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  1. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    Update to my condensation issue, if anyone is interested.... FIrst of all, I removed the insulation from the pipe. Didn't really like having it...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Jan 7, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    That does look like mine, and mine does have the nut on the bottom. Maybe there is hope! Although the chart shows 140f as the max for...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    This probably what you're talking about. This is actually the pic from New Horizon, where I got mine, and I thought the same valve. Maybe I...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    That would be quite a trick!! I do have a Danfoss valve on mine, and it's 1.5" dia too. I think it's 140f, but if I had it to do over again,...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    ac - Do you gauge wood moisture on time or content? Most probably use time as the determining factor, which I do too, but since I have the...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    hmmm. I maybe it's the beer part I'm missing! This could be a new excuse to buy more beer. I have a moisture meter I use in the wood shop...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    I did that the first year and found that it's much easier to keep a little leftover. It's not hard to start a fire, but then I'd need to keep...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    I usually try to have enough fuel left in the chamber to enable the restart the next day. I typically crumple a few newspapers and light. The...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    Did I mention that I am heating 500gals of storage water? I can't see the cycle thing working for me. As Fred61 mentioned, I think the...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    The Just went down to the garage and checked the drip pan in the cyclone. Record setting .5" of water in the pan. Last night wasn't that cold...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    Did the pan thing again last night and check this morning. A lot more water today. Temps last night were about 20f, so this must have...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    I did buy some fiberglass "pipe wrap" with foil backing. Supposed to work with steam pipes, etc., so I thought I'd give it a try. Smoke detector...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 29, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    but I don't think it is.
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    I wondered if that was a possibility.
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    Morning's have been in the twenties for the last couple weeks, but daytime highs have been pretty nice. I actually ran the first load and...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. jdkinohio
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    I've split a piece to check moisture content in the center of the wood, and it measures 20%. I have more wood that's probably closer to 10%....
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    bypass vs mixing valve for return protection

    At the risk of replying to an old post.....I'm curious if you have solved, or limited your condensation issues. I have an E140 that is in...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Nov 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Danfoss flow direction?

    I agree on the plate position. It is a bit offset! The picture I posted of my valve is backwards, although mine was correct. I was surprised that...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 21, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Danfoss flow direction?

    I'm holding ground on the apology!! The main comment was the documentation, because upon closer look at the picture, it had the label backwards....
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 20, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Danfoss flow direction?

    Ahhh. Problem resolved. The more I thought about this, the more I suspected air. I had a high spot in the pipes out of the supply that I was...
    Post by: jdkinohio, Dec 19, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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