flow. Cleaning the build up off would then be necessary.
If you put a HX inside the house off your heating line from the OWB, I would probably abandon or eliminate the domestic loop to the boiler and not have to maintain that entire 2nd loop and keep the domestic water system inside the house.
A late thought, does your OWB have a 2nd set of boiler water inlets/outlets that are capped? If you are willing to install new 3/4 lines, maybe you should install a 2nd loop of boiler lines and then put a new HX in the house. that still keeps all of your domestic hot water lines in the house. Just a thought?
If you put a HX inside the house off your heating line from the OWB, I would probably abandon or eliminate the domestic loop to the boiler and not have to maintain that entire 2nd loop and keep the domestic water system inside the house.
A late thought, does your OWB have a 2nd set of boiler water inlets/outlets that are capped? If you are willing to install new 3/4 lines, maybe you should install a 2nd loop of boiler lines and then put a new HX in the house. that still keeps all of your domestic hot water lines in the house. Just a thought?
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Shaver Furnace / Re: running out of hot water
« on: January 26, 2014, 07:21:33 PM »
I emailed you the photo with a brief explanation. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Shaver Furnace / Re: running out of hot water
« on: January 26, 2014, 06:56:14 PM »
I would bet Hondaracer is right. I did not use the OWB coil on my Shaver because my stove was too far away from the house for it to be effective. I ended up putting a plate HX and tempering valve in front of my electric demand heater. I turned off my electric one when I fired up my stove last fall and have never ran out of hot water. Over thanksgiving, we ran 10 showers back to back to back.... and never ran out, so that was the big test and the plate HX passed!
I tried to attach a picture but am having the same problem as everyone else. And I don't know how to use a photobucket! the same pic is posted elsewhere on this site, search on my username (wood nutt) and you can probably find it.
I tried to attach a picture but am having the same problem as everyone else. And I don't know how to use a photobucket! the same pic is posted elsewhere on this site, search on my username (wood nutt) and you can probably find it.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: STUMP BURNER
« on: January 23, 2014, 12:55:25 PM »
We have been cutting up hedge trees here that were pushed out a few years ago into piles. Most all of the dirt has now came off them. We just cut them up with saws small enough to fit in the stove and burn them with our other firewood.
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Fire Wood / Re: TYPE of CHAIN SAWS USED
« on: January 22, 2014, 03:52:37 PM »
I keep a 1-inch or so paint brush in my box to dust off around the caps before refills. Alos takes the big chunks of dust off the air cleaner in a pinch too. A friend of mine that worked in a repair shop said the most common thing he fixed was either fuel or oil inlet filters from too much crud in the tanks.
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Wood Doctor / Re: Need some information please
« on: January 22, 2014, 10:45:24 AM »
There is a "slight" bias against oil and propane with those on this site so I doubt you will be lead there from here! Heating with wood will take some effort on your part and only you can decide that. If the OWB you would buy as part of the property is functional, you have the advantage of not having to go thru the decision process most of us did when puchasing it separately and adding it to the house. If you like the property enough, bargain with the bank on a conventional heater or negotiate to reduce the price so you can install one. It is good to have this regardless. Then you have the option of whether you want to operate and maintain the OWB. If not, there should be a market even for a used one after you own it.
I don't know how much you have heated with wood, but heating w/wood 24/7 vs a few hours each evening and maybe on weekends (where many have learned about wood heat) are quite a difference. I would suggest you spend some time on this site, it is full of pros and cons of what we do here. If you decide the OWB is for you, there will be plenty of advice you can get from here to help you on your way to heating with your OWB.
Most of the serious folks on here try to keep the oil/LP man in a drive by mode!
I don't know how much you have heated with wood, but heating w/wood 24/7 vs a few hours each evening and maybe on weekends (where many have learned about wood heat) are quite a difference. I would suggest you spend some time on this site, it is full of pros and cons of what we do here. If you decide the OWB is for you, there will be plenty of advice you can get from here to help you on your way to heating with your OWB.
Most of the serious folks on here try to keep the oil/LP man in a drive by mode!
