Trying to get ready for next year when I start using this thing, have no idea how much wood to expect to burn so I am getting as much as I can
OK, that's the first two weeks...watcha burning after that?! JK (kinda...OWB's do tend to be a lil gluttonous, Dad uses more in his OWB in a month than I do in my IWB all year, to be fair though, he is also heating much more space than me too)
Got door frame and door welded up today, frame opening is 21"x20". Left a 2" raised area in door to add a baffle insulation, and have a 4" piece of tubing going through for my air intake does anyone know of a web sight or place where I could order a 120v actuator cylinder to open and close damper?
People that I have seen build these in the past seem to often times use some sort of rotary actuator (whatever is "cheap" on ebay) with linkage to the damper...
Finally got back to working on this for a few minutes today, door is hung on the hinges, now I need to make a cap for my damper tube.
Finally got a little time to work on this again, got a lifting lug on and top cut and laid on, now just need to bolt too down, come up with a damperner control, and light a fire to check everything out, can't wait to see how it will work!
Electric Motors | www.surpluscenter.com They have weird stuff sometimes, some things are priced better than others, quality seems to vary as well.
Got door latch put on, needs cleaned up and some slight adjustment, but very happy with how it turned out
My central boiler unit uses a magnetic actuator to open draft door. Didn't read entire post to see if it's been said already. I like it. Seems like less to go wrong vs a motor. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
That That is what I ended up ordering. It was pretty cheap and about as simple as I could get, and in the event of a power outage the draft door would just fall closed shutting air off to boiler
Also forgot to note.... My draft inducer (highly highly recommended) is on the same circuit. When the door opens the fan comes on. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk
I may end up putting a blower fan on it, want to try it out and see how it drafts and if I really need one, definitely left it easy to put one on if needed though
It's just nice if you let it go too long and only have minimal coals or none and starting a fire from scratch. Not to mention wood that isn't perfectly seasoned. I swear by it. Saved my butt numerous times on ultra cold 30 below nights. 30 Clip Magazine On My Ghost Gun
Good advise, hopefully we won't see any -30 temps here, but I just looked at blowers the other day and found one I could mount in about an hour or so!
When I worked for one local company, we used these honeywell ones for high temp applications. Actuator Motors: Honeywell Modutrol IV Low-Torque Rotary Actuator Motors at Lesman.com By high temp, I mean on a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer, or RTO. Which is essentially a blast furnace with a burner.
Got my dampener hooked up, put ports in for my thermometer and aquastat. Getting close to wiring up temporary and letting it burn a few days to make sure all is good before insulating!
I'm concerned that you won't get enough air through your 4" inlet without a good sized blower, but that's just from what I've seen and building a few smokers that don't need much air. Any up dates?
