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    Advice Needed on How to Fix Cracked OWB

    Thanks for the information Oscar, I will put to good use when trying to fix this thing. This is all new to me, I'm very thankful some members took the time to educate me on welding and the properties of metal.
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    Advice Needed on How to Fix Cracked OWB

    No, only from one side. I wonder is that was part of the problem fixing it.
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    Advice Needed on How to Fix Cracked OWB

    The first time it was fixed, the welder drilled a small hole at the ends of the cracks. Next, he used a grinder to bevel the cracks and then welded it up. Everything was fine until I cleaned out the ashes, shortly afterward the stove cracked again in the same spots, from the corners of the...
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    Advice Needed on How to Fix Cracked OWB

    Next town over? He doesn't know anything about welding. But he does have a brother two towns over.... Heck, if we are going to do this, let's do it right! I want to make my fire box 48" deep and add a water jacket around the bottom and around the door. I'll drop if off tomorrow. :)
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    Advice Needed on How to Fix Cracked OWB

    During the first year of use, my OWB developed a crack that started from the bottom corners of the door and spread out until it compromised the weld on the water jacket. I had the both cracks welded up and even a plate welded on top of the crack, but the stove cracked again and started to leak...
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    Dolmar 7900.....Best saw ever made???

    It's second only to the 681.
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    Solo 681 Thoughts?

    It's a great saw, offering an outstanding power to weight ratio with excellent reliability. Mine has cut an estimated 50 full cords of oak without any problems. Informal testing with my neighbors 394XP both running a 24" bar resulted in a 1-2 second difference in cutting time. So, it has...
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    My new trailer but now with the sides on

    Very nice! I have been thinking about selling the dump truck and purchasing a regular truck with a large dump trailer. Any idea how much wood it would hold? If possible could you please get a picture of the inside of the trailer, especially along the front?
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    Black Locust Question

    No, two different species. Wild black cherry is a medium size to large tree, growing 50-85 feet with a truck size usually in the range of 12-24 inches. The leaves are about 6-12 cm long and slender, with rough bark on mature trees. Choke cherries are considered a tall shrub or small tree...
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    Solo 681 vs Makita 6401 Big Bore aka DCS 8401

    That's kind of what I was wondering. There might me a slightly used BB kit in the marketplace soon and an OEM PS 7900 kit on the way. :)
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    Solo 681 vs Makita 6401 Big Bore aka DCS 8401

    Yes, I tuned it in wood according to Andyshine77's video. Whereas the Solo 681 would adjust to allow a blubber when richening the H screw and then clean out as the screw was turned to the right, the Makita's H screw simply hits both stops with no change in sound. Should I trim the limits on...
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    Solo 681 vs Makita 6401 Big Bore aka DCS 8401

    With ten takes of a gas through the Home Depot-Bailey's Big Bore Makita, I headed out to compare it against my well broken in Solo 681 on a freshly cut Black Oak that was 36"-52" across. Both wore the same 36" bar, same new Oregon chain, with the Makita running a 7 pin sprocket and the Solo...
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    Great little Trip - Germany & Austria

    I did the same trip two years ago, what a wonderful experience. I can't wait to return.
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    Help diagnosing electrical problem on OWB

    Thanks everyone for your help, the new part has been ordered. :)
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    Help diagnosing electrical problem on OWB

    Yep, you guys were right, it is that round sensor. I disconnected it and tied the two black wires together. I then turn the aqustat up until it was calling for heat and the blower came on. I next turned the aquastat all the way down and the blower shut off. Never once did the breaker trip...
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    Help diagnosing electrical problem on OWB

    That makes sense, I'll see what I can find out online using those numbers. Thanks Storm56 about the tip, I'll do that instead of leaving the door open an inch. Thanks everyone for your input, if you have anything else to add, please feel free to do so as all of your post have really made me...
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    Help diagnosing electrical problem on OWB

    Here is a close up of that round thing. I have reason to believe this is the culprit. Can it be bypassed by simply connecting the two black wires that go into it
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    Help diagnosing electrical problem on OWB

    Hello, I have a Pacific Western Cold Killer OWB, it looks almost identical to the older Global Hydronics and the Global Hydronics branded Hawken stoves. I have been running it since October 1st without a problem, today it started to trip the circuit breakers. I isolated the problem to the...
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    Generator-Heil furnance problems, no or all heat in house

    We lost power last night so I hooked up my 6500 watt generator to the house and shut off all of the breakers except for the OWB and Heil furnace. The blower on the furnace seemed to start slow, but did get up to speed. I turned the thermostat up to 75 degrees so that the furnace would not have...
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    Aqua Stat Problem?

    Are you sure you don't have a leak anyplace? I filled my stove from inside my house once a month and never have to have the valve on more than 20 seconds before water starts to run out of the vent. Do you have a H2O temperature gauge built into the stove or on the feed line? I am just...
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