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  1. DenaliChuck
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    Gasification Boiler Annual Wood Consumption

    2600 well insulated square foot house in Alaska Radiant heat, and DHW for a family of four took 9.5 cord of white birch
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. DenaliChuck
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    Free to Good Home - Tekmar 017 manual 4 way valve

    Just pay shipping (about $8 for a USPS Flat Rate box)
    Thread by: DenaliChuck, Aug 10, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. DenaliChuck
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    Cleaning my Propane Storage Tank

    A friend's father, a chemist, suggested that I use denatured alcohol to clean the mercaptan. 4 gallons into two 500 gallon propane tanks (2 gal ea)...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, May 18, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. DenaliChuck
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    anybody still burning

    Mid 20's overnight, high 40's during the day. House warm by solar gain (thermostats off) but DHW by wood 2x/week. No oil burned since June 2009.
    Post by: DenaliChuck, May 10, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. DenaliChuck
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    Coal in the Eko?

    I've burned a lot of bit coal in a Vermont Castings Vigilant with grates designed to burn coal...way more ash in our local coal than in wood (like...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Apr 1, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. DenaliChuck
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    Year End Survey

    Interior Alaska 2,500 sf, very well insulated 2001 construction DHW yes estimated 6 cords/winter (3 cords in summer 6-months)
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Dec 26, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. DenaliChuck
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    Pipe Dope or Teflan tape?

    My friend who does lots of boiler installs uses a few wraps of teflon tape and then Jomar ("the green stuff") dope over the tape. Worked well on my...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Dec 24, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. DenaliChuck
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    Tekmar 017 4-Way Mixing Valve For Sale

    Details here: http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/47511/
    Thread by: DenaliChuck, Dec 7, 2009, 0 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. DenaliChuck
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    Seein' as how it's Thanksgiving week and all..............

    To keep the thanks going, I'll say that for the information I learned on this forum, I installed a system that keeps my family very warm, with ease....
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 27, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. DenaliChuck
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    Any good pictures of solo 40 installs?

    Best picture I could give is the one that BioheatUSA designed.
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 20, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. DenaliChuck
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    Looking for pics or descriptions of how to plump 2 500 Gal. Propane Tanks together.

    My plumbing schematic is based on Bioheat USA's plans. However, instead of their tanks, I have two 500 gallon propane tanks on their sides and next...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 20, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. DenaliChuck
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    How much wood

    One load in my Tarm Solo 60 (6 cu ft firebox) gets me through one day at about -15*F heating a 2,400 sq ft house. That is burning dry white birch at...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 20, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. DenaliChuck
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    Low pressure drop, hot water filter?

    I have this one http://www.h2odistributors.com/fw8000ht34.asp and it seems to be working fine.
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. DenaliChuck
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    Ways of getting a boiler into a basement???

    churchillrow Its hard to make a plan without a picture of what you're dealing with, but I moved my Tarm by setting it on a 3' x 5' piece of 1-1/8...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 18, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. DenaliChuck
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    Ways of getting a boiler into a basement???

    A 1-ton chain hoist ($50) and a few small timbers and you'll have a lowering rig you can use elsewhere. When on the ground they roll very easily on...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. DenaliChuck
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    heat transfer copper tubing

    I have successfully bent copper tubing into very tight coils using the sand method. It was 3/8" tubing in a 4" diameter coil.
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 15, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. DenaliChuck
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    Perimeter breach

    Years ago I put up a garden fence for deer for someone in Missoula. 8 feet high with electric wire every 2 feet. The trick was to hang 6" x 12" tin...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 14, 2009 in forum: The Green Room
  18. DenaliChuck
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    Picked up a LED bulb for my floodlight last night

    Just heard a NPR story about the Dept of Energy(?) doing a contest to get a LED that is an exact replacement for a 60w incandescent. Phillips...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 12, 2009 in forum: The Green Room
  19. DenaliChuck
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    Who makes WEN chainsaws

    Its been a while, but my Wen 1/2" drill's handle broke off the very first time I used it. I went out and bought a Milwaukee. You get what you pay...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: The Gear
  20. DenaliChuck
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    820 square tank in a crawl space

    I'm near Denali. Love the setup...folks here provided a huge amount of information for planning and design. 'Bout time I posted with before, during...
    Post by: DenaliChuck, Nov 9, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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