bottlefed89
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So, here's my story;
i bought a used shaver last year, we all know they have some issues, but it was working, and I dont mind the little fixes we have to do. I kind of like tinkering with things. I hooked the stove up between the two houses on my property, and it takes approximately 120' of pipe to reach each house. I know that that is a pretty good amount of pipe, but it is all 1" pex, and every inch of it is insulated. Last winter it had no problem heating both houses. This year, i picked the stove up and poured a concrete pad under it thinking it would improve effeciency if it didnt have the ability to have cold air surrounding it. . . I hooked everything back up the same, bled the air through the systems in both houses and reconnected everything just as it was. When we started burning this year, the fire never really seemed to stay going with the door and ash door closed, so after checking everything out I installed a new blower. This made a world of difference. Now when you open the door to feed the stove it will have a nice roaring fire, or atleast a glowing bed of coals. The problem is its just not putting out any heat. I can grab the lines coming out of the pumps and they are just luke-warm at best. Im kind of at a loss as to how this can happen. . . The system is full of water, and I keep a pretty good fire going. . . . Any ideas?? im pretty fed up with the amount of $$ ive got in this stove and all the piping and such, Id like to atleast stay warm. . . .
i bought a used shaver last year, we all know they have some issues, but it was working, and I dont mind the little fixes we have to do. I kind of like tinkering with things. I hooked the stove up between the two houses on my property, and it takes approximately 120' of pipe to reach each house. I know that that is a pretty good amount of pipe, but it is all 1" pex, and every inch of it is insulated. Last winter it had no problem heating both houses. This year, i picked the stove up and poured a concrete pad under it thinking it would improve effeciency if it didnt have the ability to have cold air surrounding it. . . I hooked everything back up the same, bled the air through the systems in both houses and reconnected everything just as it was. When we started burning this year, the fire never really seemed to stay going with the door and ash door closed, so after checking everything out I installed a new blower. This made a world of difference. Now when you open the door to feed the stove it will have a nice roaring fire, or atleast a glowing bed of coals. The problem is its just not putting out any heat. I can grab the lines coming out of the pumps and they are just luke-warm at best. Im kind of at a loss as to how this can happen. . . The system is full of water, and I keep a pretty good fire going. . . . Any ideas?? im pretty fed up with the amount of $$ ive got in this stove and all the piping and such, Id like to atleast stay warm. . . .
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