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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / SIDE ARM VERS. WATER TO WATER
« on: December 01, 2014, 12:28:28 PM »
For a hot water heater any difference from a side arm ex changer and a water to water plate ex changer.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: what size heat exchanger
« on: October 16, 2014, 06:30:04 AM »
Ok thanks for reply's, 12 x 18 fits the duck so a little overkill but thats ok.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / what size heat exchanger
« on: October 13, 2014, 10:16:32 AM »
heating a 900 square foot add on what size ex-changer will do it ? will 12x18 cover it ?
Using water to air .
Using water to air .
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: The rear deal
« on: September 26, 2014, 09:02:31 AM »
I called the insurance guy and he told me 10 ft all directions . county has no rules or ordnance on them.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / The rear deal
« on: September 26, 2014, 08:44:43 AM »
OK guys you all are great help. bought a cheap owb last year ( ozark biomass e200 ) not nice not fancy just a basic stove and a great price. Installed it my self, screwed up the install got water in the lines . Used to much wood . still saved a ton of money on heat.
this thing will pay for its self in 2 year easy. plus the thermostat stayed at 75 lol .
The guy i bought it from makes his own underground pipe (pipe wrap around supply line only covered in corrugated drain pipe)
run in a gravel driveway = EPIC FAIL .
I am moving the stove closer to the house ( also closer to wood ) running new lines plus adding lines for hot water.
Money is a issue . supporting a wife and 6 kids is tough . So at this point i am moving forward with what i have .
I am 10 foot from house and 5 foot under to the heat ex changer plus a few feet to come out of the ground at the boiler.
even if i found someone to sell me 20 ft at 15.00 a foot thats not a option. I understand this is only a band-aide .
Looking for the best way to do this . any cheap wrap slid in pvc ? corrugated , pipe wrap ? above or under ground ?
Anything you seen to get me by , its got to be better than 75 ft of waterlogged pipe. thanks
this thing will pay for its self in 2 year easy. plus the thermostat stayed at 75 lol .
The guy i bought it from makes his own underground pipe (pipe wrap around supply line only covered in corrugated drain pipe)
run in a gravel driveway = EPIC FAIL .
I am moving the stove closer to the house ( also closer to wood ) running new lines plus adding lines for hot water.
Money is a issue . supporting a wife and 6 kids is tough . So at this point i am moving forward with what i have .
I am 10 foot from house and 5 foot under to the heat ex changer plus a few feet to come out of the ground at the boiler.
even if i found someone to sell me 20 ft at 15.00 a foot thats not a option. I understand this is only a band-aide .
Looking for the best way to do this . any cheap wrap slid in pvc ? corrugated , pipe wrap ? above or under ground ?
Anything you seen to get me by , its got to be better than 75 ft of waterlogged pipe. thanks
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: home built insulated pex
« on: September 26, 2014, 06:51:44 AM »
OK bad ideal thanks guys
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / home built insulated pex
« on: September 25, 2014, 01:36:08 PM »
OK stove to the house is under 20 ft , just cant make my self buy $1000 in hose for a 20 ft run.
thinking about using 4" pvc with my 3 runs of pex inside . drill a 1/16 hole every 2 ft in the 4" pipe .
Take great stuff foam in the can insert hose into the 1/16 hole and squirt it full then move to next hole ect.
after it drys use silicone oner the holes to make sure the foam does not collect water. What do ya thank ? comments welcome.
thinking about using 4" pvc with my 3 runs of pex inside . drill a 1/16 hole every 2 ft in the 4" pipe .
Take great stuff foam in the can insert hose into the 1/16 hole and squirt it full then move to next hole ect.
after it drys use silicone oner the holes to make sure the foam does not collect water. What do ya thank ? comments welcome.
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Plumbing / Re: pump plumbing help
« on: September 24, 2014, 10:45:55 AM »
yea thats what im going to use. not a fan of digging . just not sure on how many lines to run
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Plumbing / Re: pump plumbing help
« on: September 24, 2014, 10:12:32 AM »
both are 3/4 , second run is only heating 600 sq ft with a 12x12 exchanger.
