Nope it’s all contained in the original brick chimney. I closed the doors on it and will see what happens
I really need to look into a generator or some sort. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:43 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > The doors will probably make more heat, you're losing it up the chimney > because its getting too much air. > > I've got a thermometer on the stove pipe and I'm always interested in the > fact that maximum heat is NOT achieved with maximum air. You've got to run a > lot of air to get the fire going and to get the stove/chimney warm but then > you need to restrict air some to get max heat. I don't completely understand > why but its a fact, at least in my stove. Some of the heat has to go into the > chimney, otherwise you won't be able to maintain good draft. Outside chimneys > might look cool but they suck for actually burning wood. > > Do you have a pipe coming out of yours you can put a magnetic stove > thermometer on? Without one you'll produce less heat and burn way more wood > since you don't really know whats happening. > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 11:36:05 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Got the fire going. Of course it will take a while to start putting off some > heat. Without the doors closed and the blower going, it seems like it’s > probably operating like a regular fireplace with most of the heat going ok > the chimney. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 16, 2021, at 10:07 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Some of those units do pretty amazing things in the cold these days. 10-15 > > years ago 20F was the practical minimum but I've read of units that will > > still work down to 0F and there are some that probably go colder. I suspect > > efficiency takes a dump at those temps though. > > > > The guy I'm training to run the groomer is an HVAC installer and the other > > night he was telling me that just about nobody is installing ground source > > heat pumps any more due to the huge cost and the availability of low temp > > air source units combined with the low cost of natural gas. > > > > I'd considered ground source but the ones I've looked at are $20,000+ while > > a new boiler for our house is more like $6,000 and would decrease our oil > > use 20-25%. It would take a long long time to pay off that extra cost. > > There are incentives but they're decreasing every year. > > > > -Curt > > > > On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 10:46:10 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I don’t know if size matters but it’s a 5 ton unit and even when it was in > > the single digest I could tell it was putting out heat. I could tell the > > difference between when the outside unit was running and when it was shut > > down and only using the aux heat. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Feb 16, 2021, at 9:44 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > There's no point in it running if it can't extract any heat from the > > > air. It's a wonder it was running and putting out much when it got down > > > below 20F or so. > > > > > > --FT > > > > > >> On 2/16/21 10:36 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > >> Power just came back on a few minutes ago. Outside unit still not > > >> running. I did find the installation manual online though. Here is some > > >> info about the defrost and lockouts. Sounds like it may simply be > > >> locking out because the temp is too low. > > >> > > >> Heating Mode:The compressor and fan motor will stop when the low > > >> pressure control opens and will start again when the low side pressure > > >> rises to approximately 40 psig when the low pressure automatically > > >> resets�If the low pressure switch trips 3 times within 120 minutes of > > >> operation during a particular call for heating operation, the defrost > > >> control will lock out compressor and outdoor fan operation�If the lock > > >> out due to low pressure occurs at an outdoor ambient temperature below > > >> 5°F, the defrost control will automatically exit the lockout mode when > > >> the outdoor ambient temperature rises 5°F�This feature is necessary > > >> since the low pressure control could possibly have opened due to the > > >> outdoor ambient being very low rather than an actual system fault� > > >> > > >> > > >> Of course with the power being out I figure that would have caused the > > >> lockout to reset at least for a while. Will see what happens when it > > >> gets over 5 this afternoon. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
