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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: grate question

« on: January 31, 2014, 01:26:50 PM »

I had the same thought about the direction. The box is 36" long but only 24" wide so I think if I use decent size rod, and go the short way I can do it unsupported? I'm planning to use either angle or flat bar on the sides to support the rods. Having not seen the ones used by other brands, I didn't know what the spacing was on the rods. Didn't want to let large coals through but know it needs air. How high do you think off of the floor?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Taylor water temp question

« on: January 31, 2014, 01:02:05 PM »

Ok, couple of questions. Some of the Taylors are wired to only run the circulator when the thermostat calls. Don't know if his is wired this way or not but in my mind, that would send a slug of cold water back to the heater after it sat in the system and cooled off. I wired my circulator to run continuously. Another thought. What is the temp. on the return line when the temp on the supply side drops like that?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / grate question

« on: January 31, 2014, 10:45:18 AM »

Hey guys, I have a Taylor OWB that I purchased used, and installed myself this fall. Not my first choice of brands but it was what I could afford. Despite the lack of popularity, I'm satisfied with it so far but have a few thoughts as to how it might be improved. One being the addition of a grate in the firebox to make the removal of ashes easier. My blower is mounted on the door and the bottom of the opening for the blower is about 3"-4" off the floor of the firebox. My question is how high should I set the grate off the floor of the firebox. It would be nice to have some airflow under the grate, but I don't know if that's realistic or not since the air would just take the path of least resistance and not flow up through the grate anyway. Also I'm effectively making my firebox smaller so raising it to the upper half of the blower opening doesn't seem like an option. One last thing, having never seen one of these grates, what size cold roll rod should I use for the grate and what should I set the spacing. Any thoughts are appreciated.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Taylor water temp question

« on: January 31, 2014, 07:49:32 AM »

Don't know if this helps or not, but I have a Taylor (probably the same one, as it holds 360 gal.) and the temp. gauge on the front never will get above 170° but the water leaving is about 165° checked with temp. pen and infared gun. Just curious because I've heard it mentioned before. How far is your friends stove from where you're reading the temp.? I'm assuming the unit is remote and was wondering if it might have something to do with range. I bought mine used a couple years old and pulled the little round plates off the back to inspect it and looking at how it's made I don't see how there's any way for there to be that big of a difference in temp. at the thermometer and the water leaving the boiler. Keep us posted as you go. Good luck.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: return temp ?

« on: January 30, 2014, 08:23:44 PM »

Same here - running on high speed and wondered about running slower. Here's my question. What are the advantages? The only thing I could see was saving a little current on the pump. I just like the lower delta T I get on high speed. Are there some other benefits that I am missing?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: return temp ?

« on: January 28, 2014, 07:30:51 PM »

Where are you guys measuring these temps? Is it at the boiler or at the exchanger? Also, I've tried an infared gun but the reading jumps around alot because of reflectivity, so I think I may try a contact temp. pen that I use for bearings. What do you guys use for taking your temps.?

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Electronics / Re: air ease variable speed

« on: November 14, 2013, 05:07:30 PM »

Wow. I have the same setup with the opposite result. Air handler runs on high when tstat calls and moves the air so fast it almost seems to cool it down. I haven't had a chance to look at it yet, but I think its relatively simple. When the guy put my propane furnace / AC in, he set the a/c to run on high and the heat to run on med. or low. (can't remember which one) Someone here may already know how though. Glad you asked the question though.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Research on water stoves

« on: November 14, 2013, 04:41:16 PM »

I have a Taylor 450 that I installed and just started about 6wks. ago. Only bought it because I got a deal on it. What I've noticed is it does not naturally draft. It uses a forced draft fan on the door to get air. The other thing is the tubes in the back of the firebox need attention at least every week or two. (That's burning seasoned oak) I'm new to the wood boiler world, but have been poking around here for about a year or so and have to agree that Scott and slimjim have a lot of invaluable advice. Look around and explore your options. Best of luck to you.