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logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Fri. Aug. 31, 2018 12:51 pm
by william shaver
are they still in business...

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Mon. Sep. 03, 2018 2:00 pm
by Farmer6
They were out of NY. Looked up their website and found nothing.

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Mon. Sep. 03, 2018 2:06 pm
by nepacoal
When you Google it, US Stove shows up a lot. Maybe they bought them out??? They have bought other manufacturers out...

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Tue. Sep. 04, 2018 12:57 pm
by william shaver
yes had wondered if their furnaces were still being made these days., who else build something similar.

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Tue. Sep. 04, 2018 4:41 pm
by McGiever
william shaver wrote:
Tue. Sep. 04, 2018 12:57 pm
who else build something similar.
http://www.yukon-eagle.com/FURNACES/HUSKYOILWOODG ... fault.aspx

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Tue. Sep. 04, 2018 7:42 pm
by coaledsweat
nepacoal wrote:
Mon. Sep. 03, 2018 2:06 pm
When you Google it, US Stove shows up a lot. Maybe they bought them out??? They have bought other manufacturers out...
It sure looks like that.

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Wed. Sep. 05, 2018 3:17 pm
by william shaver
no bio mass did, and the family sold the business after a death in family... so no one makes them anymore... humm.... wondering about the A 80 keystoker... with a power feed , uses pulverized rice coal, any likes or dislikes out there!!!!

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Thu. Sep. 06, 2018 10:55 am
by McGiever
If the A-80 is built like the A-150 w/ a second hear-exchanger then it too can corroded badly due to being difficult to clean internally between seasons.

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Thu. Sep. 06, 2018 3:51 pm
by william shaver
can you go into detail on that...

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Thu. Sep. 06, 2018 11:43 pm
by McGiever
If ya can't or don't clean it well it will decay to the point of being useless.

There are in this second heat-exchanger several tubes between a top and bottom header that have less than ideal means to get a necessary good cleaning done. Only good awareness and due diligence can keep them from self-destructing from corrosion.

You may use the search feature and pull up every/any relevant conversation ever scribbled here on your choice of any subjects...

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Fri. Sep. 07, 2018 7:59 am
by william shaver
in my log wood, I clean the seconday heat exchanger with a vacume cleanber hose, pull off exh pipes and suck out the fly ash... takes a bit with a brush too, same on my kitchen cook stover around the cook box... its a pain, but its necessary... wonder if its the same on the A 80...

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Fri. Sep. 07, 2018 9:08 am
by freetown fred
In that case, you'll be just fine! :) To many people think this stove maintenance is some kind of magic!! .>)

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Fri. Sep. 07, 2018 4:41 pm
by william shaver
never is, check it out seasonally is the way... be ahead of the game...!!!!

Re: logwood/marathon furnaces

Posted: Wed. Jan. 30, 2019 7:50 pm
by fila1221
The company was not sold. There was no death in the family. Unfortunately operations were just shut down. There are comparable products, however none hold a candle to quality and longevity.