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What's happenin in the Back30 youtubers! I'm Neil and here you'll find anything from the day to day tinkering, building something, growing something, who knows. Raised in Wethersifeld, CT - As of 2022, My Wife Melissa and I purchased 32 Acres in Lebanon, CT to build and grow in our custom dream home. Where this leads is anything goes. I've started out with a few posts from the past as I learn the dos and don'ts of posting to the BACK30. Join me in my upcoming antics and please hit that Subscribe button!
Cheers!
Neil
Cheers!
Neil
Carbones Ristorante CT - Franklin Ave - The Final Visit
1930s to 2024 - See the Carbones Franklin Avenue locations last walk through with me while it's being ready for the building to be demolished. The spirit will carry on in it's existing two locations for now; Rocky Hill, Carbones Prime and Bloomfield , Carbones Kitchen. Looking forward will be a new appetite downtown Hartford bringing a new flame to the community. My Telecom and Networking involvement allowed me to see the flare and passion of the food and growth of the two existing locations behind the scenes which in my opinion will bring the same passion with a twist to the new location. If you've been to the Franklin Ave original... I ask you to comment and give the Carbones a Franklin Ave send off wish to a new beginning (Coming Soon). NO promises but I will ensure each and every comment will be passed on if not seen by them.
Thank you to the Carbones family and Vinnie for the ability to share an amazing part in history.
Here's to 90 something years!
Thank you to the Carbones family and Vinnie for the ability to share an amazing part in history.
Here's to 90 something years!
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Hydroponic Corn - I Effed up the Master Blend! Mixology 101
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My Hydroponic Corn has been looking unhappy. The stems stayed green but the leaf portion is turning yellow. All other plants are doing great! BUT WHY??? Check this out and see what I did wrong and why. Understanding the Nutrients for your plants is key for your Kratky or DWC (Deep Water Culture) grow systems. Special thanks goes out to Kris of Master Blend for helping me figure out what was goi...
Hydroponics - Making Custom MR16 lights
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Making progress working on our front hall hydroponics railings. I decided to go with low voltage landscape lighting and making custom lights for this project. As I complete this I realized that anyone can do this in may different ways! Kitchens, living rooms, barns, sheds, garages, patios, decks, and almost any project needing lighting you can think of. These are outdoor landscape low voltage l...
Hydroponics - First Germination And Corn
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Finally germinated some seeds. Basil, Parsley, Spoon Tomato, lettuce, and yes... CORN! Our foyer hydroponics railings are coming along as you'll see towards the end. our kratky style buckets are mostly full now. A bit lengthy but it's all there for you to see what I do. I try to give it some zoomies and cut some out to shorten it. Enjoy! Neil
Hydroponics - Building and Growing in our new house! The Beginning
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We designed our new house with a hydroponics room in the lower level, a grow wall in the stairwell, and foyer railings with 48 hydroponics plants. Starting off 2024 germinating some Basil, Lettuce, and Parsley for the first completed railing of 12 plants. In our previous home I built a small setup during the pandemic and fell in love with designing and building it along with the challenge of ge...
EPisode 16 - New House - The Finish Line
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The guts (Mechanicals and Construction necessary to move in) are done. We have moved in and our Storage from our last home was delivered. After 8 months of working both at work and at home during the transition, this holiday break gave us a break to edit and compile a few big items that we accomplished. We hope you enjoy a glimpse of the last 8 months since EPisode 15. 2024 will now bring more ...
EPisode 15 - New House - She's a movie star! Melissa gets interviewed by the bank.
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Getting closer to our Certificate Of Occupancy, we were approached by our bank to have Melissa interview and record some video of our build for their marketing commercial. In Episode 15 we finish the drywall, start painting and learn how to install the radiant flooring for our master bedroom on the main floor.
New House - Yanmar SV100 Grading our Driveway
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Removed some boulders and used them as a retaining wall (Might not be permanent). Graded the area for the circle driveway roughed in.
New House EP 14 We Have Power Heat and Water!
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Crunch time to get things done. We have until April to convert our construction loan to a mortgage. Siding, Insulation, Electrical Service/Power all going in.
