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  1. rcollman
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    Tempering value issue ? Have to turn iso valves off

    Thank you. I will wait for the temp to get higher to see if it is gummed up. I followed your suggestion and closed the valve a bit more, to...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. rcollman
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    Tarm Solo 40 running high pressure

    Ditto the cold in Norhtern NH. It is now (noon) a balmy 0 outside up from -16.4 at 7:15 AM. And ditto check the autofill. I seem to recall that...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. rcollman
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    large boiler for my dad

    I would do wood chips if I had to heat several greenhouses. I would either buy a chipper or have someone turn my "free" wood into chips. Or buy...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 2, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. rcollman
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    Tempering value issue ? Have to turn iso valves off

    Issue: This morning, my Solo 40 boiler was at 170 degrees, the circulator pump was on, the water between the circulator and first radiator was 85...
    Thread by: rcollman, Jan 2, 2013, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. rcollman
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    Tarm Boilers Review from Users

    Tarm Solo 40 plus 4 years later. Still like it. Has cut wood use almost in half from our previous old non air tight wood boiler and produces way less...
    Post by: rcollman, Nov 5, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. rcollman
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    Has Anyone Tried Burning BIO Bricks in an older Tarm Boiler?

    To answer the initial post, brick might work in an old Tarm but they are 2x or more expensive on a BTU basis and can cause issues in non-air...
    Post by: rcollman, Nov 5, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. rcollman
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    Has Anyone Tried Burning BIO Bricks in an older Tarm Boiler?

    I am interested in this question and burning different types of bio bricks and my Tarm Solo Plus boiler. So what is the ideal size and how could I...
    Post by: rcollman, Nov 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. rcollman
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    Summering Solo 60 - never turned on gas HW heater! But heating in Fall was interesting

    We never turned on our gas hot water heater tank. Unexpected savings! It has been a year of operating our Solo 40 (no storage). We figured we...
    Thread by: rcollman, Nov 27, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. rcollman
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    Seein' as how it's Thanksgiving week and all..............

    Ditto to all for thanks and stuff to keep me thinking. I do believe that the "rain" was sort of coming down like wet snow a few minutes ago....
    Post by: rcollman, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. rcollman
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    EKO Blower/Electric Motor Question

    Love this forum. Saw a mention in another thread about the EKO fan controller. Got me thinking about my Solo40. You people are way ahead of me...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. rcollman
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    Eko Punget/Cresote Smell

    Interesting. With my no storage Solo40, would it benefit from a variable speed motor control on the fan? Would it improve the cycle time on the...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. rcollman
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    Tarm Boilers Review from Users

    I don't think we can answer payback without knowing install cost. I will run this down with an example in case others want to consider it. Got...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 25, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. rcollman
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    Tarm Boilers Review from Users

    Our Solo40 was installed ground floor indoors and replaced an existing wood boiler. We were charged $14K. The chimney sweep replaced our cement...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 24, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. rcollman
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    Coal vs. Wood (which creates more toxins?) Please any info is appreciated!

    I burned wood for 5 years, then anthracite nut coal for about 5 years in my old SunRay boiler and went back to wood. Coal could put out the BTUs,...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. rcollman
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    Freaking COLD!!!!

    Well it is warmer by 6 degrees up North of you. I did notice a difference in the house temp. My radiators could keep up with the cold last...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. rcollman
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    Turbulator - easy cheap DIY

    How do the turbolators work? The name seems to say they mix up the air flow, so the hot air does not stream in some sort of stratus formation,...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    TARM HEAT EXCHANGER CLEANING

    First thanks for post on cleaning the Tarm. Decided not to come home at lunch. Tarm was out at 5 PM, house merely 55. Just ran the bruch up and down...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  18. rcollman
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    TARM HEAT EXCHANGER CLEANING

    I am a little behind you sweetheat, with a late Nov install and a check of the tubes mid Dec after it had run a few weeks. I should have let the...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. rcollman
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    ** EDIT** EXTREME COLD!! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? NOW THATS ITS GONE HOW DID YOU DO?? WHAT WOULD YO

    Yawn, Last night at 10:30 PM was -21 and I filled up my firebox. Another morning in paradice, still seeking gold stars, I got up to start the cars....
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  20. rcollman
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    Freaking COLD!!!!

    Gotta love it. 0730 and -21F outside and our usual 61 degrees in the big living room. Time for a long hot shower, then another cup of coffee before...
    Post by: rcollman, Jan 15, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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