Thursday, November 14, 2024

Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

This product has been discontinued due to stricter 2016 EPA NSPS regulation. Inventory can no longer be sold in the United States, unless it is for Commercial use. Remaining inventory can be sold into Canada, and South America.

The ML42 outdoor water furnace by Portage and Main is designed to automatically meter fuel into the fire, functionally “stoking” the fire.  Merely load the hopper with pellets, sunflower seed hulls, biomass or coal and go.

The Portage and Main coal / biomass stoker can efficiently distribute heat throughout the home / building by using any forced air heat source already installed or add a plate exchanger to connect to an existing indoor boiler.  The boiler can also be used to produce unlimited domestic hot water. 

The ML42 boiler / furnace is a very clean/efficient heating option for anyone that has a larger heating requirement.

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The ML42 boiler is super efficient and can be used for heating new building(s) or be integrated into existing heating systems.  Moreover, the water furnace does not require daily feeding as other outdoor furnaces.   The stoker model has user determined metering controls for fuel.  The user decides and sets how much fuel goes into the stove according to the heat desired / required.

Heating with coal is economical and the available indoor hopper eliminates coal freezing troubles.  Using coal also minimizes the need for expensive fuels such as natural gas, oil and propane.

The ML42 outdoor water furnace has many features, listed below, that are signature to Portage and Main furnaces.


Features:

Double pass with reversing flow tube heat exchange is standard.

 

Water-filled baffle provides first and second pass of heat exchanger and catches fly ash.

Rounded firepot and water jacket is stronger, longer lasting as well as cleaner and more efficient

Four 3” diameter heat transfer water tubes


Rotating heavy duty self-cleaning high out put cast iron stoker head available in 18” or 20”

Combustion blower induces air through the specially designed slots in the stoker head

 

Stoker in “Fire Keep Mode” controlled by adjustable time override to come on for 30 seconds every 30 minutes

 

Last pass through before exiting chimney

 

Digital Johnson control is programmable to one degree.

High limit safety aquastat, a manual aquastat, can control the furnace if the Johnson control fails

Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) speed control feed rate -   allows for burning of any grade fuel

Adjustable drive overloads for fan and stoker

Burn back protection by parallel wiring to insuring stoker and fan will stop if overload/jam occurs as well as timer device

 

Heavy-duty Bonfiglioli Gear Box Drive and heavy-duty ¼ HP AC 220 Volt 3-Phase Leeson drive motor (inverter rated)

 

Automatic 5’ ash remover auger

 

Fuel feed hopper designed to fit under hopper bottom bin – auger made with 3/8” flighting

 

Indoor hopper available in custom sizes

 

Float is easy to read – low water shut-down safety switch on stokers

 

Fire door insulated with Roxul insulation which is rated for 2200 degrees F and the heat exchanger door is lined with refractory brick

Solid rope gaskets on fire door heat exchanger and cleaning access doors keep the unit air tight

Powder coated finish on the one piece roof, paint on the rest of the furnace

 

Firepot and inside water jacket are made of 1/4” W44 cold rolled steel.

The outside water jacket is made of 3/16” W44 cold rolled steel.

All Parts are laser cut and are boiler style welded – welding inside and outside helps prevent weld corrosion.


Resources:
Specifications Stoker Model ML42
HEIGHT (inches) 98
WIDTH (inches) 59
LENGTH (inches) 57
WEIGHT (pounds) 2,850
STOKER WEIGHT (pounds) 600
FIRE BOX SIZE (diameter x length) 42” x 44”
HEATING AREA (square feet) up to 30,000
WATER CAPACITY (U.S. gallons) 240
EST. BTU OUTPUT 1,000,000 plus

 

 

 


Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

Portage & Main ML42 Outdoor Water Furnace

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