Central Wood Boiler Why I added a Plate Heating Exchanger
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Revision number five to my Classic Edge 760 HDX Central Boiler heating system. I'm always trying to improve the system for the best results!
No Pallet forks! How I Easily Move wood in IBC Totes to my Central Wood Boiler Classic Edge 760
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I move cords of wood in IBC Totes easily. HOW? No Tractor, No Pallet Forks! Check out my new idea to easily move the wood.
Grilling Steaks at the Neighbors - Fireside in the Stix
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Mixing up some content and had an evening with my buddy Chad grilling some Filet and Ribeye Steaks for dinner. Chad has some tips on grilling and posts some videos of his own on his facebook page titled Fireside in the Stix. We had a great evening with great food, drinks, and company. Check it out and feel free to comment with any thoughts or methods you use when grilling. As always, Thank you ...
New House - 400 amp 320 Meter Socket backordered! But WHY???
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Our 400 amp or also known as 320 meter socket was backordered for 6 months for our new construction temporary and permanent service. Checking in regularly to the electrical distributor, only to see the 6 months pass with no luck. Then I started asking questions when I was told it was now 18 months. Was it because I'm a DIY Homeowner? or is it because larger electricians in big companies get the...
Learning an outdoor wood boiler, Lets get it all right! Building New House with an Outdoor Boiler
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Continuing a learning curve running a Central Boiler Classic Edge 760 HDX viewers have helped in fixing an issue I wasn't aware of. Follow and learn as I make my mistakes so you don't and extend your burn times. Success for us all is the goal. Tips, what is used for wood and anything that helps is welcome in the comments!
Building a New House in the US? Want a Outdoor wood boiler? Watch this! EPA 2 Requirements or NO GO!
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Building a New House in the US? Want a Outdoor wood boiler? Watch this! EPA 2 Requirements or NO GO!
EP 13 New House - Beating the cold.. PEX Heating, Windows, Doors, Chimmney, and Electric going in.
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EP 13 New House - Beating the cold.. PEX Heating, Windows, Doors, Chimmney, and Electric going in.
EP 12 New House - Lower Level framed in a day! Outdoor wood boiler going in
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EP 12 New House - Lower Level framed in a day! Outdoor wood boiler going in
EP 11 New House 6500 FT of PEX Radiant Floor Heat and Floors Poured
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EP 11 New House 6500 FT of PEX Radiant Floor Heat and Floors Poured
EP 10 - New House - Roof trusses installed in ONE DAY!
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EP 10 - New House - Roof trusses installed in ONE DAY!
EP 9 - New House - Garage and Wall framing DONE in 14 days!
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EP 9 - New House - Garage and Wall framing DONE in 14 days!
EP 8 - New House - Subfloor and Wall Framing in 8 days!
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EP 8 - New House - Subfloor and Wall Framing in 8 days!
EP 7 New House - Plumbing - Start of Framing
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EP 7 New House - Plumbing - Start of Framing
EP 6 New House It's Go Time! Foundation to Backfill
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EP 6 New House It's Go Time! Foundation to Backfill
EP 5 New House - We Move on Land Begin the Dig
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EP 5 New House - We Move on Land Begin the Dig
EP 4 New House - Septic, Driveway, Service Conduits finished
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EP 4 New House - Septic, Driveway, Service Conduits finished
EP 2 New house - land clearing and well drilled
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EP 2 New house - land clearing and well drilled
EP 1 New House - The Beginnning, Zoning approval
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EP 1 New House - The Beginnning, Zoning approval
Two Port Support, 3CX Phone System Cut Your Phone bill almost in half
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Two Port Support, 3CX Phone System Cut Your Phone bill almost in half
Very cool. I need to build something to put totes on my truck
Thank you, I am getting ready to transfer my corn into a 10 gallon bucket. Can you tell me how you measure your chemicals as you mix them? How much product are you putting in for your 5 gallons of water? Thanks George Alaska
I follow Masterblend recommendations 12g x 6g x 12g formulat per 5 gallons. 1/3 young I reduce to roughly 50% levels ang gradually increase each nutrient change until the tassel starts to appear. It's usually around 2000~2500ppm at this point. Once the tassel is developed enoungh I apply the tassel pollen to the nodes to start the cobbs and bump up the nutrient to 3500ppm. On another note. Make sure you use a big enough base of medium to allow the corn to stand. I did a test with a 3in and 6 inch rockwool base and the 6 inch performed and grew much better! I also use a large air stone for oxygen in the nutrient. Each nutrient change i decreased the volume/water level by 2 inches to start the air root process until the level was a little over half or 60- 65%.
