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    Coal vs Wood

    One more thing the coal cleaned out my fire tubes and fire box and the output of smoke was very little,
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Coal vs Wood

    http://nepacrossroads.com/forum-71.html I've have a wood/coal boiler heating 3300 sq feet that is better suited for wood. The wood I've used is...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    I cant burn wood for the next 12 days

    Enjoy your 12 days down there I'm sure the cold will still be there when you get back home and I hope your blood thins out so you really feel it...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    My pipes are frozen

    I vote for the above mentioned unit very efficient and added benefit of instant hot water, as a plumber in CT. I just had some major freeze ups...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Expansion Tank Above Air Scoop??

    I have seen it done you can always check Amtrols web site for confirmation. a stand model is piped from the bottom and it comes out of the bottom of...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 17, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    The little New Yorker that couldn't!

    What size piping did you use out of the wood boiler? 1/2 = 25,000 3/4 _40,000 1=80,000 11/4 =120,000 the piping is like wire size the smaller the...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Taco circulator flanges - BAH

    I agree it is the copper X male adapt. I scar the male threads with pliers to make grooves then I wrap wicking (thin cotton string) around the...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 16, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Anti-Freeze or Water?

    I vote for anti-freeze at low temp to purge and final running. A frozen slab is a nightmare, if it happens your going to be renting those ground...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 15, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Newbie In Need of Some Help!

    I would rather smell a little wood smoke then smell dollars burning up the flue
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 15, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    circulater problem ?

    Something has to be wrong with the circulator I have worked in houses with 4/5 zones one circ and no problem (not the best way to pipe the heating...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 12, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    DHW savings $$

    Electric water heaters are 100% efficient but not cheap to run,Try to put a propane instantaneous heater on your wish list for 2009 They can get up...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 12, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    OT, but gotta know... Forum-names??

    And every one just thought you had a hairy chest ( keep your butt out and legs streight)
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 6, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    OT, but gotta know... Forum-names??

    I'm a plumber so I say just Plumbit up
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 5, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    How to crimp stove pipe...

    If you are on a farm in the middle of nowhere. ;-P[/quote] Or it's 10:30 P.M. ( roll the pliers left then right then left all the way around)
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 5, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    running PEX through the wall question

    I've fixed alot of copper pipes that froze or have nailed or screwed into (nail plates prevent that). Insulating the pipes helps but does nothing to...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 3, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    pex tubing diferent fittings tested

    There are different types of pex if there is any chance of freezing I feel the Rehau (formely Wirsbo) is the best. the difference is how they are...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 3, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    need to test my soldering skills (baseboard)...ideas needed...

    I use a product called a Shark Bite fitting that is reuseable and useable on both PEX and copper they come in 1/2 and 3/4, as coulpings,Tees,and...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 3, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Outdoor Reset

    Your post sparked a thought with me I'm using a Buderus oil/Logamatic control/ Newmac BC160 wood boiler 1/2 raideant 1/2 baseboard house. Both the...
    Post by: Plumbit, Jan 3, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Boiler Tuning for Hot water coil.....

    I would suspect a mineralized coil. you can start out with exceedingly hot water(160/180) the mixing valve will temper it to the your setting on the...
    Post by: Plumbit, Dec 22, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    What is recomended heating a semi trailer?

    You mention that the trailer is airtight, could the stove be starving for air after you leave it alone? Our code in CT. requiers one square inch of...
    Post by: Plumbit, Dec 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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