Minutes ago I looked outside to see smoke barreling out of the chimney, and also from the eves on the shed. I knew right away what happened. You...
I'm just trying to get a grip on next years wood requirements. No doubt I've burned a lot of wood this year, however, I can't be right. Currently...
Just wondering if anyone has burned coal in their EKO? I have the 40, and as unprepared as I am, my wood is soaking and wet so I'm pretty much out...
My EKO 40 has two curved refractory bricks that "catch" the gasified flame. I've always had them both pushed together and pushed to the back of the...
I'm in my basement right now with the oil burner running. Yeah, I did it - I fired it up. I have the L8148A aquastat controller hooked to my...
My first burn of my EKO 40 was on October 26 - I lit the fire that day and never had to relight since (using anything other than the coals). The...
Someone told me that the cresote that lies in my boiler (I have a lot of it in there) can cause health problems if it touches my skin, or if I...
When I was exploring OWBs and gasification units, I ran across an OWB (can't remember which one) that had a "remote" monitoring panel. You could be...
Tomorrow will be the end of my first week burning my EKO 40. So far it's been great! I've been tweaking and playing, and today learned that by...
Does anyone know if the EKO 40 comes with the flushing settings turned on? I can't seem to find how to check the controler or how to set it up. Im...
I'm substantially through the installation process of my 40. Unfortunatley, the (new) manual is only slightly more detailed than the old one....
Instead of paying big money for an expensive 3-way valve, couldn't I put an aquastat before the return to the boiler and hook it to a small...
I have used Viega Fostapex for years. Did my whole house with it. I am going to be running 150' of 1 1/2" Pextron, and none of my tools will crimp...
Any suggestions on where to place the circulator for my wood boiler? The boiler will be 100' or so from the house. Would it be prudent to have the...
Can someone please help me locate a place/website to buy true 1 1/4" ID PEX - just the pex, no insulation etc. required. 1 1/4" is so hard to find,...
In getting prepared for our install of an EKO 40, I notice in the new manual that they are calling for a "gravity flow overheat loop" in the event of...
What happens if something breaks or needs to be replaced on an EKO boiler? Does someone sell parts - especially the controller - what if that goes?...
Boiler's on it's way, and I'm considering using 1" Fostapex in a 4 or 6" line back and forth to my EKO 40 which will be 90' away in a shed. If I can...
First post here, though I've been reading for a long time - I love all of the info here. I have ordered an EKO 40, and am placing it in a custom...
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