Garn Blower assembly question

[Rick Stanley]

Do any of you Garn guys know if there is an actual key for the keyway on the blower/motor shaft. I see two set screws and a keyway, but no key.

Thanks!!

 

[TCaldwell]

ricks, there is supposed to be a key and the 2 set screws, to fix the fan to the motor

 

[Rick Stanley]

Tom Thanks, found it. After I got it assembled along with the clean-out cover, I plugged it in. WOW!! Talk about massive amounts of combustion air. The inlet and vent pipes weren't connected yet, and the loading door was open. Created a huracaine in the building and almost sucked me through the loading door. I can hardly imagine what it's going to be like with 100lbs of oak ablaze in there

 

[Sawyer]

Rick, when did you order your Garn? I ordered July 6th and am still waiting. :-(

 

[Rick Stanley]

Sawyer,

We ordered in early June and it arrived in Maine in late August. Then it sat in a nearby(100 miles) warehouse until we were ready on 10-10-08 when it was delivered here. We could have had it here in August, it turns out, if we had been ready.

Hope yours comes through ok.

Rick

 

[Sawyer]

Thanks Rick,

Perhaps mine will be available for pick-up soon. My dealer is trying to find out when, but as usual, communications with Garn is inconsistent at best.

 

[Rick Stanley]

Have you been able to get any other prep work done? I see you have the fuel covered. WOW 32cords!!

 

[Rick Stanley]

A shot of blower assembly installed and a shot down the throat of the dragon. Really just me playing with the camera....................

 

[Sawyer]

Have you been able to get any other prep work done? I see you have the fuel covered. WOW 32cords!!

I have the underground piping buried the 175’ to my workshop. I am waiting to pick up the Garn before I do anything else. I am in the process of finishing the last house I will ever build so there are plenty of projects to complete outside before the snow starts falling Sunday.

I am now up to 35 cords, my wife and I did a little clean-up on the hard maple “pole timber”, that hard as a baseball bat maple that is dry, standing, without the bark. I can use that right off the saw. The 32 cord woodshed was for our fireplace which heated the house on 8 cords a year. A four year rotation assured dry wood. I will be curious how much I use with the Garn as I will also be heating the 2400 sq.’ workshop, the lower level of the house and the domestic hot water. Hopefully I will be pleased.

Keep posting your progress on your installation, I learn a lot every time someone installs one. I enjoy the photos, bet you can't wait to see that inferno in the ceramic chamber!