Okay so I've mentioned "the beast" a few times in other threads. I'm referring to my biomass furnace made by Illinois Corn Stoves in Watseka, IL. It's really a plain Jane sort of unit that was originally designed for use in large spaces like greenhouses, etc., but adapted for residential use a couple of years ago. It's not thermostat capable. There are two fire pots and you can burn either one or both at the same time. I guess the big combustion blower is the key to being able to burn about anything in it. The manufacturer claims they can burn up to 21% moisture corn.
They don't show the furnace on their website anymore, just their stove, but I'll post a picture so you can relate to why it's named "the beast".
Some specs: Comustion Blower - Dayton 1TDV4 - 310cfm
Distribution Blower - Dayton 1XJX7 - 1009cfm - variable speed user controlled by rheostat/potentiometer on control panel
Construction is all 3/16" plate steel. Exchange tubes are 14ga steel. Rated btu output burning corn up to 180,000btu. I have secondary fuel hopper so can hold about 300lbs of fuel...depending on fuel. Max fuel feed rate (corn) 11lbs/hour.
It's a heating monster, but hard to dial down for the mild weather.....thus the addition of the multi-fueler stove on the main floor.
I'm considering using the beast to maintain a slow circulation of air in the house while running the stove on the main floor. I don't know if it's too far for the warm air to go before it cools, or if it would just take a certain amount of time to "fill" the system with warm air.
Would I be able to disconnect that switch on the exhaust blower and jumper it together to make it think it there is fire so the distribution blower would run? If that'd work it could be put on a toggle switch maybe?
They don't show the furnace on their website anymore, just their stove, but I'll post a picture so you can relate to why it's named "the beast".
Some specs: Comustion Blower - Dayton 1TDV4 - 310cfm
Distribution Blower - Dayton 1XJX7 - 1009cfm - variable speed user controlled by rheostat/potentiometer on control panel
Construction is all 3/16" plate steel. Exchange tubes are 14ga steel. Rated btu output burning corn up to 180,000btu. I have secondary fuel hopper so can hold about 300lbs of fuel...depending on fuel. Max fuel feed rate (corn) 11lbs/hour.
It's a heating monster, but hard to dial down for the mild weather.....thus the addition of the multi-fueler stove on the main floor.
I'm considering using the beast to maintain a slow circulation of air in the house while running the stove on the main floor. I don't know if it's too far for the warm air to go before it cools, or if it would just take a certain amount of time to "fill" the system with warm air.
Would I be able to disconnect that switch on the exhaust blower and jumper it together to make it think it there is fire so the distribution blower would run? If that'd work it could be put on a toggle switch maybe?