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    Taco HEC-2 Bumble Bee Reverse-Acting Control

    I'm going to add return temperature protection when I add storage to the 500 gallons that I have already. I would use a PID controller, like...
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 18, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    boiler, buffer, backup, DHW and loads

    That is what I thought when I saw that. Blue tornado: I was aiming for something cheaper that a boiler protection valve. I read of a few...
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 3, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    boiler, buffer, backup, DHW and loads

    What would be an example of a variable speed setpoint circulator? That is P2 on the first post. Would the bumble bee, on a set point of 160...
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 3, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    boiler, buffer, backup, DHW and loads

    Will the P1 pump lower the head of P2 at all? I need to upgrade to a boiler protection valve. This approach looks better than a danafoss or...
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 2, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Smell

    I used tide and oxyclean for a 500 gallon tank. I didn't use a very strong dose, but I left it in for a day. It worked pretty well. After a few...
    Post by: lotawood, Jan 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Finally, I have a Wood Shed!

    Nice shed. Will be less tarps to fight with. Good beer in the shed too.
    Post by: lotawood, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Effecta installation pics in North Pole, Alaska

    If I were doing that much storage I would research the airtrol fittings at pex supply. It looks like it is made for a compression tank. Depending...
    Post by: lotawood, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. lotawood
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    Bringing boiler and storage back online

    Is your 80 gallon acceptance or expansion tank total? I'm trying to figure out what I would need for future storage. I got a sx-160v extrol that...
    Post by: lotawood, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Alpha pump and 'backwards' mixing valve to control loop?

    Looks like you want a mix valve in a diverting setup. I think you still have to hook up the other side to the cold. I'm going to use a 3-way zone...
    Post by: lotawood, Dec 5, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Memco 100W will this get the job done

    I had a memco 100. I didn't like it. It had short burn times due to short wood. I think it could be compared to a 100-120 kbtu outdoor wood...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 19, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Neep help W/ expansion

    What boiler do you have? Idle capabilities and temp that idle occurs? Any aqua stat? I got no idle or aqua stat, but I do have storage and over...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 19, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Sealing Smoke Pipe

    I just got done sealing my chimney with mil-pac-black. I haven't fired yet. Hopefully in a few more weeks. This is what was recommended to me....
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 17, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    bioler pump advice

    I did leave out a Grundfos choice I had. The alpha looks like a good choice for 16 GPM at 4 feet of head. It is priced the same as the 007 delta T...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 13, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    bioler pump advice

    I am getting a new to me boiler up and running. I found a leak in the pump that goes from the boiler to storage. That was with an air pressure...
    Thread by: lotawood, Nov 12, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    welding ports in pressurized storage tank

    I got weld-o-lets from McMaster-Carr. I have had bad luck welding waterproof in the past. So I had a local welder do four ports for my tank. It...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 10, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Double or Triple wall chimney pipe

    I just noticed this is your first day, welcome to the forum. If you are getting drips of creosote on your floor you might make sure your pipe has...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Double or Triple wall chimney pipe

    I don't know about your caddy, but single wall and double wall is stove pipe for the inside of a structure. Triple wall is double wall with a...
    Post by: lotawood, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    logging out

    mozilla. I also got some magnification/zoom that is at times inconsistent, and a flash play blocker program for ads that is hit or miss.
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 23, 2012 in forum: New Forum Hints and your Questions & Suggestions!
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    Dumont chimney pipe help

    The manual does not specify which pipe to use. It says it operated under positive pressure with wood. It specifies 8" round pipe or 8" X 8" tile....
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 23, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    logging out

    I went to the top right corner with the cursor and lingered between the lines and my profile and log out option showed up. So thanks. It is possible...
    Post by: lotawood, Mar 22, 2012 in forum: New Forum Hints and your Questions & Suggestions!
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