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Portage & Main / Re: BL 28-40 blower fan making some noise.
« on: February 15, 2018, 01:26:22 PM »
Dayton 4C446 is the spare I have.
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Portage & Main / Re: 28-40
« on: April 08, 2016, 04:35:17 AM »
Brian indicated to me that it would not matter how you connected.
I went with the manual.
I draw from the bottom left side and return to the top far right side.
I went with the manual.
I draw from the bottom left side and return to the top far right side.
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Portage & Main / Re: 28-40
« on: April 04, 2016, 01:04:54 PM »
Have not added water since start up in October.
Thanks for this information. Really made a difference.
Small motion sensor lights work well and are easy on batteries. Lee Valley or Amazon.
Open the ash pan door, give it about 30 seconds, and then open the fill door. Shouldn't be much smoke coming out the fill door. Do this even if the fan is running. Just remember to close the ash door when your finished.
Thanks for this information. Really made a difference.
Small motion sensor lights work well and are easy on batteries. Lee Valley or Amazon.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Is there any 'real' difference?
« on: March 23, 2016, 09:21:47 AM »It isn't made in USA though so that shouldn't affect your price. You need to compare the exchange rate to euros (or DKK) since Logstor is made in europe. Going by that, your price should have stayed about the same and ours should have gone down.
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The US dollar is the world currency. As I understand it, everything is converted to US dollars from the currency it comes from, then converted to the currency of the country it goes to.
( ex. EUR to US to Cdn. or Cdn to US to Peso)
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Is there any 'real' difference?
« on: March 20, 2016, 06:24:24 AM »
Thanks for the help.
All these products seem to get good reviews.
Rehau and Thermopex are available to me. Will have to source Logstor.
I only want to do it once.
All these products seem to get good reviews.
Rehau and Thermopex are available to me. Will have to source Logstor.
I only want to do it once.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Is there any 'real' difference?
« on: March 19, 2016, 03:14:15 PM »
Logstor is clearly a good product, but more expensive. At 3 gpm over 100 feet it loses 1.5 degrees from a 180 degree set point. (From their spec sheet)
Thermopex claims less than 1 degree loss over 100 feet but doesn't state a set point.
Rehau insulpex ask you to contact the supplier.
Logstor appears to be the preferred choice but is there a real difference?
The increased size would bring more water to the house and back to the boiler but wouldn't the heat exchanger cause a restriction slowing the process?
Thermopex claims less than 1 degree loss over 100 feet but doesn't state a set point.
Rehau insulpex ask you to contact the supplier.
Logstor appears to be the preferred choice but is there a real difference?
The increased size would bring more water to the house and back to the boiler but wouldn't the heat exchanger cause a restriction slowing the process?
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Domestic hot water
« on: March 19, 2016, 02:24:11 PM »
I had a check valve in the top of my electric hot water tank that caused my hot water to be very hot, cold and or tepid.
Removed the check valve and no issues since.
Removed the check valve and no issues since.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Is there any 'real' difference?
« on: March 19, 2016, 06:22:09 AM »
Logstor, Flex pex, Rehau insulpex or Thermopex.
Do they not all preform about the same? Less than 2 degrees or less loss over 100 feet.
Is one more flexible and easier to work with than the other?
Is it not just a question of price and availability?
Do they not all preform about the same? Less than 2 degrees or less loss over 100 feet.
Is one more flexible and easier to work with than the other?
Is it not just a question of price and availability?
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Portage & Main / Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
« on: May 20, 2015, 04:52:01 AM »Thanks for the help Crow.
Seems like a logical explanation but I don't think that it should be happening.
Why wouldn't P & M insulate the ash pan door? .......or maybe they do, just not well enough.
Not using mine yet.
Do they all drip or just some of them?
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Portage & Main / Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
« on: May 19, 2015, 06:06:03 PM »
These units are expensive and suppose to be well insulated.
Why would the ash door be dripping?
Why would the ash door be dripping?
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Portage & Main / BL 2840 connections
« on: May 18, 2015, 06:20:02 PM »
Manual says that the supply is on top and the return is on the bottom.
What difference would it make if the supply was on the bottom and the return on top?
Would it be less efficient, lower heat supplied to the house?
Any comments would be appreciated.
What difference would it make if the supply was on the bottom and the return on top?
Would it be less efficient, lower heat supplied to the house?
Any comments would be appreciated.
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Plumbing / Re: Taco 007 Pump becomes air locked
« on: May 04, 2015, 11:30:05 AM »
I've had good luck eliminating air with a spirovent.
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Plumbing / Re: Leaking push type fittings
« on: May 04, 2015, 11:25:34 AM »
Mentioned shark bite fittings to my portage and main dealer and he wasn't recommending them.
Said they tend to leak.
Said they tend to leak.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you bend rehau insulated pipe
« on: April 29, 2015, 07:22:03 AM »
My pipe showed no issues until heat was applied.
The pipe softens and then the potential for kinking increases.
Unless there is a real good reason for the extreme bend I would opt for gradual.
Consider using an elbow.
The pipe softens and then the potential for kinking increases.
Unless there is a real good reason for the extreme bend I would opt for gradual.
Consider using an elbow.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you bend rehau insulated pipe
« on: April 28, 2015, 09:06:41 AM »
When my original boiler was installed the hot water line (rehaus) was in a rather large loop in the back of the boiler.
The pipe kinked causing a restriction in water flow. This caused the pump to really work.
Gentle curves are always friendlier. A ratchet strap doesn't make it sound to friendly.
The pipe kinked causing a restriction in water flow. This caused the pump to really work.
Gentle curves are always friendlier. A ratchet strap doesn't make it sound to friendly.
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