Recent content by ritz_sa

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    Slow/Closed Combustion Fireplace: is it worth it?

    Correct again...there's a baffle plate on top - smoke has to go around it before getting to the flue
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    Slow/Closed Combustion Fireplace: is it worth it?

    not sure what insulation it has. I'm guessing what you're referring to is covered in the manual as "left firebrick", "right firebrick" and "rear firebrick"
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    Slow/Closed Combustion Fireplace: is it worth it?

    Correct - room isn't getting warmed up. It's still in the "seasoning" phase so the fires are intentionally kept smallish...but even so, with the inside of the fireplace blazing hot, the outside should have been letting out more heat.
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    Slow/Closed Combustion Fireplace: is it worth it?

    Thanks, I've sent a mail to Megamaster (Megagroup) - let's see what they say. Hopefully someone with a similar fireplace can comment in the meantime though...
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    Slow/Closed Combustion Fireplace: is it worth it?

    I just installed a Megamaster 12Kw fireplace a few days ago - and currently taking it through it's "seasoning" period. Although the fires are kept small at this stage (3-4 logs), I expected at least some heat output...but after an hour of burning, the sides and top of the fireplace are cool...
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    Solar geyser performance

    Responses like this makes it seem like my SWH is waaay underperforming!! What's your water usage though? I take 5-10min showers but the 4 others in my family love their long showers (even in summer!). Although I have had my geyserwise set to heat the geyser to 60deg (in summer) from 5am to...
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    Solar geyser performance

    Surprised that others have geysers going to 70+deg...wonder if that's via the evac tubes only
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    Solar geyser performance

    Geyser is horizontal in the ceiling
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    Solar geyser performance

    I'm referring to the collector temp after the cycle runs eg. geyser is 50 deg, then collector heats to 57 deg, then cycle runs...and now the temp in the collector is only 30-35 deg
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    Solar geyser performance

    Also, the temp sensor is definitely in the collector - because I can see the temp drop when the water is circulated, and also how it gradually heats up in the collector before the next cycle
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    Solar geyser performance

    Yip, mine is set to circulate when there is a 7 degree difference between the collector and geyser. The problem though, is once it circulates, the temperature of the water going into the collector is 15-20 degrees cooler than what the geyser temp is. Also, the evac tubes are in the sun (good...
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    Solar geyser performance

    I had a solar geyser installed last winter - 20 evac tubes for a 200ltr geyser. The performance has not been great thus far - while it does work and can increase the geyser temp by 20-25 degrees in a day, it does mean that you still need to use A LOT of electricity. I spent some time monitoring...
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