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    fire box half full of coals light blue large lower flame

    Eko 25 burning very dry hedge (Osage orange). Fire box becomes half full of coals and flame in lower end is a large light cloud like blue flame....
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 2, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    rebuild booster on B&G circulator or buy newer cartrige pump

    The old b& G moter runs great. Seal on booster is starting to leak a little. Old moter is a 1.75 amp motor and runs at 1750 rpm. Is there...
    Thread by: Rugar, Nov 23, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Use loose straw or bales for insulating tanks

    Would there be any drawbacks to this aproach. I believe a standard size square bale hase an R value of fifty. Not for sure though.
    Thread by: Rugar, Oct 18, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    500 gall propane tank and either 250 or 325. Which goes on top or could side by side work also.

    I searched for a long time and couldn't find the answers I'm looking for. Don't know which should be on top for (1) stratification (2) shoulder...
    Thread by: Rugar, Oct 15, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    stacked or paralell tanks. 500 and 325

    I've got an EKO 25. Didn't know if I should stack the tanks or place them in parallel. They will have to be placed outside to place both together....
    Thread by: Rugar, Oct 11, 2009, 7 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    ? setting storage tank not vertically or horizontally but in between

    Could this average out the best of both worlds. Securing it would be a challange but I'm looking for if the concept is right in improving...
    Thread by: Rugar, Aug 8, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. Rugar
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    Circulator on secondary loop runs almost nonstop

    My eko is outside with aprox 60 foot of inch ID pex connected up to the intake manifold of my old gas boiler. I'm using the old circulator on the...
    Thread by: Rugar, Aug 7, 2009, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. Rugar
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    If house and storage are cold. must you heat storage before house or can house be plumed easily to h

    I think the intro said it all
    Thread by: Rugar, Aug 5, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Is it a bad idea to use a 1000 gall propane tank for Eko 25

    Is this too much for an eko 25. I live in Kansas so my winter's aren't quite as severe by low temperature as many of you. I want as much...
    Thread by: Rugar, Aug 5, 2009, 22 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. Rugar
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    What have you burned in a gassifier

    Tell things, items and fuel sources that have been burned in a gassifier and how it worked.
    Thread by: Rugar, Feb 22, 2009, 18 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. Rugar
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    ? using anhydrous tanks for storage.

    I can find 400 and or 1000 gal tanks cheep. Two 400's for 800 total storage sounds perfect. However will the H2O4 embeded in the steel walls be to...
    Thread by: Rugar, Feb 15, 2009, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    What about using an old air conditioner for heater and overheat loop.

    Will it work to use an old airconditioner for a shop heater and also double as overheat protection. I have three 25 plus year old airconditioners (...
    Thread by: Rugar, Feb 7, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Twin 500 or single 1000 storage. Pro's Con's

    If either are available and space is no concern which would be better to build for an EKO25. Small house with little insulation requiring...
    Thread by: Rugar, Feb 3, 2009, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    secondary boiler will heat EKO outside durring freeze. Problem or not

    My eko is plummed into the return side of the gas boiler using closely spaced tee's. Just realized that when the rk2001 controller reads 40 deg it...
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 29, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    how do I connect gas boiler to Rk2001ua controller

    Seems simple right, just two wires. Can I get them backwards, which goes where. The rk200 shows 12 volt for the connection. The gass boiler should...
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 29, 2009, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Do you tweek an EKO differently that dosen't have storage vs one that does

    I have no storage yet and figure surely it must be tweeked differently than one with storage. Idle time has to affect how it's tweeked.
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 25, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    heat output on a 30 year old baseboard

    Don't know what make of baseboard but what was an average output of an old baseboard. I'm thinking my old boards don't give off enough heat. My...
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 24, 2009, 1 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    can thermostat wires be hooked up backwards?

    Don't want to blow anything. But they opperate off of 24V AC don't they and ac works either way right. DC I know has to be correct. Thanks
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 23, 2009, 3 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Is there a small fan unit that can be placed in a baseboard.

    Is there a small fan unit that can be placed in an existing baseboard to push more heat out.
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 22, 2009, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    can't get enouh heat in the house.

    No storage and boiler is operating at 195. supply at house is 180 and return back to boiler (still in house) is 171. 70 deg is the max I can get...
    Thread by: Rugar, Jan 21, 2009, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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