Harman SF3500 Bricked Down

 
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Post by corey » Thu. Dec. 27, 2018 8:17 pm

StokerDon wrote:
Thu. Dec. 27, 2018 7:57 pm
Thank's!

I started a Playlist for the videos.

I don't know how many more I will do. It's going to be 60 tomorrow so I think I'm just going to let the Harman go out overnight.

-Don
I let my stove go out yesterday its about the same forecast temp here it currently around 50.

 
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Post by BlackBetty06 » Thu. Dec. 27, 2018 8:21 pm

I love any kind of harman hand fired stove!! Nice find there. The harman grates in my opinion are second to none. Id love to put a little mark one in my living room but no chimney!! Maybe because I grew up running a mark 3. This 60 degree weather is for the birds! Im ready to settle into the low20s-30s routine and 15 or so at night with some snow

 
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Post by StokerDon » Thu. Dec. 27, 2018 9:11 pm

BlackBetty06 wrote:
Thu. Dec. 27, 2018 8:21 pm
This 60 degree weather is for the birds! Im ready to settle into the low20s-30s routine and 15 or so at night with some snow
Me too!!!

-Don

 
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Post by StokerDon » Sat. Feb. 16, 2019 5:48 pm

It was pretty cold and very windy when I got up this morning. About 7 weeks ago I finally tamed my Axeman Anderson 130M boiler and it is working flawlessly with very, very good fuel mileage.
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And the ash is looking like it should, big clinkers and powdery ash.
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The only problem is, it gets a bit boring! I take the ashes out every 4 to 6 days and that's it!

So to relieve the boredom, I got some wood out of the wood pile, through a good layer of coal in the bottom of the Harman and fired it up.
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These logs have been in there for over 5 hours. I was actually surprised they lasted.
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Later this evening I will give it a shake and load it up with coal.

One thing I need to mention about this Harman is, when I installed it 8 years ago I didn't connect the wiring for the automatic draft control in the ash door. Instead I removed the motor, removed the flapper and installed one of the door spinners in it's place.
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Then I installed the flapper in the fire door.
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It was an easy swap and took about 20 minutes. My Harman furnace operates just like a Harman stove does as a result. I just wanted to make sure everyone realized that you can get one of these furnaces and operate them with no electricity just like a stove. A lot of times you can find the furnaces cheaper than the stoves. Unless you are putting it in your living room, the furnace is the way to go.

Front temp.
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Plenum temp is 150. That's a bit high, probably because we are burning wood.
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Draft is -.015.
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Still just running the cheap box fan on the back of the furnace instead of a blower. Strangely enough, this works great and is nearly silent.
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-Don


 
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Post by StokerDon » Fri. Jan. 07, 2022 8:26 pm

It's hard to believe that its been almost 3 years sine I updated this thread.

This week it has finally been cold enough to fire up the Harman!
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Normally I fire it up when I am off for Christmas but this year it was 60 and even 70 degrees that whole week. Got some snow and cold weather for the first time so I got the urge to fire it up.
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Still just using the box fan on the back. This actually works real good for my install.
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About an hour after firing it up the plenum reads about 137*.
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Stack, about 220*
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I'll probably run it for the next few days just for fun.

Roll the video Son!


-Don

 
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Post by fig » Fri. Jan. 07, 2022 11:10 pm

Awsome! What’s that sealant you use on your pipe reducer?

 
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Post by StokerDon » Sat. Jan. 08, 2022 9:58 am

fig wrote:
Fri. Jan. 07, 2022 11:10 pm
Awsome! What’s that sealant you use on your pipe reducer?
It's Meeco's Red Devil Hi-Temp Silicone Sealant. It stays nice and shiny black. I use it on everything that gets hot!

-Don

 
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Post by fig » Sat. Jan. 08, 2022 10:11 am

I’ll have to try that. Thanks.


 
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Post by StokerDon » Sat. Nov. 19, 2022 6:54 pm

Harman On Bit Coal!

I stopped by to see BunkerdCaddis today so I could check out the progress on the BairMatic / Van Wert stoker install. He was nice enough to give me a bucket of Bit coal to try out in the 'Ol Harman.
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Thanks Dwayne!

The Harman took to it pretty well.
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You do have to chop it up after it fires up. Otherwise it sticks together in a big clump.
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It works pretty well, I like it.

Here's some video action.


-Don

 
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Post by BunkerdCaddis » Sat. Nov. 19, 2022 9:23 pm

Fun stuff Don, all the types of bit I've played with do get smokey but I don't think the Fisher Nut smells so bad, certainly not as bad as the others. And thanks for stopping by! :yes:

 
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Post by Sylvesterd101 » Sun. Nov. 20, 2022 9:32 am

my harman doesnt need a fan, but then again its a boiler. but nice setup

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