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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / LOGZILLA

« on: January 17, 2015, 06:17:31 AM »

Anyone on here running the LOGZILLA yet?

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Forced Air Option

« on: January 17, 2015, 06:15:37 AM »

stack temps are hotter with the forced fan because there is much more combustion going on. even tho u may loose a bit more out the stack while it is running, im sure u get back up to your high limit much faster. Im sure the Forced Fan equals more wood, butt...u will have way less creosote build up in the stove bc when it burns, it is burning HOT!

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Home Made / Re: Homemade "Tank-in-Tank" OWB-Ozarks Hillbilly Edition

« on: January 13, 2015, 05:46:59 AM »

very nice, starting tghe same project here as well. 250 gallon inside a 500 gallon!

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Modification to Draft Door

« on: January 13, 2015, 04:47:04 AM »

Nice to have another T-Wolf owner on the site!  Love mine and am on my second season. My dad is on his third season with his.
I have my T-Stat at 180.  Jim, the manufacturer said it could be turned up to 190 if necessary, but he wouldn't go any higher than that. I imagine he would tell you not to install a fan if you were to talk to him.

Thanks! Good to have another on here as well, maybe we can get Timber Wolf added in its own header?? I bought my used for a good guy. 3yrs old. Model 5000. Paid 2k for the stove, pumps, side arm and plentum. He had just got natural gas. stove is in excellent condition. I tried to fan option out. it worked good but i would have to do more modifications to make it work riht, one of which would be to fabricate a baffle system to direct the air. I ended up taking the fan off after my trial run and just turned my temps up a bit.  I have mine set at 175-185, and it is working great now. Im definitely a fan of BIG logs. I have found to get WAY longer burn times.

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: Forced Air Option

« on: January 13, 2015, 04:40:09 AM »

i would like to see it work. to be most efficient there should be some sort of baffle welded on the interior of the door directing the air down onto the coal bed, and also up towrads the top of the firebox (to achieve a good secondary burn). I have a unit that is identical to the ridgewood. It is natural draft as well. the door is identical to that of a ridgewood. I ordered and hooked up a fan this fall and it did work great. the only issue i had was small pieces of ash and coals spitting out the top of the stack. I worked with it for a few days and came to the conclusion that the air path to directly on the fire. i believe is the air path was diverted a bit it would work great. I took the fan off and I am now back to running it as normal. I am going to fabricate a baffle for the inside of the door where the air comes in this spring and try it again.

Also, hopefully the fan deisgn that they offer comes with a damper and solenoid kit. These are very critical from my experience. otherwise to much air still leaks in even when the fan is off.

If anyone gets the blower upgrade i sure would love to see some pics!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: BUILDING MY OWN OWB...NEED TIPS!!!

« on: December 17, 2014, 05:54:14 AM »

thanks everyone.

I have the tanks available for it is going to make for a fun project for my buddy and I. I already have a great OWB in place, so i wont have to rush anything. Just looking for good deisng ideas/tips. I am going to keep it as simple as possbile.

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Home Made / Re: New build plan, looking for suggestions

« on: December 17, 2014, 05:27:17 AM »

very nice, any updates on its performance? did you put feet on the fireboc to sit inside the water jack or is it just welded to the face plate and free hanging?

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: High Limit Temp and differential Changes?????

« on: December 16, 2014, 10:09:08 AM »

thanks for the input everyone. I changed my settings to 180-175 and it seems to be working a bit better. now it only dips to around 167 at the lowest and there is less creosote built up

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / BUILDING MY OWN OWB...NEED TIPS!!!

« on: December 16, 2014, 10:06:51 AM »

hello everyone,

I have a 500 gallon  oil tank (1/4 thick) and a 500 Gallon Propane tank (3/8 thick). The Diameter of the oil tank is much larger than that of the propane tank. The oil tank is shorter, propane tank is narrower and longer. Oil tank will serve as my water jacket and propane tank as my firebox. I have everything i need as far as design but i have one simple thing im unsure of:

HOW WOULD YOU MOUNT THE FIREBOX INSIDE OF THE WATER JACKET??? they are both cylinders.

thanks...any pics or input would be great!!!!!!

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / Re: High Limit Temp and differential Changes?????

« on: December 15, 2014, 10:24:45 AM »

thanks for the input! i think i need to raise my high limit it looks like!

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RidgeWood Stoves, defunct, support only / High Limit Temp and differential Changes?????

« on: December 15, 2014, 03:55:14 AM »

Question for the forum:

Who here has raised their high limit? I currently have mine set at at L:165-H:175. I have notices that the natural draft system takes way longer to recover and my water temp will get down to 150 before beginning to make a climb. What temps are others running out there??? im curious to know??? Im  running baseboard water heaters in my 1500 sqft home.

Also, is it normal to here the water boiling inside the stove??? I have never had a boil over and my temp never goes above 175, but it is loud standing next the boiler before it reaches its high limit. Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this.

Thanks,

Dylan

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Heatmor / Re: 409 SS vs. Mild Steel

« on: December 14, 2014, 05:33:00 PM »

Thanks guys. I appreciate the input

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HeatMaster / Re: Air Leak

« on: December 13, 2014, 08:17:57 AM »

u might have to get a damper kit for you fan. or a fan a fan cover. I just ordered one online. very cheap. Sounds to me like air is still coming thru the fan after it shuts off...very common problem

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Heatmor / 409 SS vs. Mild Steel

« on: December 13, 2014, 07:24:28 AM »

Hey guys,

I am looking to upgrading to bigger boiler for next season. We plan on adding another dog kennel facility and our current OWB wont be enough. I currently am running a TimberWolf 5000. all 1/4 mild steel running on natural convection. My neighbor has a Heatmore. Im guessing its the 400, the things is huge. He is 70yrs old and is on his 12th year with the stove with ZERO issues. I walk over and load a nice 4ft log for him in once per day. Its seems to be a very efficient and well running stove for him. I am was very weary of anything made of SS, but seeing him stove in action and hearing his word on how good its been on him has changed my mind a bit. Ive been dead set on only mild steel construction for years, until now. CAN ANYONE ELSE PLEASE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR UNITS?? good and bad? anyone leaking or cracking issues with the SS?

Thanks in advance!

Dylan

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: ridgewood install indoors?

« on: December 12, 2014, 11:19:31 AM »

I would not recommend enclosing the OWB. I am installing a shelter that goes up to the door of my furnace but that its. and thats just so i have a dry place while cleaning and loading during our crappy cold and rainy spring and our cold snowy winters