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Fire Wood / Re: my wood cutting helpers and toys
« on: January 22, 2014, 10:29:57 AM »
Looks good, wish my boys took that much interest! The bar tip guard is a great safety feature for what they are learning. On the 2nd picture, which weighs more the person holding the saw or the saw! Looks like they also like football, motorcycles, and NASCAR based on their wardrobe! And no cell phones, game boys, etc, looks like they are being raised right! G 
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Burning wood chips?
« on: January 12, 2014, 07:17:17 AM »
I have not burned chips, but I have raked up the small pieces after splitting or dumping a load of wood and burned them. They sure smoke a lot and don't last long and assume chips would be the same.
The little I looked at chip burners, it looks like they run more efficiently with a feed system like a pellet stove where you can trickle them in at a somewhat controlled rate depending on how much heat needs to be produced. On those days where you are around your stove, I would guess that you could throw a scoop or two in a few times thru the day. Sounds like Slimjim can tell you more on how much you can add without choking up the stove.
Let us know how it works if you try. Our tree companies are always looking for places to dump whole truckloads of chips.
The little I looked at chip burners, it looks like they run more efficiently with a feed system like a pellet stove where you can trickle them in at a somewhat controlled rate depending on how much heat needs to be produced. On those days where you are around your stove, I would guess that you could throw a scoop or two in a few times thru the day. Sounds like Slimjim can tell you more on how much you can add without choking up the stove.
Let us know how it works if you try. Our tree companies are always looking for places to dump whole truckloads of chips.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: For sale on craigslist
« on: January 07, 2014, 10:31:45 AM »
Lennon is too far away from here, oh well.
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General Discussion / Re: clogged chimney
« on: January 06, 2014, 09:48:18 AM »
Since its a Shaver, if you just want to feed a bunch of air to it and out the chimney to burn out the creosote, make a hole in the coals a few inches behind the main door, add your wood fuel and open the ash door, that will feed air under the fire and up thru the burn chamber area and out the chimney. You shouldn't have any fire coming out of the stove door that way.
I put a post on here a few weeks ago about fixing a sagging Shaver door that seems to help minimize the door gasket problem too. It has helped my door gasket hold together much better this year.
I have also read if you use insulated pipe outside of the unit, it cuts down on the creosote development. that might be something to look into if its a frequent problem.
I put a post on here a few weeks ago about fixing a sagging Shaver door that seems to help minimize the door gasket problem too. It has helped my door gasket hold together much better this year.
I have also read if you use insulated pipe outside of the unit, it cuts down on the creosote development. that might be something to look into if its a frequent problem.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: For sale on craigslist
« on: January 06, 2014, 09:18:04 AM »
I have the same brand stove. It was -8 last night and I loaded it at 10:30 and this morning when I loaded more wood at 6:30, still had probably 20% of what I put in there last night. The guy selling it apparently is an NBA size person if he has to get on his knees to load it and is not doing something right if he can't heat when its below 20-deg.
I have a friend that might be interested. Where is Lennon?
I have a friend that might be interested. Where is Lennon?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Damper door iceing over
« on: January 05, 2014, 07:50:09 PM »
what about clamping a radiant heat bulb (or incandescent bulb) in front of/under it overnight? or putting a small plug in heater right in front of it?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Nice little haul!!!
« on: January 05, 2014, 06:24:48 PM »
14K is the GVWR of my 14-foot Titan trailer. 11.5 tons, the hoist probably had trouble or maybe couldn't dump it?
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Fire Wood / Re: Burning Silver Maple
« on: January 05, 2014, 12:56:58 PM »
Boilerhouse, Agree, hard maple is a different story. We don't have that around here, but I have worked with it in the wood shop. I think that is what they make bowling alley lanes out of, so if it can take that abuse, you know its hard and would make good firewood.
The only good I remember about silver maple was a kid the neighbor had a huge one in their yard and the helicopter seeds were fun to play with! But my parents hated that tree because it broadcast those little helicopters everywhere.
The only good I remember about silver maple was a kid the neighbor had a huge one in their yard and the helicopter seeds were fun to play with! But my parents hated that tree because it broadcast those little helicopters everywhere.