I installed it last year made my lines insulated pex inside black drain pipe ,in December it filled up with water so heat loss was crazy high.
Going to redo it with good line now.
I installed it last year made my lines insulated pex inside black drain pipe ,in December it filled up with water so heat loss was crazy high.
Going to redo it with good line now.
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Plumbing / pump plumbing help
« on: September 24, 2014, 09:35:23 AM »
On my owb i have (1) 1" intake and discharge , the pump is at the stove.
last year i used 3/4 pex to the first heat ex-changer.
Then out of the first to a second heat ex-changer.
Out of second and back to stove.
is this correct or do i split it at the pump and make 2 runs to both ex-changers and 2 runs back . Or split at stove and run 2 pumps and 2 runs .
first run is 25 ft from stove to house . second run is about 125 ft away from stove.
last year 2nd run did good as long as stove was 180ish under that it was kinda cool
thanks
last year i used 3/4 pex to the first heat ex-changer.
Then out of the first to a second heat ex-changer.
Out of second and back to stove.
is this correct or do i split it at the pump and make 2 runs to both ex-changers and 2 runs back . Or split at stove and run 2 pumps and 2 runs .
first run is 25 ft from stove to house . second run is about 125 ft away from stove.
last year 2nd run did good as long as stove was 180ish under that it was kinda cool
thanks
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: average wood usage ?
« on: December 31, 2013, 08:48:46 PM »
yea filled every time
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / average wood usage ?
« on: December 31, 2013, 07:09:19 PM »
How much wood you use . please list , sq ft. roughly , insulation as poor avg. or good feel , free to include stove brand ( if wanted ) . plus any other help full info.
The ideal behind this is being a noob how am i doing ... I am trying to get a basic understanding for operations.
my stove has a fire box that is 30" wide 36" deep and 36" tall heats 250 gal of water . full load is 12 hour burn time at cooler temp. under 35.
Heating 3000 square feet avg insulation burning a full cord a week 4x4x8 . use half that @ 50 degrees . that is with seasoned wood that was outside not covered.
aka kinda damp. but free
Any thoughts about mine is welcome , sound about correct or start looking for issues.
The good thing is already saving money and loveing it Thanks for the wealth of info from this sight.
The ideal behind this is being a noob how am i doing ... I am trying to get a basic understanding for operations.
my stove has a fire box that is 30" wide 36" deep and 36" tall heats 250 gal of water . full load is 12 hour burn time at cooler temp. under 35.
Heating 3000 square feet avg insulation burning a full cord a week 4x4x8 . use half that @ 50 degrees . that is with seasoned wood that was outside not covered.
aka kinda damp. but free
Any thoughts about mine is welcome , sound about correct or start looking for issues.
The good thing is already saving money and loveing it Thanks for the wealth of info from this sight.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: new to this so a little advise please
« on: December 20, 2013, 08:14:10 PM »
Most of it seasoned hardwood logs not split. 6" to 18 inch across.
Burning a 6x8 trailer load a week. The fire box on this stove is about 3 x 3 x 4 and burns about 12 hours on a load of wood
Burning a 6x8 trailer load a week. The fire box on this stove is about 3 x 3 x 4 and burns about 12 hours on a load of wood
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / new to this so a little advise please
« on: December 20, 2013, 03:49:35 PM »
I have a econo 200 same maker as Ozark biomass. 250 gal tank and heats 2800 square feet. filling the fire box up gets 12 hours burn time. here in Kentucky this month has was cold ( for us ) lots of under 20 f.
We are averaging 2 ricks a week wood burnt. sound about right ?
heating a 1800 sq ft house and a 600 sq ft trailer.
20 differance from tank to return . wire pump continuous. if i switched it to cycle with blower motor would that work better ?
We are averaging 2 ricks a week wood burnt. sound about right ?
heating a 1800 sq ft house and a 600 sq ft trailer.
20 differance from tank to return . wire pump continuous. if i switched it to cycle with blower motor would that work better ?
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