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Shaver Furnace / Re: Water Usage

« on: December 15, 2014, 06:40:57 PM »

the shavers steam alot of water out.but i would only fill when stove is at the shut off temp.because water exspands when heated

Not sure how they vent, but on the boilers I built I came out the back at the very top of the reservoir with a one inch pipe then a ninety pointing up and and then 24" of one inch pipe. Then I took a threaded pipe cap, chucked it in the lathe and cut the threads out then dropped it right over the top of the vertical pipe. Any steam has plenty of time to condense then run back into the stove, may go years without having to add any water.

   This was discussed at length in one of three threads I started on another website several years ago. Generally the answer you gave ( with several variations ) was the one most ran with. Some even filled the vertical pipe an inch or two higher than the water level in the boiler. While I wasn't comfortable with that, I went with the vertical pipe as well, just didn't fill it higher than the water level in the tank. Mine was with pex pipe and a ninety elbow. It you heat the pex with a torch it will lose its coloring and turn translucent thereby enabling you to see the water level in the pipe. A simple drain on the bottom will take care of any excess you have. Since you don't know how much water you are putting in its tough to figure if its an excessive amount. That said, you should not have to add water on a daily basis.