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  1. OldDedHed
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    Recycling Pellet Bags

    DP same here Cumberland takes all plastic numbers up to 12 as recycling every week. Of course my tax bill reflects that :-/ Have you tried searching...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Feb 7, 2010 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  2. OldDedHed
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    The BIG question, Indoors or Out?

    I'll throw in an idea from left field here. Since you're a youper, Hydro, have you considered corn as a fuel? I'm on another forum, iburncorn.com,...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Jan 29, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Can you do CPR?

    Have done CPR long enough to remember the taste of victim vomit in my mouth. Thank God for universal precautions now. The save rate for cardiac...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Jan 8, 2010 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Guilty or Innocent?

    Change your clock, change your battery, that's the rule around here. How about changing the alarms out altogether? Last I knew they were good for 10...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Jan 8, 2010 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Outdoor reset, and how low a temp can I operate a Burnham V8 cast iron oil boiler without condensati

    Yeah, heat to the second floor is a project on the list. Have to pay for grad school first. It is funny how buying a corn boiler got me into home...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Outdoor reset, and how low a temp can I operate a Burnham V8 cast iron oil boiler without condensati

    I'm still tweaking it, but it seems that it will be a good thing in the long run. The challenge for me is not knowing what parameters were used when...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. OldDedHed
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    Outdoor reset, and how low a temp can I operate a Burnham V8 cast iron oil boiler without condensati

    I have a Tekmar 256 on my corn/pellet/multi-fuel boiler and there are default settings for boiler minimum depending upon your end delivery device...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Inside rusted

    To avoid that at end of season I wire brush my unit down really well, vacuum it out, and then spray it down with Pam cooking spray. Works great. I...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Sep 11, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  9. OldDedHed
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    central boiler redomends and comsumption

    Chums: Maybe a dumb question, but given your address, why are you passing up a corn burning appliance? Corn Btu varies (just like wood does), but...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Sep 10, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    New Old Farmhouse Have Some ?s

    Hi Frank: Just wanted to caution you a bit about codes. First, inspectors I knew from the state fire marshal's office have a saying: "Your...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Sep 3, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. OldDedHed
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    boiler piping

    The duck strikes again %-P
    Post by: OldDedHed, Sep 2, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. OldDedHed
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    boiler piping

    Mike67: I was where you are 3 years ago when I installed my LDJ boiler. After a bunch of research, I paralleled my boilers. After a season of...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Sep 2, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. OldDedHed
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    Getting rid of pellets

    Try a Chinese restaurant supply house ;-P
    Post by: OldDedHed, Aug 12, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  14. OldDedHed
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    40ish last night....Anyone else still burning??

    Yup it's been 90 here and now in the crapper again. Been making hot water too with the boiler so guess it's good in that I'm still not using the...
    Post by: OldDedHed, May 31, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  15. OldDedHed
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    Looks like pellets might not be selling quite so good

    I think you're right, ice. I paid $260 per ton delivered for 6 tons back then. Just a different way to make the same (or a little more) money. Right...
    Post by: OldDedHed, May 19, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Yet another floor/wall protection question...

    Retired fire chief here, done hundreds of wood stove inspections--I'd approve the install as you describe it without the sheet metal, and your air...
    Post by: OldDedHed, May 14, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    External chimney and clearances

    The regulator isn't a concern like a tank is. Tanks vent routinely when the temperature rises, and of course there's some leakage when filled....
    Post by: OldDedHed, May 7, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Black Piping 101 pointer?

    I'll throw another idea in here. I only owned 14" wrenches, too, when I did my boiler install. My brother has 4 foot aluminum wrenches but he's 200...
    Post by: OldDedHed, May 7, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Basic checklist for safety?

    yeah it's not obvious--most people think the best place for an extinguisher is near where the fire is going to be. But research shows that the best...
    Post by: OldDedHed, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Basic checklist for safety?

    3b. Test detectors monthly, keep in place year-round. Change batteries every time you go in and out of daylight savings time.
    Post by: OldDedHed, Apr 25, 2009 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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