Thanks for a final look at the Grand Old Place, good luck with the New Place!
I left CT in ‘77, but previous to that I LIVED at Carbones!❤ Carl and Guy were the best hosts. Have their treasured cookbook STILL😍 Please keep us posted on the new build 😩
Will do! Please Subscribe to see the updates!
I sure do hope they plan to repurpose/re-use some of the beautiful pieces in the new place.
I'm pretty sure they will!
Wow! Thank you Neil for doing this! Watching it brought back so many memories (plus a tear to my eye). Thank you to the Carbone family for being such a pillar of the community!
My theory back in 2020 all but one guy that had the formula for the resin in the meter socket was murdered by the Chinese Communist and their pals in the WHO and our CDC, and the lizard that can't throw baseball with or without a face diaper. Now that one guy is so sick from being a Phizer test rat that he can only get enough resi mixed up for a few meter sockets. But now in 2024 it is just world wide wallet-ass-fuckery
Way too complicated. But I enjoyed your video and I did learn a thing or two. Good job
If anyone needs one. Please let me know. I'm on the HOA Board and we actually had two extra one ordered by mistake.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber to your channel.
Appreciate it! Thank you for following. I see you're growing as well. I'll check it out!
If you have natural gas in your home, you never need a 320/400 amp sevice to a 5000sq.ft. home unless you plan on a workshop besides the house.and even then it'd have to be a machine shop with 2/3 people working in it. My opinion and experiences. Waiting on one for a new home right now for a guy. All gas home.i tried to talk him out of it,and here we are 28⁰ and no panel on the house that was started in Sept. But what do i know!😔😊
Hi Michael, we are out in the woods. No natural gas. We run a outdoor Central Wood Boiler for heat and have propane to cook and backup heat/hot water. There is a full garage roughly 40x40 full of equipment with a 100A sub panel. The house main level has a 42 Circuit 200A and the lower level the same. We work from home and my business has a server room that also calls. We prepared to be safe and not have tonworry in future expansions. Thanks for the thoughts!
this can be made for less than $60, plus cert would be $100. the problem is US.
Contractors get it only by the job. And if the contractor isn’t running his own business he can’t order. Also what they do is fulfill half of the order and the other half goes on back order is what I was told. There’s a place in KS who is in US but that backlog is horrible.
Its in everything. Breakers, wire, you name it. Big box stores have resorted to caging and walking spools of wire to the registers.
Building in Montana currently and i share all your struggles. everything i need done is 5x what it should be.
meter socket looked undersized for a 400 amp, 320 amp.
It's got the label and specs marked as ordered. Our power company tied into it as well. So it most definitely is one.
Sizes vary on these
Have one on order from July 26 2022 still no word
China
Can you get something to ktac insurance line kubota offers? You can literally do anything to the machine intentionally and they fix it literally anything
What Brand was that 320 Meter Socket?
This video is cool! I am suprised that you haven't researched S M Z E U S!!
Nice rock-scape! So, After watching this I am thinking you should consider starting a Airbnb for tractors. Thus creating a therapeutic opp. For those of us that want to dig in the rocks and dirt for a few hours...
"holy crap I am to close to my truck". Lol - I wondered that as I saw you cruising back and forth behind it. 😋
Nah! Plenty of room. Lol I put the excavator in the garage. Now that's close!
I will say this…there is some correct information here to hold onto. That is -order early. I won’t say who I work for or what gear I sell but I haven’t received a 400 amp meter combo in a year and a half. We also can’t get a straight answer why.
Circling back to you.. any changes 8 months later in your court? Just wondering.
All accurate comments. I have a 200a meter socket combination panel as a back up. Waiting on a 320a meter socket. It's my opinion china has their hands in this market. Controlling our growth.
