Just want to say Hi and a few????

Kieran said:

I cannot believe how much I've leaned about wood burning reading here. Thanks for all the great information!!

Now to my questions...
Anyone ever hear of a hydro-heater?? Manufactured in 1980 by a company in PA. I have one. It's hooked up to the furnace, has a circulator and pushes heated water to my radiators.
I want to disconnect it and use it as a regular wood burning stove. Can I do this? I don't need it for heat.. just to have some extra warmth (it's in the basement).
Please let me know what you all think.. I've really come to value your opinions!!


Kristen

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I'll answer only if you can send me pic's or description of it so I know if you can get rid of that godawful thing so I can see if it will hook up somehow to the wood furnace I am bringing home saturday..yes..I know that didnt make sense but

my neighbor told me of something that sounds similar called a "boiler buddy" or something

What's the problem kieran? Is it a sizing issue?

Kieran said:

I’ll answer only if you can send me pic’s or description of it so I know if you can get rid of that godawful thing so I can see if it will hook up somehow to the wood furnace I am bringing home saturday..yes..I know that didnt make sense but

my neighbor told me of something that sounds similar called a “boiler buddy” or something

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Help me make some sense of that statement and I'll gladly go take some pics for you... of the stove... LOL

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The furnace I am buying had a copper coil run over the top of the heat exchanger..the owner was trying to get some hot water while he heated..it was crude and innefective I imagine...(one small loop of copper)..my neighbor told me they make an attachment for furnaces and the like..it was called..(I think)..a boiler buddy..it had a coil or series of coils which fit over the exchanger and kept circulating to a holding tank..it would stop circulating at the desired temp..in a sense, free hot water..

i was lusting at the thought of your throw away apparatus..but have no idea if it is anything like what he had said

Corie said:

What's the problem kieran? Is it a sizing issue?

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and they say size doesnt matter..ha ha..

sorry.. :down:

Welcome Kieran
Check out this link, it explains picture sizing for the forum:

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/27/

I find that re-sizing to about 300 x 500 pixels works well.