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  1. willyswagon
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    Don't give up yet! 22 degrees this morning.

    Every night I've gone to bed for the last week or so i've told myself ok this is it. I'm letting this thing burn out, and let the solar and oil take...
    Post by: willyswagon, Apr 25, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. willyswagon
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    Bought a wood chipper - burning green chips

    Growing up Dad would always get a pick up load of wood chips(Hog Fuel) from one of the local suppliers. It was terriable to deal with. Shovelling...
    Post by: willyswagon, Apr 8, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    Brushes will not get the tubes clean. I was doing mine every week, and thought I was doing great work. When I used the Flue Active tool and saw...
    Post by: willyswagon, Apr 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    Hey Jim there is a pic I posted in another thread( 2nd posting down). It is worth it's weight in Gold! I found it works best when I operate the drill...
    Post by: willyswagon, Apr 3, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. willyswagon
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    Breaking in the truck

    I was working a car dealership washing cars at the ripe age of 14. I got paged to the show room by one of the salesmen. When I got there he gave...
    Post by: willyswagon, Apr 1, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
  6. willyswagon
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    Do they make a left handed smoke bender? seriously I could use help

    Wow I hope you can get that cleared up with your neighbor. There is nothing worse than someone who calls in the town on ya. That's why I live in the...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 31, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    I just got in the door after being away all day. There were just enough coals to relight the kindling I threw on top. So the three splits that were...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 30, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    I don't know what to tell you Jim. I'm burning wood that was cut last Jan, blocked in March, split in April. I have had some build up in the...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 30, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    I missed this post at first, but I'm thinking Maple may have nailed it. I haven't cut anything for over a year now. I did take down a standing...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 29, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    Mule man, how much oil were you burning before you switched to wood? That's the conversion I did when I was thinking of making the move. I figured my...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 29, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    What wood are you burning? I wouldn't have had 15 gal of ash since I started in Oct. In fact a couple of my buddys drop in each time I empty it...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. willyswagon
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    Empyre Elite 100 Pounding out the heat

    I'm going to be into it for 4.25 cords by the end of the month. I'm thinking less than 5 cords if the weather stays like this until the end of...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. willyswagon
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    interesting factoid

    I think the key is how it is being operated. The pdf and their boilers are for non storage. From talking to them at the plant, they don't want all of...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. willyswagon
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    interesting factoid

    I have been operating my Eympire Elite just as the article says. All I can say is that the was the advice they gave me before I bought it, and...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. willyswagon
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    Oct 20 to March 24. 10 Cords.

    I'm with Maple on this one. Just because we are further North doesn't mean we we be colder. The fact that we are further East means that our climate...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. willyswagon
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    Anyone getting sick of winter yet? ...

    Winter has been great, with a good mix of cold and snow, with the exception of the 37cm(15") of snow on last Friday. Things had been drying out...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 25, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Canadian insurance companies

    No $25/yr. I think it is just to cover the paper work. We built an ICF for a buddy of mine. He put in Solar panels for DHW(electric hot water heater...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Canadian insurance companies

    I pay a $25 surcharge for having my Empyre Elite in the house. I had to fill out a Solid Fuel Survey. They sent someone out to inspect, all was good....
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. willyswagon
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    Keep it Clean

    The number on the box was 818480 Replacement Handle, Elite 100 V1 with V2
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    The scourge of the Insurance Industry

    When I told them I had changed to solid fuel. They sent out a form to fill in. Which included questions like how much wood do you expect to burn...
    Post by: willyswagon, Mar 5, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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