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MarineRecon

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Leaving for a week
« on: January 14, 2013, 06:38:12 AM »
Our travel schedule during the winter mandates that we are gone for a week or more at a time. Being the first year with this type of heating I'm curious as to what I should do.

Let the fire burn out totally and then begin anew when I get back....clean out ashes totally?

Turn off unit except for pump..

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Nick

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Re: Leaving for a week
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2013, 07:34:11 AM »
Yea, before you leave just turn the unit off except for the circulating pump.
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Re: Leaving for a week
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2013, 10:16:31 AM »
When I leave for a few days or more, I turn off the fan on the OWB and leave the circs on.  I have an inline rad after the electric furnace that keeps my water in the lines and OWB from freezing.

Restart the fire after I get home.
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