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  1. DaBackBurner
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    Idronics #10 Boiler Piping for Hydronic Wood Fired Heat Sources

    I had been waiting for this ever since Caleffi announced it coming out at the end of last year. Thank you. I also second Clarkbug's "sticky"...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 24, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. DaBackBurner
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    Essex model 1000 assembly, installation, operation and maintnance information

    This thread may help... http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/25284/P30/
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. DaBackBurner
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    Baseboard suitable for heat distribution?

    Are you saying then that I could supply from the bottom of (way over 150% system volume) a storage vessel and return to the top of it and maintain...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. DaBackBurner
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    non-pressurized vs. pressurized

    Yes, perhaps he is. Good morning Eliot.
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. DaBackBurner
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    non-pressurized vs. pressurized

    I would tend to agree with you, in a general sense, if the water chemistry was never analyzed. With that being said however, proper water...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. DaBackBurner
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    non-pressurized vs. pressurized

    "There's no school like the old school." It does sound interesting to go with a purely un-pressurized system. My main objective is to increase my...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. DaBackBurner
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    NEW IN-FLOOR SETUP IN THE SHOP

    I should add that I was referring to a non-hydronic low mass modine unit, vented out the side of the wall for instance, since I neglected to even ask...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. DaBackBurner
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    NEW IN-FLOOR SETUP IN THE SHOP

    Just remove the 'backup' heater out of my previous drawing along with the diverter valve. Install a slab sensor for your radiant loops that controls...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. DaBackBurner
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    NEW IN-FLOOR SETUP IN THE SHOP

    Sorry about the confusion Jim...then I would suggest using the unit heater as a stand alone circuit possibly connected to a modine or something...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. DaBackBurner
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    Efficiency misconceptions........

    bpirger- Thanks again for the explanation (forgot you are injecting) on the house side of the HX. Daaaanggg! Just looked up the price of the 363....
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. DaBackBurner
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    NEW IN-FLOOR SETUP IN THE SHOP

    You could probably do this 'bypass' loop with two zone valves as well (might be cheaper). One N/O ZV (for the house supply) and one N/C ZV for the...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. DaBackBurner
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    NEW IN-FLOOR SETUP IN THE SHOP

    Sorry about the picture. Here is a link to one example of a motorized 3-wire control 3-way ball valve....
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. DaBackBurner
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    Need More Heat Quicker - Add Baseboard or Panel Radiators?

    You could leave your existing baseboard in place and add flat panels as well. With a 'Home-Run' or manifold type design it is usually easier to run...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. DaBackBurner
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    Baseboard suitable for heat distribution?

    Thank you for posting the picture Eliot. Now to start scrounging for a buffer tank. I'm equally excited because a friend is going to give me some...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. DaBackBurner
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    Efficiency misconceptions........

    Bruce are you mixing or doing a variable speed prior to your flat plate? I know I brought this up once before but it seems if it was mixed prior...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. DaBackBurner
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    Baseboard suitable for heat distribution?

    I believe...and it has been some time since I studied thermodynamics...seems like eons, but you want to be able to return the coldest water possible,...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. DaBackBurner
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    Grundfoss Alpha settings

    I think where these pumps 'shine' is when you have mutiple heat emitter zones with zone valves only, that are connected to a header supply return...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  18. DaBackBurner
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    Baseboard suitable for heat distribution?

    Here's one link that describes why it is important to maintain stratification within a storage resevoir for either heating or cooling applications....
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. DaBackBurner
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    Efficiency misconceptions........

    I usually don't run the Garn up to those storage temperatures as I don't have the need for such high water temperatures for my heat emitters, but...
    Post by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  20. DaBackBurner
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    non-pressurized vs. pressurized

    A different post has me considering something for spring. I have two buildings that are heated by the Garn using its non-pressurized storage (no...
    Thread by: DaBackBurner, Feb 7, 2012, 12 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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