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That's nice. Looking forward to seeing the progress. What area of the state are you in? I'm kicking around the idea of putting one in and ditching my boiler for one.
Indiana. basically single-digit winter temps. I'll be thrilled if I burn a rick/week... but we'll see.
Right now my tricky part is getting a big custom plenum made, I speak to a metalworker on Monday. This old house doesn't have a lot of room in the basement, so I can't position the furnace directly under the duct.
Sounds like we're almost neighbors. I'm Laporte county. At least it looks like you have some good wind shelter.
You're way up there! I'm down south-central. I bet you get some serious weather up there?
Yeah - after getting the furnace into place, wWe decided to slide it closer to the doorway like you suggest, allowing us a simple trapeziodal plenum like this:Loading like that may be a head bumper. What about putting the furnace 90* Flue going strait to chimney with only 2 45'S and the ductwork coming off the unit going to the left? This will make it easier for the return as well.
I think I'm also going to put in a 3" pipe for fresh airflow. I'll run it thru the upper wall and down to exit near the furnace intake.
Let me know how the fresh air turns out. I had a HVAC guy think I was crazy for wanting to bring in outside air, even though a furnace is pulling cold air in from anywhere it can already. He was concerned with bringing cold air in but after running the Kuuma the last couple weeks I realize it would have no problem quickly heating that cold air up.
You've probably read a ton on here and the owner's manual is pretty specific but follow the advice as much as possible. I just switched out a 90 degree elbow coming off the stove to a 45. This will create a strong pull and eliminate smoke exiting the door when you fill up. Its not a problem if the stove is hot or full of coals, but if you are just starting a fire with some kindling and are going to throw in some logs it should help.
Do you have an open floor plan? That would be ideal for this furnace I believe. I wish I had one, instead of my colonial, but the Kuuma cranks plenty of heat, big ducts are important to spread it around. Thats my next essential upgrade. I've kept my house at 72 with outside low temps around 25 last weekend burning ash, maple and pine.
Ask why the wires cannot be extended. I have successfully, and without any issue, extended wires for K-type thermocouples and for DS18b20 digital sensors. What type thermocouple is involved?
Ask why the wires cannot be extended. I have successfully, and without any issue, extended wires for K-type thermocouples and for DS18b20 digital sensors. What type thermocouple is involved?
You can buy that wire on fleabay and others pretty cheap...high temp is no hurdleThey're high-temp wires...
I think I'm also going to put in a 3" pipe for fresh airflow. I'll run it thru the upper wall and down to exit near the furnace intake.
You do not want it to exit near the intake. You want to do a 180* turn at the floor then come up the wall and 90 just below the entrance to the outside. That way you only pull air in that's needed and not pour cold air in all the time.
Been doing some research and I see some with a "U" that turns and goes back up a foot, but none so far that go back up to the inlet level... I'll keep lookingWhat he said ^^^^
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