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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Aspen 175

« on: December 22, 2010, 05:42:25 PM »

The new blower and damper I got is the one from empyre. It seems to work good but the recovery time is not the same. They did away withe the solenoid all together. I think it just works on your draw versus trying to maintain a temperature, which I think that's how the solenoid set up worked.  It's heating the house fine, just gets me a little concerned when the temp is in the low 160s and the fan is not kicking on. All the wood I'm burning is seasoned but i'm still getting the creosote.  I have taken much more care in my wood preparation now for the up coming years.  Thanks for the info

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Aspen 175

« on: December 20, 2010, 08:47:02 PM »

Hi I'm new to the site.  I have an Aspen 175 and have been burning in my second year. I seem to be getting a lot of creosote build up in the fire box and the flu holes. Is this just from wood moisture?  I also had to install a new blower after one season.  The guys I bought the unit from sold me a blower with a damper system versus the solenoid set up I got when I purchased the unit. It seems to be not kicking on as good as the solenoid set up. I am heating about 3500 sq ft plus a two car garage. I wanted to buy the larger unit but the salesman said it would be over kill. I have radiant and baseboard in the house, also use it for hot water.  My burn times are all over the place sometimes 10 hrs (which would be good) to 8 or less some times.   Anyone have answers  would appreciate e feed back. Thanks