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WoodMaster / Re: power outages

« on: November 04, 2011, 05:42:01 PM »

Well I found out what happens when you lose power with regards to owf"s. That night I lost the power and the next morning I went out to check on it. Since I had no electricity I didn't know the temp. It was smoldering tho so I left it alone to see what it would do. After about 20 hours I could hear the water bubbling so I pulled out all the wood inside which stopped the bubbling. It does act as a pot on the stove. I just got the power back after 6 days. UNREAL!

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WoodMaster / power outages

« on: October 29, 2011, 06:17:01 PM »

I am sitting here writing this on oct. 29th and already have 6 inches of snow with another 6 " or more over nite. What! Leave ladden trees are cracking with the weight of the snow. This is New England. The possibility of a power outage is good with the lights flickering now. My question to all is if I lose my juice and my pump to the house stops circulating the water, what is the best course of action. Will the water temp. rise because it is just sitting not circ.( similar to a pot on the stove) or will everything cool as the draft fan won't come on either. Woodmaster say's never turn off the circulator pump. But. Since I won't get and answer tonight I am going to load it up half full with wood and let the oil back-up do the rest if I still have power. If I don't have power hopefully I won't have a melt down. Also,please don't tell me to get a generator. I'm working on that. Has anyone else had this happen to them. Thanks Bagpiper. In regards to my smart baffle being disconnected. Toward the upper front of the stove is an opening where you can get the baffle plate out once you get over the stop plate. Once I got it out I drilled and put in a new stainless steel nut and bolt connecting the rod and plate. I had to get half way in. to connect it once the rod was thru the front of the stove but it works better than before it broke.

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WoodMaster / the smart heat baffle

« on: August 27, 2011, 08:56:23 AM »

I have a woodmaster 4400 and the rod that connects the heat baffle,that you pull out when you open the door to put wood in has detatched. How can I fix this. I don't fancy crawling into the firebox to get at it. Anyone who has had this problem let me know how to fix winter is coming.