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    Tekmar control or product - wood boiler return water temperature protection

    I have a Tekmar 356 injection mixing controller. It has "boiler protection" but its not going to help your situation. The boiler protection has a...
    Post by: afblue, Feb 1, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Duh

    Buffer tank is term for small storage tank. They are typically used for fossil fuel systems to prevent them from short cycling. If you have thermal...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 22, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    In slab heating mixing valve

    I cant say its normal, but I can say I am not suprised. My injection mixing I get fluctuating temps on the "mixed side". I basically associate it to...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 21, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    optimum slab temp for radiant water

    +1 Lowest possible supply temperature to satisfy heat loss. A win, win combination.[/quote] Exactly, if you can run 95 degree water through the...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 16, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Orlan 60...pumps not pumping? No hot water to the coils?

    Its Air in the system. The 2 zone circ are trying to pump down 3 feet before they turn Circulators are not like positive pressure pumps, they move...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 14, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Orlan 60...pumps not pumping? No hot water to the coils?

    Do you have a pressure gauge anywhere in your system? Boiler is hot, and burning, I am wondering if the problem is not your boiler, or the controller...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 13, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Fire starting 101 - how did I not know this before this year.

    I only criss cross the kindling, and really small splits when I have a natural draft through the bottom door. I rake the coals towards the nozzle,...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 11, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Does it matter what the temperature of your wood is going into your boiler/furnace?

    Its about 10-15 feet from my wood storage in the basement to the boiler because its stored in the corner on the other side of my huge 830gal...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 11, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Charging Storage .

    500 gals * 8.3 btu/gal/deg* 135 deg temp dif 50deg city water to 185F=560K EKO40 is 100K realistic BTU/hour? 5-6 hours.
    Post by: afblue, Jan 9, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Paxo/EKO HX tube Dia?

    Not wanting to hijack the thread but, how long would those pipes be ?[/quote] By looking off the paxo users manual schematic on AHONA's website,...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Paxo/EKO HX tube Dia?

    That sounds like a pretty good guess, I am away on a trip with the military right now or I would reach in the lower chamber and get a measurement...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Paxo/EKO HX tube Dia?

    Maybe I can rephrase this, if anyone else has bought brushes for their boiler, just tell me what boiler you have and what size you bought. They only...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    "BLUE" Gasification flame, Fact or fiction?

    I will have to say a "blue flame" is not what defines the efficiency. Its not going to look like a blue natural gas flame. My Paxo 25, its...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Fire starting 101 - how did I not know this before this year.

    I did make the mistake when I first got my boiler installed and fired up the first time. Stacks of newspaper, and lots of cardboard is actually very...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 8, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Paxo/EKO HX tube Dia?

    I am out of town with the military for a few more weeks, but the wife is doing a wonderful job running the PAXO 25, but she seems to be noticing that...
    Thread by: afblue, Jan 7, 2012, 11 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    RIFENG MANIFOLD

    I ended up finding out that a single Grundfos Alpha to circulate all the water in you zone loops, the actuators to control each pair of ports for the...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 6, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    RIFENG MANIFOLD

    I used 2 wire actuators from Blue ridge company because I am using the manifold for multi zone applications. Are you using all the 6 ports together...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 6, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    RIFENG MANIFOLD

    They make both Pex and Pex AL Pex compression fittings for them. I have a 10 Port Riefing manifold with 5 Pex-Al-Pex, 3 barrier pex, and 2 more to be...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 6, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Upside-Down Manifold

    I dont have the exact answer for why, but my logic is, especially for radiant floor line applications I think it would be a bad idea, becuase you...
    Post by: afblue, Jan 6, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Mandatory reading

    The theory of how the whole system is set up is to me a standard for all to follow. To ansswer the useable heat question, the simple fix would be to...
    Post by: afblue, Nov 27, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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