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Plumbing / Re: How to insulate indoor PEX lines

« on: September 08, 2012, 08:17:27 PM »

Very helpful. Thank you.
prs

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Plumbing / How to insulate indoor PEX lines

« on: September 08, 2012, 02:17:52 PM »

I live in an old (1906) farm house. It's new to me, so I don't know how well insulated it is. Where I have ripped lathe & plaster out, the insulation has been better than I anticipated, but not 21st century.  When they outfitted the house with forced air heat, they put a furnace in the basement and a furnace in the attic. They did this, I assume, to avoid running ductwork to the second floor through inadequately wide wall spaces. This requires that I run hot water lines from the OWB to both the basement furnace and the attic furnace. I can easily run the foam filled corrugated tile through the rafters of the basement. When it comes to running the pipes up into the attic, though, I am at a loss. I won't be able to fit that big fat pipe up through my walls.

Can you give me your thoughts on the following hair brained scheme?  Pick an interior wall that runs from the basement to the attic. Line the interior of the walls with the shiny styrofoam insulation they put on the outside of houses, wrap the PEX with 1/2" foam pipe insulation, fill the gap between the shiny foam and the wrapped PEX with the nasty pink fiberglass stuff. Any better ideas or suggestions? I am open to nearly anything. Thanks!

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Fire Wood / Re: What percentage to split?

« on: September 08, 2012, 09:58:31 AM »

MattyNH, I wasn't asking as much from a preferential standpoint as I was from a functional one. In other words, in the experience of those here, am I going to be up a creek without a paddle if I have 12 cords of 10" rounds to burn and nothing split, or does an OWB burn 18" rounds all day without breaking a sweat. I am happy to do the work of splitting if necessary, but I don't want to spend all fall making matchsticks in the backyard if I would have been fine splitting one cord of out of the 12. I am a TOTAL novice, so I was just seeking some wisdom from the vets.

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Fire Wood / Re: What percentage to split?

« on: September 07, 2012, 03:00:35 PM »

Thanks, guys! That's helpful.

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Fire Wood / Re: What percentage to split?

« on: September 06, 2012, 07:05:03 PM »

I have a Midwest Outdoor Wood Furnace (http://www.mwoutdoorwoodfurnace.com/750.html ) It is not a gasser. 48" deep firebox. 290 Gallon water capacity.

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Fire Wood / What percentage to split?

« on: September 06, 2012, 06:02:24 PM »

I've been reading here feverishly, but I feel like  I've been dropped into an ocean of info with no lifeboat! I am really grateful to have this resource.

Might you guys be kind enough to relieve some of my ignorance.

Does all of the wood I burn in my OWB need to be split or should I leave some fairly large pieces to slow the rate of burn?  I am happy to split it all if necessary, but I'm not interested in manufacturing un-needed work for myself.

Any guidance on percentages of split to non-split or the sizes of pieces that are kosher would be greatly appreciated!
prs