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    OWB circulation/pump question

    What is the actual issue now that you What is the current issue that you are trying to solve? Lack of heat? Do you still have water loss?
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    Central boiler CL 5036 still kicking.

    I've never changed the water, just added as needed. I tested it every couple years and added corrosion inhibitor if necessary, which has not been often. I don't do anything special for maintenance, just clean out the ashes and cover the chimney for the summer. I burn about 7 months out of the...
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    Central boiler CL 5036 still kicking.

    I am late to the conversation but my Central Boiler 5648 is still leak free after 22 years. I haven't had any backup heat during that time until getting a propane furnace installed this fall. I figured I was pushing my luck.
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    I finally caved and lit the OWB today!

    I lit mine in late Sept as we have no other heat source and I have lots of wood. The owb really works well in the fall and spring as you can still burn wood but not get cooked out of the house. I do need to get a backup heat source, it's only been 21yrs haha.
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    OWB circulation/pump question

    Did you purchase this unit brand new and are there many of these in service? I couldn't seem to find it in a Google search. Did it ever work correctly without losing water out the top? Could it be a design issue? It just doesn't make sense if it is not going over temp. I can go a whole...
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    OWB circulation/pump question

    My lines also go up and across my shed and I had a heck of a time bleeding the air out when I first installed the system. I ended up cutting the pex at the highest point and installed a T with a shutoff and a 1ft length of pex. I finally got the air out and now I close the valves at the OWB...
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    OWB circulation/pump question

    You shouldn't be losing that kind of water and it shouldn't be boiling. If you set it at 165 do you get an actual water temp reading that is much higher? If it is much higher do you have an air leak around the door?
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    OWB circulation/pump question

    My understanding is that these pumps don't draw, they must be fed with water. On my Central Boiler it is fed from the higher port to get the hottest water.
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    I’m out.

    This is prime junk wood cleanup time for the owb. Big ugly pieces, cedar fence posts and slightly punky wood all go in. Far better than $2 per liter furnace oil here in Canada.
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    wifi security cameras

    I don't know what is going on with your Blink system, maybe the card or usb stick needs formatted? I bought a Wyze Cam v3 and am very impressed with it for the price which was $44 Canadian. My free cloud storage trial has run out but I still get 12 second event clips stored in the cloud for...
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    044 or 440?

    I usually run a 20" bar on my MS440 and it just rips. I picked up an HD filter setup from ebay and just run an Oregon LPX chain. So smooth and fast. I haven't run an 044 but no complaints with my 440.
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    Is this is a fake ms-381

    I don't know if it's real or fake but it looks like there are pics of two different saws. The first pic says 660 on the air filter cover and the third pic says 381.
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    need a electronic expert,

    You know, I was going to ask if you were measuring AC or DC but from your description it sounded like you had it under control. I should go with my gut feeling!
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    need a electronic expert,

    There are a couple 56-12 transformers on eBay but the pictures show a secondary voltage of only 28v. https://www.ebay.com/itm/153645062597?hash=item23c5f599c5:g:7HcAAOSwwMddf83u
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    need a electronic expert,

    On your drawing up in the revisions there is a note "transformer 9581 was 56-12" Digikey lists a 56-12 transformer but they are out of stock and have a min quantity of 5. But there is a datasheet showing it is rated at 56v 12amps. Hope this helps...
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    need a electronic expert,

    One thing to check would be to check continuity from the output lines to the metal casing of the transformer. If you have continuity then maybe it is shorting to ground when you mount the transformer in the machine. You would check this with power disconnected of course.
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    has corona go you shutdown or off work

    I do IT work for a school board, I have been working from home for 3 weeks. It's been busy as teachers are getting set up for e-learning. My wife works in a hospital so she is obviously working, daughter is working from her home, older son is going to start working from his home as rules for...
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    What ideas have you come up with?

    Last year I had my woods logged, they would normally take both sawlogs and firewood logs. I got thinking "why would I let firewood logs go out the driveway?" I asked if we could make a deal where they would bring the firewood logs to my yard as I have an owb. They said no problem and figured...
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    You don't need a moisture tester to check for seasoned wood

    The cutting is the easy part! Finding that quantity of wood has been the challenge.
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    You don't need a moisture tester to check for seasoned wood

    I burn more than that, likely 12 or 13 full cords at least although I don't stack to know for sure. Most years I do well to make it through the season, finally this year I am ahead. I don't think many owb owners are 3-5yrs ahead so you must be doing something right.
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