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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aspen 175
« on: December 22, 2010, 03:09:25 AM »
Mike,
I have an Aspen 175 on its second year as well. Mine has a good amount of creosote buildup, but it doesn't seem to affect the heat output. I replaced the blower fan with a new one two times last year due to catastrophic failure. The new blower and the fapper/damper kit that Empyre sells is much better according to anyone that I have talked to that has one. The new unit utilizes the same soenoid, so I think you might want to re-think that aftermarket unit that you have. I haven't bought the damper yet but plan to in the near future. Simply using the new styleblower fixed my problem. The retrofit kit anges the blower to keep condensation out of it. The new fan has a sealed otor to keep it from shorting out .
My only advice is to keep the fue passages and the vents going into the secondary burn chamber as clean as possible to ensure that enough air is moving through the unit at al times.
good luck with your furnace. I will pass along anything I learn about mine. I haven't seen a lot of information about these units on the boards.
What kind of wood are you burning? Are you seasoning it first. I have a load of poplar that I am not having the best of luck with this year.
I have an Aspen 175 on its second year as well. Mine has a good amount of creosote buildup, but it doesn't seem to affect the heat output. I replaced the blower fan with a new one two times last year due to catastrophic failure. The new blower and the fapper/damper kit that Empyre sells is much better according to anyone that I have talked to that has one. The new unit utilizes the same soenoid, so I think you might want to re-think that aftermarket unit that you have. I haven't bought the damper yet but plan to in the near future. Simply using the new styleblower fixed my problem. The retrofit kit anges the blower to keep condensation out of it. The new fan has a sealed otor to keep it from shorting out .
My only advice is to keep the fue passages and the vents going into the secondary burn chamber as clean as possible to ensure that enough air is moving through the unit at al times.
good luck with your furnace. I will pass along anything I learn about mine. I haven't seen a lot of information about these units on the boards.
What kind of wood are you burning? Are you seasoning it first. I have a load of poplar that I am not having the best of luck with this year.
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Plumbing / Re: What kind of pump?
« on: November 24, 2010, 04:32:36 AM »
Talk to the counter guy at your local plumbing supply house. Not a Home Depot or Lowes, but a real supply house. They have access to all of the charts, engineering info, etc. to correctly size your pump. A 009 is probably not big enough. Look into Grundfos circulators, I hae one and it works well.
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