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Plumbing / Recommendations needed for Install of New Baseboard

« on: September 25, 2016, 07:50:18 AM »

Decided to finally replace my old baseboard as the fins were mangled on most and some were missing casing. I have had minor issues removing air in the past but have been able to work it out. I have pex coming out of the floor to tie into once I remove the old. Question is...should I use 90 degree copper fittings with bleeder valves to tie in? Should I use one at every section or one per zone? Any specific recommendations? Any input would be helpful. Thanks.

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Fire Wood / Re: Grapple Load of Hardwood in Southern New Hampshire??

« on: November 12, 2014, 06:39:41 PM »

I successfully located a logger that is selling grapple loads of hardwood. I have a load being delivered on Sunday. We'll see how it looks then. $900 for 8 + cords.

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Fire Wood / Grapple Load of Hardwood in Southern New Hampshire??

« on: November 04, 2014, 12:47:56 PM »

Anybody know where I can get a grapple load in Southern NH? It seems like nobody has any in these parts.

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Equipment / Re: New Stihl

« on: November 01, 2014, 05:40:00 PM »

I bought a 461 yesterday. It's a beast!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Why not to put your boiler in a woodshed

« on: April 09, 2014, 06:55:12 PM »

Personally, I love having my OWB in my barn. It's on a concrete slab and is in its shell as well. I keep roughly 3-4 cords inside the barn as well. It's great in the winter when there's a foot of snow on the ground and beer that's being neglected in the fridge.  Nonetheless, it's insured.

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Fire Wood / Re: Weekend Project ::)

« on: April 07, 2014, 07:10:11 PM »

Evidently pilgrims weren't that bright were they. I could give her a chain saw and sit back and smoke a piece pipe, but picking her fingers off of the ground to put them on ice would ruin a perfectly good buzz!

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Fire Wood / Re: Weekend Project ::)

« on: April 07, 2014, 09:23:30 AM »

Gotta love it. I spent many weekends cutting and hauling roughly 12-15 cords, 5 tons at a time and my wife says the other day that she did her fair share of "firewood duties" this past season. When I asked for clarification she was referring to the 1/2 cord that she stacked! I bit my tongue! She says she'd do more if I taught her to use a chainsaw...that will NEVER happen.

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Electronics / Re: Aquaterm fan problems

« on: March 30, 2014, 06:43:21 PM »

Yes I agree with the need to have extra parts on hand. I have had numerous items that I've had to replace this last week and of course I had to wait till the next business day to find them.

Just lit the fire...hopefully everything goes smoothly and it gets back up to temp and stays there.

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Electronics / Re: Aquaterm fan problems

« on: March 30, 2014, 11:36:12 AM »

Lowe's has a Honeywell L4006A in stock. I'm not sure if this is what I need. Currently I have a Honeywell L6006A on the OWB. Anybody have any insight? Thanks.

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Electronics / Re: Aquaterm fan problems

« on: March 30, 2014, 11:06:56 AM »

No aqua-stat is not digital. Ran some tests. Fan works...solenoid works...power is going to aqua-stat. So it looks as if the aqua-stat is the problem. Is this a special order item or can I get one at Home Depot etc.?

Should I buy a digital aquastat?

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Electronics / Aquaterm fan problems

« on: March 30, 2014, 08:50:15 AM »

I need help troubleshooting my fan. I can't get it to kick on. It was working fine before the OWB overheated. Any suggestions where to start?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aquatherm overheated this week

« on: March 23, 2014, 06:10:52 PM »

Looks as if the isolation valve between the pump and the OWB has a weeping leak. Is it possible to just replace just the recessed screw? See pics.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aquatherm overheated this week

« on: March 23, 2014, 07:50:11 AM »

Yes I understand and agree. How would I go about being redundant with two relief valves? Is it as simple as putting in a tee where the existing valve is with a valve on each side?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aquatherm overheated this week

« on: March 23, 2014, 07:30:14 AM »

Slim I agree but the compromised fittings needed to be replaced anyhow. Doesn't surprise me that they leaked. The pipe had multiple older compression fittings and it was at a funny angle so it was due to fail at some point. Lots of steam came out of the boiler for well over an hour after I discovered the issue.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aquatherm overheated this week

« on: March 23, 2014, 07:05:49 AM »

It very well might have popped before that...should pop at 210 if I'm correct. But the heat kept rising b/c the pump failed and the temperature didn't start coming down until after I shoveled all of the coal out of the fire box.