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    How to insulate a 2x4 too close to the duct

    Hi all, I have a Caddy wood furnace and I noticed that, during construction, a 2x4 was placed 1.5" above the hot air duct, in a place where the...
    Thread by: Beno, Sep 12, 2011, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Central A/C and wood furnace: can they work together?

    A while ago I was told NO, because the A/C has a part that is installed in the hot air duct and the wood furnace will damage it because of the high...
    Thread by: Beno, Jan 17, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Using the wood furnace during very long power outages

    Hi everybody, I am thinking of a power outage that can last over a week due to ice storm, climate change disasters etc. I asked this question before...
    Thread by: Beno, Jan 10, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Fan limit switch shuts down when the heat from wood furnace is too high

    Hi there, I have a Caddy wood/electric furnace. The blower/fan is controlled by a Honeywell fan limit switch. The fan limit switch has no reset...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 9, 2010, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Chimney brush: nylon vs metal wire

    Hi there, I am a happy user of the Caddy wood furnace (in Canada). Last winter I burnt mainly softwood, and a recent professional chimney seeper...
    Thread by: Beno, Sep 24, 2010, 15 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Will burning cedar distroy my metal chimney?

    Hi there, I live near Ottawa, Canada. After clearing the lot to build our (ICF) house (heating with Caddy wood/electric furnace) I ended up with...
    Thread by: Beno, Jun 19, 2009, 19 replies, in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Can I install a metal roof?

    Hi there, We would like to install a metal roof but I am concerned with the fact that the chimney sweeper may damage it while cleaning the insulated...
    Thread by: Beno, Jan 4, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installation cost for insulated chimney

    Hi there, Our location is Ottawa, Canada. To install 2 insulated chimneys a WETT installer asked for $1500. According to him this is a good price,...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 30, 2008, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    How to pile the trunks up

    Hi there, In the following days we will start the lot clearing for the new house, and the question is what to tell the guys doing the job to do with...
    Thread by: Beno, Aug 11, 2008, 19 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Caddy wood furnace and OAK

    From the Caddy manual: It is recommended to install an outside air inlet of minimum 4” diameter in the room where the heating appliance is installed...
    Thread by: Beno, Jun 30, 2008, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Air conditioning and wood/electric furnace

    Hi all, How can you connect an air conditioner (located outside the house) to the air ducts used by the wood/electric furnace? Do you need a special...
    Thread by: Beno, Jun 15, 2008, 15 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Shed specifications for EKO/Tarm boiler with storage tank

    Hi again, By now we made up our mind, to go with concrete floors with radiant heating on both levels. I'd like to have the EKO/Tarm boiler with...
    Thread by: Beno, Feb 19, 2008, 16 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Slab as a heat storage

    Hi there, We designed our new ICF house, box shape (30ft x 60ft), 2 floors, having concrete floors for slab on grade and also for the second floor...
    Thread by: Beno, Feb 10, 2008, 31 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    EPA efficiency rating

    I wonder, how come all the non-cat wood stoves have 63% efficiency and all the cat wood stoves have 72% efficiency? Do all the stoves have equivalent...
    Thread by: Beno, Jan 28, 2008, 6 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Simple heat loss calculator for the whole house

    Hi there, I am looking for a simple heat loss calculator for the whole house, for example something that takes into accound the total sq.ft. of...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 30, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How many gpm for DHW from your wood boiler/storage tank

    At peak time I'll need to have a flow of 6.5 gpm of DHW, mainly for showers and sinks. From this site:...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 16, 2007, 13 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Having the wood gasification boiler outside of the house

    It seems that most of you have the wood boiler outside of the house, in a shed/barn/workshop. Though this looks as an excellent idea, no need to...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 14, 2007, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Backup water heater, which boiler and heating system.

    1. I need to decide what backup water heater to choose with a gasification wood boiler. I'd rather not use oil, to save room space, maintanance and...
    Thread by: Beno, Dec 12, 2007, 41 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    EPA wood furnace - Caddy

    Hi there, I'd like to know the opinion of this forum about Caddy - E.P.A. wood or wood-electric/oil combination furnace:...
    Thread by: Beno, Sep 23, 2007, 118 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Using optional fan to send heat to second floor

    Hi there, I plan for our custom home (Ottawa, Canada) to have a VC cat fireplace (Sequoia 2), on first floor. This is what the user manual has to...
    Thread by: Beno, Sep 2, 2007, 20 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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