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Site Suggestions / Re: Get the word out

« on: January 15, 2009, 05:35:23 AM »

Be careful.  The environmental wackos might spike your woodpile.  Oh wait-did I type that out loud?   

  That didn't take long----Got slammed by the Hearth!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Keeping up?

« on: January 15, 2009, 05:18:41 AM »

Still getting 12-hour burn-times, but the fans on my furnaces run dam near all the time. It' not suppost to get above 13 degrees today so i raised boiler temp to 185. I had been running at 175. That should help!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: THINKING OF A WAY TO HOOK UP MY GENERATOR

« on: January 15, 2009, 05:12:32 AM »

Last month i called my local electric company supplier. They told me that throwing the main breaker was enough-but they would like me to pull the ele. meter also. I guess as a double block. He gave me instruction on pulling meter and said to just give them a call and they'd come and reinstall.

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Site Suggestions / Re: Get the word out

« on: January 14, 2009, 06:54:27 PM »

Dirtslinger , your right, if i ever post on that site, i usually expect to get slammed for my choise of none-gasifier/none epa rated OWB's.  But I have chatted with regular OWB users there.  I was just trying to show them our site!!!

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Site Suggestions / Re: Get the word out

« on: January 14, 2009, 09:09:32 AM »

Put a post on Hearth.com boileroom site inviting other OWB users. I saw this site early in my shopping for info on OWB's then couldn't find it later. Maybe this will help others!!!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: standard questions...

« on: January 06, 2009, 11:02:17 AM »

1. What brand OWB do you have?
-Central Boiler 5036

2. How long are you burn times?
-12-14 Hours

3. How full do you fill it?
-1/2 to 3/4

4. What type of wood do you burn?
-oak, locust-whatever's dry

5. How many sq ft of floor lines do you heat?
-none

6. How many sq ft of home space does your furnace heat?
-2000 home 900sq ft shop

7. What else do you heat?
-Domestic Hotwater

8. Type of home?
-10 yr old home 5 yr old shop, both pretty well insulated
 

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Central Boiler / Re: Heat Exchanger Pump??

« on: January 02, 2009, 07:49:54 PM »

Yes, u are correct.. I have two pumps at the cb5036 feeding two exchangers at two water heaters then to furnace exchangers. I'm wanting to increase (by adding a pump) domestic hot water flow through the exchanger.  thanks

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Site Suggestions / Re: Get the word out

« on: December 31, 2008, 08:13:00 PM »

Welcome to this site. There's lot's of info here each OWB. We do need more members!!!!!!!

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Central Boiler / Heat Exchanger Pump??

« on: December 31, 2008, 06:37:35 PM »

I have the flat plate exchanger on my water heaters..  Wondering if anyone thought about or had  ideals on putting a recirculation pump next to the inlet of the exchanger.  Thought it might enable the water heater to keep up with hot water usage.

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Central Boiler / Re: Happy or not?????

« on: December 22, 2008, 11:01:12 PM »

First year burner. Started first of Nov. full time. Filling twice in very cold temp's(20-9 degrees)

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Central Boiler / Re: does my 6048 have a fan in it?

« on: December 22, 2008, 10:51:06 PM »

It should not creating any steam. I have no ideal what noise you'd hear from the roof. Make sure your plastic/metal fill cap is not to tight. Really don't know.. mine's quiet after damper's closed..

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Central Boiler / Re: Newbie Questions

« on: December 22, 2008, 11:40:15 AM »

First day firing my boiler, i used very dry- small split pieces, no rounds. Continued this till a hot coal bed had developed. Then was able to burn full size split or unsplit wood. Boiler temp will fall to @10 degrees below setpoint before damper opens. With a good hot coal/ash bed in boiler u should have no problems.. good luck!! keep us informed..

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Central Boiler / Happy or not?????

« on: December 22, 2008, 11:27:15 AM »

Wondering if any CB6048/5036 users are not happy?? Wood usage? Anyone filling more than twice daily. Pump or damper problems?  I'm pretty happy so far with no problems.

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Central Boiler / Re: does my 6048 have a fan in it?

« on: December 22, 2008, 11:18:21 AM »

First year with 5036.. Havn't heard much noise with the damper closed , just the very quiet hum of the pumps.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Extra hot water??

« on: December 09, 2008, 08:16:35 PM »

Wondering if anyone has added extra hot water storage to their hot potable water. I have a CB 5036, two furnaces, two water heaters. Thinking of adding a storage tank(50gl with heat exchenger) feeding my 40 gl. water heater(that's already has 6-flatplate exchanger). I am want to add more storage to keep the Propane from coming on..Any Ideals welcome!! thanks!!!    jon