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Plumbing / Re: boiler plumbing reference
« on: March 11, 2013, 12:22:00 AM »
Thanks for the response Scott. I know that my questions are all over the place. I just bought a piece of land and I'm trying to figure out what we are going to build and I am starting out with very little knowledge or experience with OWBs. I do know that the property has lots of trees, I like cutting and splitting wood and I think it is a good way to keep heating costs down.
That is why I am looking for some sort of reference material or a guide that helps walk through choosing the size, looking at plumbing options, what makes sense to heat and what doesn't, stuff like that.
I could come up with specific questions and I'm sure a bunch of people on here could answer them, but I also know that sometimes my ignorance means that I don't ask the right questions. I am hoping that someone has written about this in case there are aspects that I've never even thought about.
I can and have learned a lot reading posts here, but it is sometimes much easier to learn and understand when an author has organized information into well written chapters.
Maybe a book like this doesn't exist and that is why I can't find anything.
Thanks,
Brian
That is why I am looking for some sort of reference material or a guide that helps walk through choosing the size, looking at plumbing options, what makes sense to heat and what doesn't, stuff like that.
I could come up with specific questions and I'm sure a bunch of people on here could answer them, but I also know that sometimes my ignorance means that I don't ask the right questions. I am hoping that someone has written about this in case there are aspects that I've never even thought about.
I can and have learned a lot reading posts here, but it is sometimes much easier to learn and understand when an author has organized information into well written chapters.
Maybe a book like this doesn't exist and that is why I can't find anything.
Thanks,
Brian
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Plumbing / Re: boiler plumbing reference
« on: March 10, 2013, 10:46:33 PM »
I'm sorry I wasn't very clear with my first post. I'm looking at Outdoor Water Boilers, and I am planning on using it as much as possible. (At least in winter, I don't know if it is worth while to run the boiler for the water heater in the summer.) I say that the gas furnace (most likely propane) is the primary, because I don't think I can build or sell a house listing a wood boiler as the primary heat source. I thought the problem was that loading wood daily isn't reliable enough. The bank and county want to see a heat source that doesn't depend on daily manual labor.
Someone sent me a private message about a valve that shuts off boiler flow to the furnace that is controlled by a thermostat. This is the kind of thing I am looking for, but I don't know if there is a single thermostat that can control everything or if I need multiple thermostats. (One set to turn on the propane furnace and control the fan and another that controls the heating valve.) I also don't know if there are variable speed pumps that slow down flow when there is less demand or if there is a bypass that kicks in when the heating valve is closed.
What I would like to know is if there is a source that has multiple plumbing designs and even better if it discusses pros and cons of the designs.
I know that some people heat garages, work shops and even sometimes driveways to melt snow, and I will probably consider doing that as well, I just don't know what is available for controls and how it gets set up .
Thanks for the help.
Someone sent me a private message about a valve that shuts off boiler flow to the furnace that is controlled by a thermostat. This is the kind of thing I am looking for, but I don't know if there is a single thermostat that can control everything or if I need multiple thermostats. (One set to turn on the propane furnace and control the fan and another that controls the heating valve.) I also don't know if there are variable speed pumps that slow down flow when there is less demand or if there is a bypass that kicks in when the heating valve is closed.
What I would like to know is if there is a source that has multiple plumbing designs and even better if it discusses pros and cons of the designs.
I know that some people heat garages, work shops and even sometimes driveways to melt snow, and I will probably consider doing that as well, I just don't know what is available for controls and how it gets set up .
Thanks for the help.
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Plumbing / boiler plumbing reference
« on: March 10, 2013, 11:12:06 AM »
Can anyone suggest a book or website that gives examples of how different boiler plumbing systems are designed? I will be building a new home and I want to include a wood boiler, but I don't know how I want it designed. I was thinking of having a gas furnace where the boiler is back up heat. And in particular I want to keep the furnace blower on all the time to circulate and clean the air, but I can't find anything on the internet about turning the boiler water flow off to the furnace. Does anyone do this?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Electric generation?
« on: December 28, 2012, 03:16:10 AM »
Hi there. I'm new to the board and just stumbled across this thread. I know the original poster was trying to get electricity from the boiler he already has, but there is a company that offers a wood burning power plant that generates 5kW of electricity. Check it out http://gasifier.wpengine.com/personal-energy-grid The waste product is heat which the unit can use to heat the house as well.
I don't own one and I've never seen one in action, but the idea is cool.
I don't own one and I've never seen one in action, but the idea is cool.
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