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  1. Kipstr
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    anybody still burning

    We are back to late winter temps and I have been buring every other day. The first of April I was going 4 days between fires.
    Post by: Kipstr, Apr 18, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    how cold is it where you are today

    -10 at 6:30 We started a fire and by 11:00 the storage was comming up to 185. And bright sun and no wind today life is good.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 30, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Year End Survey

    3400 sq. ft in Vermont, with DHW from Sept.1 2008 - 9/1/09 4.5 cords (and 23 gal. oil, I'm sorry I only fired once a week from May 15-Sept. )
    Post by: Kipstr, Dec 29, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    baseboard usable temps

    My storage temp is set for 115, I can still make hot water and get a little out of the baseboards. My toekick heaters fan will come on at around...
    Post by: Kipstr, Sep 27, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Can't find tanks ?

    This time of the year 4 days for my hot water. My wife is a big user of HOT water. Normal use should be 5+ days. Last winter I would start the fire...
    Post by: Kipstr, Aug 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. Kipstr
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    Can't find tanks ?

    Call Blue Flame Gas in Barre VT and ask for Mike 802-479-3306. Last year I got my 250 gal. tanks for $200 each.
    Post by: Kipstr, Aug 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. Kipstr
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    "upside down" fire lighting in a gasifier?

    It didn't work as well as Nofossil's " Four minute gasifier startup, minimal smoke" I was about 25 minutes to get gasifaction. And yes I can...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 31, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. Kipstr
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    "upside down" fire lighting in a gasifier?

    I think I will try it right now I'll post my results later this evening.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 30, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. Kipstr
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    Anybody switch from a wood Stove to a Boiler?

    Your quest is just where I was last year. I also have a 2 storey house with a full basement, last year 2 cords wood and 1/2 ton pellets and 644...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 28, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    3 cords of wood in a month?

    [. Kind of off the subject, but do you think if a tree has been down for a year or so, and I split it by May, that it will be ready to burn by...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 22, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. Kipstr
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    Taco 0013 Starting to Fail

    Sorry to see your flanges are the swivel kind. The boys at Cozy Heat sent me Bell & Gossett ball valves with flanges and I thought they are pretty...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 21, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Freaking COLD!!!!

    I started a fire Tuesday PM, at the start of the cold snap. The storage temps were down to 115 deg. That's about as low as I can go without backup...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. Kipstr
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    poor, poor oilman

    Last Friday the oil truck came (because I'm on automatic delivery) 3.3 Gallons @$2.5919 total $8.32. I love my little EKO 25
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. Kipstr
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    Externally adjusted primary control modifiaction on new EKO40 resulted in best burn yet !!!!

    That looks like the best fix. Good Job. I wil be adding as soon as I make pair.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 10, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. Kipstr
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    How much wood

    For the past 2 weeks I have burned about 95 Lbs. of wood per day (average). That's burning 6-12 Hrs. per day. And yes I weigh each piece of wood.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 9, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    expansion tank size ??

    I also have 500 gal storage, I started with sx-60v it worked ok temp 175 psi around 22 + Lbs. After a few weeks of use call teck line to see if size...
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    One man's EKO 40 Illustrated Story - Start to Finish

    Very nice! Would you care to post the price tag. Just to give people that are thinking about going something like that. I would think $16,000 or more.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 5, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Stacking 500gal Propane Storage Tanks

    Do a search with my name and find the thread with EKO installed and you will find pic.
    Post by: Kipstr, Jan 4, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Wood consumption so far - almost 1/4 of the season is over

    From Oct. 20 3000 Lbs. (sugar maple) that's just under a cord @ 25% moisture for a total weight of about 3800 Lbs. per cord. If I didn't have...
    Post by: Kipstr, Dec 7, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How much wood do you burn in a day?

    I weigh my wood befor burning, the past week and half about 60-70 Lbs. per day. Wood mouisture about 24%. I fire once a day to heat the storage and...
    Post by: Kipstr, Dec 7, 2008 in forum: The Wood Shed
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