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Motor Control for Woodgun

Hello all, I haven't posted for several years. My woodgun E200 is doing a great job keeping my 5000 sqft house warm. It's the right unit for me;...

Thread by: emesine, Jan 5, 2013, 21 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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wood gassifier for making maple syrup

Most wood fired units to boil down maple sap to maple syrup are low tech and appear very inefficient. Basically, there is a pile of wood under the...

Thread by: emesine, Sep 5, 2011, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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oil instead of water

Can you run a hydronic system with oil instead of water? What boilers lend themselves to this? Andrew

Thread by: emesine, Sep 5, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Blowback on Woodgun

I own Woodgun E200. did a good job heating this winter. However, it has a nasty habit of blowback when it shuts down then restarts within about...

Thread by: emesine, May 4, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Blowback on E180

I went in to add wood to my Woodgun yesterday AM..... The instructions read, turn on the fan, wait for the green light, then open the door. Being a...

Thread by: emesine, Nov 16, 2010, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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heat transfer, pex vs. copper

Does anyone know the difference in heat transfer between oxygen barrier pex and copper? Can you make a heat exchanger out of oxygen barrier pex...

Thread by: emesine, Sep 30, 2010, 11 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Homebrewing with a wood-fired boiler

A few months ago I posted an idea for making beer with a wood fired boiler. I did my first batch two weeks ago, and it worked BEAUTIFULLY. I got my...

Thread by: emesine, Aug 15, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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temperature sensor display

I need to plumb a temperature sensor in a 3/4 inch brass NPT pipe. Any ideas on a specific item? I am thinking simple, mechanical, cheap, etc....

Thread by: emesine, Jun 23, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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How to fix a hole in in-floor pex tubing

I pressurized my system and did my first burn in the wood gun this AM. All went well with the boiler loop (now that the leak is fixed.) All went...

Thread by: emesine, May 29, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Probably a dumb idea

I have discovered a small leak in my main boiler loop (1.5 inch copper). I made this discovery while filling the system, so there is not much water...

Thread by: emesine, May 27, 2010, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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"On" sensor for wood gun

In order to get my system to run right, I really need a probe, sensor, etc. that will tell me if my boiler is firing, or if it has burned out. This...

Thread by: emesine, May 20, 2010, 14 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Pictures of Boiler Room

My boiler room is pretty well done. I thought y'all might like a picture or two.

Thread by: emesine, May 13, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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What is the silver thingy on the right, and what goes in the hole on the left?

Subject line says it all. This is a TACO air-scoop positioned on the hot supply line of my boiler. Andrew

Thread by: emesine, May 13, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Water additives, closed system

We are within a few weeks of filling my system. My wood gun comes with two small bottles of boiler sealer/conditioner. We have copper pipe, a...

Thread by: emesine, May 1, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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PEX at 200F

To make a batch of 20 gallons of beer, I need about 30 gallons of water at 173F. I am plumbing the hot water coil in my wood gun boiler through a...

Thread by: emesine, Apr 29, 2010, 15 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Downdraft Gasifier to run internal combustion engine

Wood gas ( the stuff that is burned in the secondary flame) can run a 4 cylender engine. A million cars in Europe were operated on this technology...

Thread by: emesine, Apr 1, 2010, 23 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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What Size Expansion Tank?

According to my calculatons, my system has the following volumes: Boiler: 80 gallons Main Line: 10 gallons In-floor PEX: 64 gallons The in-floor...

Thread by: emesine, Feb 28, 2010, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Slab sensor thermostat

I need a few thermostats that will sense the temperature of a cement slab. I am going to connect them to a TACO SR506 control unit. Does anyone...

Thread by: emesine, Feb 22, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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Blower for NZ6000

I need to put in a blower for an NZ6000. Has anyone had experience with this? Specifically, Is there a special kind of wire I need to use to...

Thread by: emesine, Feb 20, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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TACO i series

Anyone have any experience with the TACO i series mixing valves? I need a Cv of around 10 gpm, which I can get nicely with a TACO 4 way i series...

Thread by: emesine, Feb 15, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces

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