While John does know his stuff, sometimes (maybe out of wearyness of dealing with many things over and over)he is an A$$. Forget all the BS and the constant...
John accomplished three things in his response: * He called an appalling situation appalling. * He advised a retrofit. * He clarified the purpose of the group....
Sorry about that last post, I fat fingered it, I have a woodburner in my living room that is my primary heat source. I also have a wife and daughter with...
I would assume you have a very good vacuum cleaner. When cleaning ashes out, have the vacuum wand over/near/(whatever works) the ash door to suck up the...
... I second that. I follow this group in order to find the safest, cleanest and most efficient way to heat with wood. I understand going in that it isn't...
Ed, I am a huge fan of AshTrap and have used one for almost 20 years, despite the fact that most of the nine stoves I've had in this house over that period had...
I apologize for starting up a thread focusing on my response to a question and my general prickliness. That was not the intention. It should be pointed out,...
The humidity might feel nice but there's a downside for the house. All that moisture will condense on the outside of the cold walls of the house and cause...
The size of the opening will make little difference as long as it is not restricted like a whistling teapot. Stove stores or places like the Plow & Hearth sell...
The outside of the walls will be just fine as they are in the dry air, not the humidified air. If you over humidify you may start to see moisture build up on...
... It is worth noting that reasonably well sealed houses don't need moisture added to the air because the normal activities like breathing, washing and...
That suggests that your total system height is only about: stove 2', flue pipe 4', chimney 5' = 11', which is extremely short -- too short. You must have a...
Check around for an old pressure cooker. Throw away the lid. Now you would have a very nice heavy pot that should hold up for years. Alan in Michigan...
Bill, The creosote that collects in our chimney is almost entirely in the last one foot of the liner and the cap - the part that sticks above the masonry...
The certificate on the site is valid till 2009.06.20. If a site uses SSL, a lock symbol will appear on the bottom of your browser. I can see how you got...
I am purchasing a new home that has a Jensen wood/coal boiler hooked up in "tandem" with an oil burner. I would like to identify the boiler and get information...
Last year my wife picked up a nice wood stove cast steamer pot from our local wood stove store. It is specifically made for humidifying air from a wood stove....
Sounds like you need to get educated a bunch if you are going to mess with this system. A storage tank would probably be the best solution but the current...
... the ... boiler will ... government trough. ... Gary Thanks for the quick response! I wondered about the fact that when the wood was not fired up it acted...
... the ... boiler will ... government trough. ... Gary Thanks for the quick response! I wondered about the fact that when the wood was not fired up it acted...
Yes that heat loss form sending hot water through the wood boiler is terrible but again from here it's hard to tell what comes first in the loop the radiator...
Once you own the house, you can probably get a better look at the setup. There could be a lot of things that you might not be able to find out until you have...
It seems that about every two years my circulator fails. Could it be that the pipe sizing is too small? I have one inch under the ground, and 3/4inch(80 feet...
How do they fail? Several things can affect circulator life. Too much heat, cavitation. Dirt in the system. Low voltage. How long is the underground...
Just got a crazy idea this morning, I wanted to run it by the group before calling a plumber about it. The hot water output of the TARM varies in very cold...
The hot water heater could take hot water. Large scale series hot water systems use this principle all of the time. Solar water systems also try to send hot...
i am going on my 8th winter eith my taco 800 as for burning them out the number one cause is installing them with the can upward. The taco pump is made to be...
What is the nature of the failure? Locked rotor? Burned out winding? I'm using a Taco 007 with 100 feet of line and it's been in service for 8 years with no...
... winding? ... for ... job, ... be that the pipe sizing is too ... so round trip) in the house ... seemed to not be able to push water ... that did the...
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