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Pellet heads!! What's up today?

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by DexterDay, Jan 16, 2014.

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  1. Dpopps

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    Did you need a new tank or just wanted it outside?
     
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    Hope this finds Y'all doing well.
    The past month has been a train wreck.
    My tenant that rents our apartment downstairs decided to move on....Arrrrrrgh
    NO LOVE LOST WITH THIS ONE.
    She paid well....Serious attitude issues.
    She left the place intact with no damage..But left us with a serious mess to clean up....
    Been trying to get the North side deck finished.....We have one section done....PHASE TWO will have to wait until next year now..

    We were lucky and were able to get a young couple signed on within a week.
    Still the upset wasted a bunch of time that could have been spent on the deck.

    Yesterday was nasty....82 F with 70% humidity.
    We rarely see this type of Humidity with heat......We get months of 90% + humidity.....but temps are in the 40's- low 50's with rain .... Hot weather here usually sees humidity of 20%- 30% or less and low teens is not out of the question.....
    Yesterday even the AC floor vents started to sweat...:eek::eek:
    Been in this house for over 30 years...Never seen that trick....MUGGGGGGGY

    But this morning the humidity has moved on ....
     
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    We had an inground tank. Home owners insurance has been tougher to get because of it. So phase one was to get this tank installed and phase 2(hoping later this fall) is to get the old inground removed.

    Should be easier and cheaper on the insurance? We shall see, I bet they find some other stuff to be a PITA!!
     
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    I didn't even know they did inground tanks, I don't think oil burners are very popular in my state.

    Outside tank sounds safer and easier to check levels on. Hopefully you get a insurance break.
     
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    The tank was installed way back in the 60's. Originally had a tank(1939) in the basement, But when they built the addition they removed it and they did the inground. No longer able to do so by DEeP standards these days.
     
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    Summer is winding down now...
    A few showers the other day and this Sunday looks wet.
    Starting to think about stove season and getting ready to get shells.
    The skid steer has been sitting all summer with a flat tire.
    I fired it up yesterday and got it up to the house where I can get the flat off and to the tire shop today.
    We have had 29 years of boarding horses here at the ranch and that is coming to an end.
    Our old guard (3 horses) have all crossed the bridge now and the last two that are boarded will be leaving at the end of the month for a barn that is much closer to where the owner lives now.

    Gonna feel like a house with all the children gone.
    So the skid steers duties will be strictly for loading the dumpster on the trailer this winter.......

    My last tenant in the apartment here at the ranch moved on and left me a 2002 Chevy venture (Dead)
    She left the title and the keys ...So yesterday we had thew local Pick N Pull come drag it off.

    They do pay some $$$$$ for the dead ones.......

    New tenants moving in the first of Oct.....

    Times they are changing.....
     
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    I'm planning on getting a xxv, so I decided to download the manual. It says you can use a 3 or 4 inch vent pipe. My last stove had a 3, any benefit using a 4?
     
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    If installed above 4000' or the run is long and more than 2 90º bends or tee's the 4" is a must. Best to determine the IPL or EVL(metric) if you installing more than a simple up and out run.
     
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    What jtakeman said

    Does your thimble from your previous pellet stove have an OAK pass-thru already? If not, it might be a great time to go ahead and replace it (assuming you are putting in the same place).
     
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    It should be a simple run, wasn't sure if there was a benefit using a 4 inch? EVL is under 600
     
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    I would like to get a thimble that has a built in oak. Not sure what big box has the better brand or options?
     
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    I seen 2 different used xxv for sale and there both less than 3 hours away. Unfortunately I don't have anywhere to store it currently.
     
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    I haven't seen much benefit on short runs. I actually saw a disadvantage with a short run of 4" were the draft could not be reduced enough. Had to change the cap with a more restrictive cap to balance the draft readings.

    I personally haven't done any long runs, But did do a short run that required 2 tees and a 45º and the 3" was a bit too restrictive. Magnehelic readings were a bit too low(I could not to get the mid range of the recommended reading on an enviro EF3), But the stove seemed to run OK. We will swap it to 4" if there is ever an issue. The draw back is they have to run it with the damper almost wide open, But the flame is good.
     
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