Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-11 Thread Drake Chamberlin
At 02:12 PM 11/10/2008, you wrote: It also helps to run the water coming from the bottom of the tank (to your coil) through some baseboard so once the tank is heated to the bottom it starts dumping heat as more is gathered. That sounds like an excellent idea. An aquastat controlled valve or p

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-10 Thread Todd Cory
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Drake Chamberlin Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:08 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils At 11:56 AM 11/6/2008, you wrote: is a thermo siphon feed as done in days of old. This is self regulating and worry

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-10 Thread Conrad Geyser
-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils At 11:56 AM 11/6/2008, you wrote: >is a thermo siphon feed as done in days of old. This is self >regulating and worry free Why is the system worry free? Don't the coils thermo siphon into a tank that could overheat? Thanks Drake Chambe

[RE-wrenches] Hydro "coils"

2008-11-10 Thread Nick Houser
I have successfully used homebrewed water heater loops through woodstove fire boxes for many years. Doesn't HAVE to be a "coil" but coiling does save space. The latest one was what you might call serpentine using S.S> elbows and nipples (assembled then welded) 2 inch. Works fine. The only tim

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-09 Thread Drake Chamberlin
At 11:56 AM 11/6/2008, you wrote: is a thermo siphon feed as done in days of old. This is self regulating and worry free Why is the system worry free? Don't the coils thermo siphon into a tank that could overheat? Thanks Drake Chamberlin Athens Electric OH License 44810 CO License 3773 7

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Best Power Mario
using the fixed 110F on/90F off, they are cheap. Hope this helps Mario Best Power Intl. - Original Message - From: Travis Creswell To: 'RE-wrenches' Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils Assuming you’re talking about the

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Conrad Geyser
: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils Assuming you’re talking about the units that actually installed in the fire box; I’ve actually disconnected a few over the years because they overheated the water to point of regularly blowing the pop off valve of the domestic

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Ian Woofenden
We've been using a coil inside our wood stove for many years and it works well. Our current one was an option with the stove. It's a single 1-inch stainless loop, which we thermosyphon to our solar tank, using potable water through the loop. The only issue we have had is the interaction of t

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Todd Cory
Thanks Ben... I downloaded it yesterday but have not read it yet. Todd Benjamin Root wrote: Hi Todd, See the current issue of/ Home Power/ for article on Heat Exchangers (by Chuck Marken). I know that at least one of the manufacturers mentioned in/ Access/ has a unit specifically designed f

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Benjamin Root
Hi Todd, See the current issue of Home Power for article on Heat Exchangers (by Chuck Marken). I know that at least one of the manufacturers mentioned in Access has a unit specifically designed for wood stoves. Ben I have a client that is wanting to add a water loop in their wood stove. D

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread Travis Creswell
ices _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:40 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils Todd, Just a friendly point - I know you probably know---be real careful doing that. That use to be an optio

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread holtek
9111 254-228-9621 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.holteksolar.com - Original Message - From: Todd Cory To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils I have a client that is wanting to add a water loop in t

Re: [RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-06 Thread robert ellison
Todd, I have a customer who just added some to his cook stove. Don't know the brand but I will check with him to see what they were and where they came from. Later, Bob On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:57 AM, Todd Cory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I have a client that is wanting to add a water loop in t

[RE-wrenches] hydro coils

2008-11-05 Thread Todd Cory
I have a client that is wanting to add a water loop in their wood stove. Does anyone know if the old SS hydro coils are still made? Todd -- Todd Cory KE6SXS [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mt. Shasta Energy Services License C-10 #811428 P.O. Box 689 Mt. Sh