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Garn Install 15 mos. and winding down!
 
Gooserider
Posted: 04 November 2009 12:00 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 76 ]
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Dave, Kabbot…  Good catch.  Since the Garn is a heat supply, the colors on that side are backwards, as your input side will be the hottest water.  As drawn in # 71, the Garn side is getting heat from the HX instead of supplying heat to it.

Counter-flow is sort of counter intuitive, but the rule in any heat exchanger is that your best results will come when the flows run OPPOSITE each other…  The flow arrows are right, and the house side is drawn correctly, but the Garn side colors are definitely backwards.

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Stove #1 - VC Encore 2550 catalytic - Burning almost 24/7 in LR as primary heater (and making LOTS of creosote! - I’m not happy with it!)
Stove #2 - 1979 Pro-Former, Model Z (Pre-EPA smoke dragon) 2ndary heat in basement, seldom used
Stove #3 - no-name smoke dragon, not installed, likely to become outdoor smoker
Primary heat wood, backup gas HVAC
Saws - #1 - 80cc Dolmar 7900, 20 & 28” bars #2 - 36cc Pull-on, 12” bar
Splitter - Harbor Freight 30 ton Horizontal / Vertical (only used Vertical!)
8 cords covered wood storage, ? in backup piles.

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Gooserider
Posted: 04 November 2009 12:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 77 ]
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Yes, that corrected drawing does look better…  And don’t start worrying until the cat starts using it’s new vocabulary on you!  LOL

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Stove #1 - VC Encore 2550 catalytic - Burning almost 24/7 in LR as primary heater (and making LOTS of creosote! - I’m not happy with it!)
Stove #2 - 1979 Pro-Former, Model Z (Pre-EPA smoke dragon) 2ndary heat in basement, seldom used
Stove #3 - no-name smoke dragon, not installed, likely to become outdoor smoker
Primary heat wood, backup gas HVAC
Saws - #1 - 80cc Dolmar 7900, 20 & 28” bars #2 - 36cc Pull-on, 12” bar
Splitter - Harbor Freight 30 ton Horizontal / Vertical (only used Vertical!)
8 cords covered wood storage, ? in backup piles.

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