Hi! A bunch of different questions here..... 1) Can anyone recommend a place to get boiler treatment chemicals in Ontario? How about places that do water testing for boilers? I'm in Midwestern Ontario (between Guelph and Owen Sound). So, pretty much anywhere in Southwestern Ontario would be okay as well (Toronto-Niagara Corridor). I have about 8-10 gallons of a product called Klenzoid from the former owner, but I want to get a really good cleaner to clean the boiler and flush all my PEX lines as I am SURE have mineral build -up. If no one knows of chemical suppliers and/or testers, perhaps you could give me the name of the products for both the pre-cleaning and treatment that you recommend (ie. on Amazon?). Between my Plumber who is doing the install and myself, we have all the chemical testing kits, so it's not "essential" that I find somebody, but I'd just like a second opinion to confirm that my testing was accurate, you know?!? (I have a guy lined up to come and test the gases & stuff as well.). The last thing I want is to screw this thing up! 
2) Garn recommends building an enclosure around the boiler and insulating with fibreglass. However, I don't really want to do that this year (or ever if I don't have to!) If some heat escapes, it will be into my shop, so that's okay. So I've been contemplating different things I might be able to do to insulate it. I'll be doing a few different things together- just not necessarily these things... But I thought about putting some kind of reflective /insulating material (like the 2 layers of foil with the bubble wrap inside) but I can't use the kind with the bubble wrap) around the boiler first & securing with aluminum tape. Followed by a 2" ceramic wool blanket, again with the aluminum tape (and maybe some other kind of adhesive??) along the seams. Then, put another cover on like the first one, but this layer could probably have the bubble wrap in between. ) Someone said something about reflective insulation wouldn't help....but I'm not sure why...I mean...it's reflective the heat back in towards the boiler, and the outer layer on the last one will reflect the coolness away from the boiler, right? So if I add 2" of ceramic blanket that is rated for 3000* to that, should I have a pretty good thermal barrier? Has anyone used the high-end insulative paint? (BTW, it will be placed on 2" of high density foam underneath the entire thing as well.) Thoughts? Ideas? Feedback? Things you've tried? I can't wait to get this thing hooked up ...it was 51* in my house the other day 🥶 ...thankfully we had a few more warm days after that, but I couldn't get it above 58* so I broke down and bought two oil filled rad heaters. But my house is pretty open...and after 4 days of running them at full tilt, they've only managed to raise the temp 2* in the kitchen/living room area and in my bedroom -with the door closed. 20cm of sNOOOOw coming Sunday and -5C....so I am dreading it!! Ordering the new firebricks today, and perhaps the ceramic blanket. Got all the new stove pipes. Just waiting on replacement gaskets and a few other parts I ordered and the only other thing left to get is the chemical cleaner! So thank you to anyone who can answer any of these questions and point me in the right direction! I appreciate your help and feedback! Patti😊
2) Garn recommends building an enclosure around the boiler and insulating with fibreglass. However, I don't really want to do that this year (or ever if I don't have to!) If some heat escapes, it will be into my shop, so that's okay. So I've been contemplating different things I might be able to do to insulate it. I'll be doing a few different things together- just not necessarily these things... But I thought about putting some kind of reflective /insulating material (like the 2 layers of foil with the bubble wrap inside) but I can't use the kind with the bubble wrap) around the boiler first & securing with aluminum tape. Followed by a 2" ceramic wool blanket, again with the aluminum tape (and maybe some other kind of adhesive??) along the seams. Then, put another cover on like the first one, but this layer could probably have the bubble wrap in between. ) Someone said something about reflective insulation wouldn't help....but I'm not sure why...I mean...it's reflective the heat back in towards the boiler, and the outer layer on the last one will reflect the coolness away from the boiler, right? So if I add 2" of ceramic blanket that is rated for 3000* to that, should I have a pretty good thermal barrier? Has anyone used the high-end insulative paint? (BTW, it will be placed on 2" of high density foam underneath the entire thing as well.) Thoughts? Ideas? Feedback? Things you've tried? I can't wait to get this thing hooked up ...it was 51* in my house the other day 🥶 ...thankfully we had a few more warm days after that, but I couldn't get it above 58* so I broke down and bought two oil filled rad heaters. But my house is pretty open...and after 4 days of running them at full tilt, they've only managed to raise the temp 2* in the kitchen/living room area and in my bedroom -with the door closed. 20cm of sNOOOOw coming Sunday and -5C....so I am dreading it!! Ordering the new firebricks today, and perhaps the ceramic blanket. Got all the new stove pipes. Just waiting on replacement gaskets and a few other parts I ordered and the only other thing left to get is the chemical cleaner! So thank you to anyone who can answer any of these questions and point me in the right direction! I appreciate your help and feedback! Patti😊
