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  1. jpowell1979
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    Outside air kit in Alaskan temperatures (-40)

    I recently hooked up my outside air vent on my Harman XXV. I noticed right away that the outside air pipe frosted up. Just wondering if anyone has...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Nov 27, 2011, 5 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Out with 25-PVDC for Harmon XXV

    No, I never did get the New Englander to burn more than a few hours without getting jammed. I took my grinder and dremel and smoothed the auger...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Nov 4, 2011 in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Out with 25-PVDC for Harmon XXV

    I'm a long time reader of the hearth forums but new to pellet stoves. I recently decided to try pellets after talking to several friends who have...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Nov 4, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
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    Installing 25-PDVC through wall question

    All of the install kits I see have a snorkel type configuration that goes up a couple of feet. My question is if this is needed on a second story...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Sep 9, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Pellet Mill - Pellet and Multifuel Stoves
  5. jpowell1979
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    Connecting hot tub to OWB

    This is how I did mine. I used pex underground and PVC to the heat exchanger. Any copper will be corroded rapidly by the chlorine so you want to...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Feb 22, 2010 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Local borough has introduced ordinace to ban ALL hydronic boilers in Fairbanks, Alaska

    http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/6414467/article-Borough-considers-fine-for-pollution-from-wood--coal-smoke?instance=home_most_popular My...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Feb 22, 2010, 22 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Combustion gas analyzer reading off Greenwood boiler

    The only way to reduce the draft will be to add a barometric dampner. I was also going to try cleaning the heat exchanger tubes and see if it lowers...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Dec 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Combustion gas analyzer reading off Greenwood boiler

    With the temperature tonight at a crisp -16 my Greenwood was really burning nice and hot and I couldn't resist taking a reading with my gas analyzer...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Dec 18, 2009, 10 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. jpowell1979
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    Best way to hook up hot tub heat exchanger

    I finished my project and I got some pictures to prove it. All that is left to do is hook up the aquastat this weekend. Right now I just adjusted...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Dec 15, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Off the shelf, commercial control system

    I use a Tekmar 262 dual boiler control with a couple of aquastats and it does what I really need it to do. It prevents the oil boiler from firing if...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Nov 5, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Insulated Pex Shortage?

    What I did was place spacers mode of 2" rigid insulation in my trench to keep the pex off the dirt and called a spray foam insulation company and...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 27, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Oil fired; why no heat storage?

    It is really simple to reduce the cycling of an oil boiler. Just increase the differential between the hi and low limit. I set mine to 145 and 180...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 25, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. jpowell1979
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    Fan control on the furnace

    What I did for a friend is super simple. The existing thermostat was connected to the oil burner TT leads. When it called for heat the oil burner...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 24, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. jpowell1979
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    Mixing Valve Questions

    I have a similar setup and I get some hot water bypassing into the cold pipe but very little circulating through the zones when the circulator is off.
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 20, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. jpowell1979
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    removable flue pipe joint wrap?

    Aluminum tape is fairly easy to remove and not too expensive.
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. jpowell1979
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    design for DIY outdoor wood burner, tell me what you think

    You better take a look at this site "Experimental Masonry Hydronic Heating" http://heatkit.com/html/lopezs.htm [img] [img] [img] [img]
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 19, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Best way to hook up hot tub heat exchanger

    I think that I finally have it all figured out. Instead of circulating the boiler water outside, I'm going to circulate the pool water inside. For...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 14, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Best way to hook up hot tub heat exchanger

    I have run into another potential problem. Talking to the hot tub dealer he indicated that PVC has a max temperature of 140 degrees. Do I have to...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 14, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Best way to hook up hot tub heat exchanger

    Thanks for the info on the Laing pump. I just ordered a 3/4" circulator off ebay for $100 with shipping. I'm not used to working on spas so I had...
    Post by: jpowell1979, Oct 12, 2009 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  20. jpowell1979
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    Best way to hook up hot tub heat exchanger

    I finally have all the parts I need to hook up my heat exchanger for my hot tub. This weekend I buried the insulated PEX and now I need to figure...
    Thread by: jpowell1979, Oct 12, 2009, 10 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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