Vigilant II Is Just Humming Along!!!

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 8:38 am

Rich W. wrote:I'd like to hear more about the details of your new installation if you care to share. Mine is in a fireplace too, so I'm interested in learning from others how I might improve mine. Thanks.
You got it bro. Last season was my first with the Vigilant and I did not have the time to finish my hearth rebuild and close off the fireplace damper so I put it in front of the fireplace and blocked the opening with cement board and cut a hole for the exhaust pipe.
Now with the fireplace damper sealed and the stove sitting closer the first thing I noticed is the fireplace is 85* per infra thermo gun. It is in the center of the home, so that is a bonus. Last night I played with the temp of the stove and was able to get it down to 198* and 124* on the exhaust pipe with no visible sign of life I let it sit for an hour or so and then I was worried it would go out so I put it direct draft and cracked the ash pan and in 20 minutes the glow started :) ...this stove sure is fun!

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Post by blrman07 » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 8:55 am

I am looking forward to letting my Vigi 2310 stretch her legs a bit tonight. Predicting 17 tonight and 13 tomorrow night. I'll load it up before I go to bed tonight, adjust the flapper air inlet till I can get 550-600 on the griddle and let her rip all night long.

I turned the oil boiler off, swung the flue pipe off the oil boiler and put it on R2. All the oil boiler was doing was heating DHW. That's the name we gave to our little Bucket A Day coal fired water heater. I filled him with wood and fired it off. I have already added coal and it's catching. Once that is fully lit, I'll fill him up and let him percolate. I have a 30 gallon water storage tank that stores our heated DHW. With R2 I can heat all our DHW via a plate type heat exchanger, heat only the boiler and send water to the rads with gravity flow, or do both at the same time. Right now I have it valved so I can do both at the same time. I only have it going to the kitchen cast iron stand-up radiator at the time until R2 really gets cranking.

Between the 2310 and R2, we will be toasty warm all over the house and have all the DHW we could possibly want.

Gonna go get 7 buckets of pea coal just to make sure. You never know what is going to happen.

Life is good.

 
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Post by Rich W. » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 11:05 am

Michael,
Thx for the description. Mine is center chimney as well, and installed through the damper. What size pipe did you use up into the chimney? Mine is 6" flex pipe, somewhat oval to make it through. I'm running 250 to 300 and burning 20# per day, tending once per day.

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Mon. Nov. 17, 2014 11:36 am

I used black stove pipe and formed it somewhat oval to pass the damper, I used a 3 foot piece to get past the smoke shelf and I also drilled holes and screwed it together along the seam to keep it from splitting apart. I like to use what I have but when the time comes to put a new piece in I will go with the flex pipe,(no seam).

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Post by michaelanthony » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 6:27 am

18* outside, 76* inside, 444*top front, 143* 12" from breech. :)

 
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Post by Rich W. » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 6:52 am

30* outside 72* inside 366* on top 143* at the T. Similar, but I think you got me on efficiency any way to improve my differential?

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 7:01 am

Rich W. wrote:30* outside 72* inside 366* on top 143* at the T. Similar, but I think you got me on efficiency any way to improve my differential?
I can't get much lower on the pipe unless it's 40* outside and I practically shut 'er down into sleep mode. As your stove heats up I bet the ratio between stove and pipe increase is close to 10:1.


 
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Post by michaelanthony » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 7:03 am

Sorry I failed to address your question. What size coal are you burning? and what is your draft?

 
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Post by Rich W. » Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 10:12 am

I'm burning nut coal, and I don't use a manometer so I don't know what my draft measures. I'm very happy with the stove's performance. Just always willing to improve it! :idea: I'm getting spoiled by the 24 hour burn. I'm tending just once a day at this setting!

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Sat. Nov. 22, 2014 4:17 pm

I posted this in the "coal from tractor supply" thread. Thought I would send it out to all the Vigilant burners! 28* outside and 76* hope all are well and warm.
This was taken last night with a fresh load...the light show was cool, mother nature makes amazing stuff.

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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Sun. Nov. 23, 2014 5:03 pm

Very nice :D Looks like you had it snorting and the edges nice and clean too!
You could complement this light show with some appropriate Blues music :lol:

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Tue. Nov. 25, 2014 3:31 pm

I know what Rev. Larry is going through...it won't go out :lol:
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Currently 54* outside same yesterday oh well the stove has been in hibernation for 36 hours :) still has a glow. I added about 15 lbs of coal yesterday morning around 8:00.

 
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Post by blrman07 » Sat. Nov. 29, 2014 6:54 am

14 when I got up this morning with 70 inside on one 5 gallon bucket of pea coal a day. Opened the ash door a crack to goose the fire and it's sizzling along at 550 on the griddle. Still got some room!!!

I'll take it

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Post by Lightning » Sat. Nov. 29, 2014 1:10 pm

Mr. Rev Larry.. That is a beautiful sight man!! 8-)

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Sat. Nov. 29, 2014 9:05 pm

12* out so I think it's time for some heat, I think this calls for 650* :up:


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