I'd say so since we put so much manufacturing out of our country. Now we pay the price everywhere. Pumps to power, food to waste. You name it. My channel will start showing the "made from scratch" and "home grown" content once my New House build is complete. I have a whole area/walls designated for my hydroponics system I developed back during the covid shutdown in 2020. Stay tuned!
I got some 400 amps coming this July after ordering earlier last year. We put power on 350+ houses a year. None of my local (AL) wholesalers can get it together, looks like home depot, lowes, etc. are the only guys that are getting them. Guess they realized how much more they can charge for them.
Got ours last July. Had to overpay for the separate shutoff enclosure. $400 for a small can and breaker with 2 bus bars. There is some gouging going on.
we cant make it in the usa because corperations dont want tro pay a living wage they wld rather have shitty quality no quality chks make billions of tax free money so they can pay slave labor a yr what a domestic hr wld cost. the politicians got bought out at the cost of usa manufacturing independence look at the car company chip shortages and the borders being closed so half complete units where stuck there. look at russia they started a war and with sanctions they cant make anything themselves (thankfully) wait till china go's after taiwan and the usa loses china as an exporter and taiwan too
I've been waiting 10 months however my order was canceled due to discontinuation of product. I cannot get any explanation.
Most of the shortages are being created
With the indirect you should not need the heat exchanger. Would be 1 or the other. The indirect should give you a better heat exchange than the plate exchanger. You absolutely need pressure on the house heating side, with an expansion tank at 12 psi not 30.
I agree. What I found after adding the plate exchanger was the burn time on my wood boiler extended. Since the boiler loop is shorter now, the heat loss is less and the system idles longer. I'm going to run it this way for awhile to verify but it definitely seems more efficient. I can always remove it. Now that my well is in, I just picked up the auto feed for the water with a back pressure valve that is set for 12psi. I swapped out the 150psi blow off to a 30psi on the tank. I forget the name but I also grabbed an air scrubber (I think that what it's called.. I'm not home at the moment) to put in line on the return side. I see the diagram showing it's right after the fill/tank but I think it would scrub the system better just before the tank to catch the zone returns along with the auto fill. Any thoughts? Lastly I bought a 14 gallon 100psi expansion tank. I ran the Calculator on supplyhouse.com for sizing and it came up with this one (SV30 is the model). Thanks for your help and comments! I see many people learning and improving so hopefully this helps other as it's helping us!
@@back30 For the house side your air separator should have a tapping on the bottom. Place the feeder and expansion tank both in this tapping. Then right after that place the pump. This would be on the supply. Your expansion tank most likley will have a larger tapping i dont beleive this will matter. The best air separator is Spirovent in my experience.
@tuppersdad yes! Spirovent is the one I picked up. For the pump, I have my taco pumps on the supply side. Comes out of the indirect, then each pump branches off for each radiant floor zone. I figure the pumps will run better being between the output upper part of the tank and the floor radiant loops. The returns are up high. It's just the way the layout had to go. Think I need to increase the size of pipe where the pumps branch off to. Tank output is 1". Pex line is 1" and each pump flange is 1".
Hello, my friend. Subbed to your channel today. I have been planning an outdoor system for my 1860s farmhouse at 4500 sq ft. Learning all I can before I ditch the indoor forced hot air wood furnace. Way to much work for me to operate this system. I want my burner next to my wood pile. I also prefer hydronic over the forced hot air I have, and hate. I have plans to build my own gasifier boiler. I have been studying this stuff, on and off, for a few years in preparation. interestingly enough, I caught your 320 amp service system. Another venture in my plans. Back order or not, I am no where near ready for this at all. Ironically, I caught a new 320 panel on CL last winter with accessories last winter. It was selling for 400 and being winter time, I did not have the funds available. I'll be watching ....
@@back30 I get the feeling you are in NY? I'm a bit over an hour west of Albany. I'm pretty confident I can build a gasifier cheaper. Been on the lookout for some surplus materials to keep my build cheaper. Yes, I'm subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more content. Especially the heating aspects.
We are in Lebanon, CT near the casinos. Our town is mostly made up of farming and agriculture. Lots of woods and farms.
