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Central Boiler / Re: No domestic hot water

« on: November 25, 2013, 06:19:44 PM »

Thanks for the info. I will get to it after Thanksgiving.

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Central Boiler / Re: No domestic hot water

« on: November 25, 2013, 03:44:41 AM »

Water comes into the heat exchanger from the bottom, exits the top.  Mixing valve on top.

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Central Boiler / No domestic hot water

« on: November 24, 2013, 08:38:39 PM »

I have had a 5036 now for a little over 2 years.  Never had any problems with my domestic hot water until tonight.  No hot water.  Everything else is working just fine.  The water-to-water heat exchanger is hot to the touch as always.  Have any of you had this type of issue?   If so, what steps did you take to correct the issue?  I did drain about 4-5 gallons of water from my hot water tank (I got a small amount of sediment out) and the issues seems to have resolved.  I do not have time this week to do any further diagnosis due to work and traveling home for Thanksgiving.  Hopefully next weekend though.  Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.  Thanks in advance for any thoughts and help.

Scott

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Biomass Direct

« on: October 21, 2011, 11:27:15 AM »

http://biomass-direct.com/

After reviewing the site there are two issues that turn me off about the furnace. Fiberglass insulation and roof top chimney. But that's just my opinion.

What makes the fiberglass insulation and roof top chimney bad?  I can see that the rooftop chimney could cause leaking.
I see that you have a CB 5036.  How much are you heating (home and outbuildings) and approximately how many cords do you use in a heating season?  How often to you have to add wood.  I typically work 3 12 hour shifts a week, add 30 minutes for lunch and 1.5 hours of driving and you can see that I am away from my house for 14 hours a day at minimum when I work.  My concern would be that the fire would go out.  Would you see that as a problem?  It is not that I mind rebuilding the fire.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Biomass Direct

« on: October 21, 2011, 11:17:49 AM »

Never heard of them, what part of ky u from?

I live just outside Lexington, KY, in the small community of Leesburg.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Biomass Direct

« on: October 21, 2011, 11:16:26 AM »

I haven't heard of them, do you have a link to their website

The link to their website is as follows

http://biomass-direct.com/

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Biomass Direct

« on: October 21, 2011, 03:36:54 AM »

I am assuming that there is no one out there that has any experience or knowledge about Biomass Direct.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Biomass Direct

« on: October 19, 2011, 07:41:10 PM »

New to site.  I have been looking for some time at purchasing an OWB.  I am leaning toward CB 5036 or possibly the E-classic equivalent. I stumbled on a company in Elizabethton, TN called Biomass Direct, LLC.  Is there anyone out there that has any experience with this product.  The videos on the site show what seems to be a well designed piece.  The kicker is they sell factory direct and it is a self install.  The rep. told me by phone that they have designed the unit to be very easy to self install.  I live in KY, about 250 miles away.  No local dealers.  Parts would come from Grainger.  They said I would get my parts quicker than going through a dealer, who would have to order the parts.  We all know how long the dealer has to wait on parts.  Just trying to find some information on this boiler.

My home is a Cape Cod, 5000 sq. ft., living room ceiling @ 30 ft. high (opens to upstairs bedrooms).  Currently, I have a Trane heat pump system that sucks the electricity during the winter.

Thanks for your help.