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  1. semlin
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    very interesting! i have been assuming the flow rate (and thus return temp) is not something i can mess with. if i can slow down the flow so as...
    Post by: semlin, Jan 2, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. semlin
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    the basic design issue i have is that i do not need or use full heat all the time so i have yoyo consumption right now. if i went to a system...
    Post by: semlin, Jan 1, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. semlin
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    i see what you mean that two tanks in series would likely mean you enjoy a hotter first tank, but a cooler second tank, in comparison to one big...
    Post by: semlin, Jan 1, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    not to get too complicated, but another option with this approach would be to have three tanks containing two tanks full of water, and then rotate...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 30, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    thanks for the thoughts isn't efficiency the number of btus emitted by the radiators per btu of heat input? by that standard, if you heat water...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 30, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. semlin
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    thanks i am just blue skying the idea here. i agree it would need to be done with robust commercially available parts and with a minimum of...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 30, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    two stage parallel storage tank system?

    i may be using the wrong term, but is there any discussion here about using a segregated and staged tank storage system to avoid mixing down...
    Thread by: semlin, Dec 30, 2009, 21 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    data logger

    i read through the manual on this last night and i have reconsidered. it appears that unitt will do everything i need except grab and graph the...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 23, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. semlin
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    data logger

    thanks. ideally i was hoping for something simpler and cheaper, just to log temperature inputs and boiler/pump operating time to learn exactly...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 22, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    data logger

    for those of us who have no experience with this, is there a cost effective "plug and play" option for datalogging a system?
    Post by: semlin, Dec 22, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Just started comparing add-on furnaces

    guys, the insulation advice is nice but he came asking about boiler options. please consider that some big old house owners are coming here because...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 11, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. semlin
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    Burning with no storage

    so if i read that right, at 120 F a square foot of cast iron rad will put out 50 btu/hour, or about 1/3 the output at normal operating temp. if...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 11, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    I know the consumption, will that help size a Garn

    i think the potential for innacuracy increases as square footages on old houses increase. i am by no means a professional and these were online...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 8, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    I know the consumption, will that help size a Garn

    fwiw, i am new to this, but first i would think about sourcing something with more btus than pine, and second i would tend to distrust the heat loss...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 7, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    storage and continous burning

    i do not know the answer, but i am interested. i have related questions about how long does a storage tank retain heat if it idles (both dropping...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 7, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    EDR sizing questions

    i could use some help with my math on trying to calculate the edr output of my old cast iron rad and boiler system. from the results i get, it seems...
    Thread by: semlin, Dec 7, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    looking for some pointers on retrofitting an older house and sizing a boiler

    this is a great article on old gravity systems. i have a converted conventional (not an overhead) former dual feed system that follows almost...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 6, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    looking for some pointers on retrofitting an older house and sizing a boiler

    thanks for the advice. anywhere i can read up on gravity flow systems? is there any chance it still has a gravity flow right now? i just...
    Post by: semlin, Dec 5, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    looking for some pointers on retrofitting an older house and sizing a boiler

    somehow i missed these posts. thanks for this information. the circulation pump on it now is 1/12 hp so what you say makes sense.
    Post by: semlin, Dec 4, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    benefits of zones?

    i didn't realize the valve was mechanical. thanks.
    Post by: semlin, Dec 2, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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