As a plumber/ heating guy, if ur trying to do gravity with the wood boiler I highly discourage gravity, ur return water will be too cool and will rot out ur boiler,I assume the tank-coil to plate loop is closed? U should have and expansion vessel, the expansion of pex pipe might be enough though with that little water, if I we u I’d just go put the plate on top of the tank pre heating the water before it comes in the tank, if just look up alternative heating (Jeff something) on TH-cam he is more of an wood boiler/ heat g system guy. Good luck
Hey, thank you for reaching out. The outdoor boiler has a Taco Valve to circulate the boiler water into the basement through the heat plate exchanger. My well wasn't in the house yet so the closed loop has not been maintained. I just bought the autofill with backflow prevention and expansion tank for the closed loop side.
Crazy isn't it? We are in the same dilemma.
@@h.jaredagnew2544 did you walk in there in person or did you order online? Thanks !
@@jjgubb ordered online but I’m waiting for third meter to arrive. First two had broken insulators that hold meter base and line terminals to the housing.
You're not going to want to have your lines coming up and out of the plate exchanger. By not mounting it on a wall, it's not going to transfer heat as well.
Your Outdoor Wood Boiler is new so the gasket around the door must be new. The smoke pushing by the gasket is an indication you have air passage restriction between firebox and chimney. Check the entire air passage from firebox to top end of chimney. I believe the Classic edge has two draft fans and that they are pushing draft air and not pulling draft air. With the air passage restriction this is giving the appearance the fire box is pressurize. These outdoor wood boilers firebox are open to atmosphere thru the chimney and not pressurized unless you have a restriction as the leaking smoke is indicating. The puff blow back on the bottom door / reaction chamber is telling you it has a problem, the air restriction could cause this, but also confirm that both draft fans are running when system call for a burn.
You are correct. I followed everyone's advice and cleaned out the excessive ash in the bottom of the firebox. I was using the "poker" with the tab on the end to stir up the coald but it did not remove enough ash. Once it was cleaned out the issue went away. Thank you for the info and commenting!
in addition to the dealer mentioning the door gasket did he say anything about the flame shotting out of the ash door ?
Your door is leaking. You need to replace the seal or tighten it
Thanks for the comment, I did tighten it after the video. My dealer saw the video and called me.
Looks like you need a new seal around the door. smoke should not come out.
I just found out yesterday there are adjustments on the hinges to tighten the seal. It no longer leaks once I tightened it.
I run a 760 also. Few tips for you, load for a 12 hour burn time with smaller dry splits. Big splits or rounds can bridge and it won’t gas properly. I stir up the coal bed every load and run along the center tube last. It should be hitting 100% on most cycles. Also if you flip that scraper tool around the small end fits into the rear heat exchanger to clean the very inside part. Hope you get it dialed in.
hi good job john
Thanks John!
hi there once again interesting , give you something to think about , pleas take it kindly , water does not burn , and it needs to be turned into steam to get it up the stack . that takes BTUs . green wood will burn after the water is gone , do you want the fire heating the water in your boiler or heating the sap (water) in your wood . as far as cleaning i use a industrial vac to help me clean mine . i turn my boiler off and wait till its around 150 . it seams to work fine . you may have seen it in some of my videos . good show john
Thanks John. I'm new to this gasification process on mine. It seems to run a lot longer with wood seasoned. I'll be sticking with seasoned wood now.
hi there interesting i have a tea pot (boiler ) for over 25 years now . , i found i get a lot more heat from dry wood , maybe you have seen it john
There should be no smoke coming out the door.
With a coal bed and loading wood in how do you not get smoke rolling out while the door and bypass are open?
Yes, I have the 560. Smoke should not come out door when closed. Either door gasket is not sealing, or slots in bottom of firebox are plugged off over pressuring fire box pushing smoke out the door. If you hear pressure pulsing when blower is on the slots in bottom of firebox to reaction chamber are plugged.
God bless you brother, I don't have the energy anymore. It was painful watching you rough an entire house with a paddle bit. I have a Hole Hawg if you want to use it, please.
Thanks Ken. Holes are done now.
Hey Neil, boy the workers in Ct. work fast! Lol . House looks great. All good in Fl. Jerry
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing the adventure!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Alex! Click that Subscribe button!!
That group is a bit unorganized. Jeesh.