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Hi, I have a Hyfire II. This is my 2nd season with it. I have it ducted into my cold air return but dont think it is hooked up properly. Does anyone know of an installer that would hook it up properly?

I live in Palmerton, PA 18071.

Thanks.

Why don;t you think it's installed correctly? Give some details, we can probably help you out.

Is it not heating properly? Did you clean it out good since last season? etc....

I cleaned it all out.
See I bought the stove because it could be ducted. The warm air barely comes out of the vents or returns upstairs.
It starts up fine and runs great. It heats my basement up nice and if I leave the door open to the 1st fl some warm air comes up.
My brother in-law did the install and i think he "kinda" did it right.

The pipe that comes from the top of the stove/hot airjacket gets hot but I dont know how to get the hot air through the duct work.

So I figured I would see what could be done because honestly I'm not the best at this stuff.

Thanks for the reply.

I would look at a few things to see where you might be losing the heat...
Are the seams taped in the ductwork or are they leaky
Does your ductwork run through a colder space that is sucking the heat from it
Since you say you are running it into a cold air return, Is the air not being lost in the duct work itself, but by cooling too much as it runs through your air handler on the furnace

It may be a combination of these things which could be addressed separately.

Are you using your furnace blower to move the heat thru the ducts? Or just the blowers on the stove?

The stove blowers are only 265 CFM x 2 that is only 530 CFM, most furnace blowers are at least 1500CFM to move the air.

WNY wrote:Are you using your furnace blower to move the heat thru the ducts? Or just the blowers on the stove?

The stove blowers are only 265 CFM x 2 that is only 530 CFM, most furnace blowers are at least 1500CFM to move the air.

I turned my furnace blower on and the air is cool when it comes out. The house actually gets colder....

Is your unit hooked up something like the attached? If so we have some enhanced suggestions such as using both 265 cfm fans along with your furnace fan, plus you can install a damper on the cold air return side to limit the mount of cold air you pull in and mix with the hot air out put. Make sure you don't deliver air above the manufacturers' recommended temp for your furnace fan, else it will fail prematurely. You can also plug up the air inlets on either side of the HAJ to limit the cold air being pulled out of the basement. The ideal situation is to connect flex duct to the inlets on the 265 cfm fans on the Hyfire to pull air from the cold air return instead of the basement.

Keep us posted we can surely solve your issue by better utilizing the 180,000 input btu of nice steady coal heat you have at your disposal!

Matthaus wrote:Is your unit hooked up something like the attached? If so we have some enhanced suggestions such as using both 265 cfm fans along with your furnace fan, plus you can install a damper on the cold air return side to limit the mount of cold air you pull in and mix with the hot air out put. Make sure you don't deliver air above the manufacturers' recommended temp for your furnace fan, else it will fail prematurely. You can also plug up the air inlets on either side of the HAJ to limit the cold air being pulled out of the basement. The ideal situation is to connect flex duct to the inlets on the 265 cfm fans on the Hyfire to pull air from the cold air return instead of the basement.

Keep us posted we can surely solve your issue by better utilizing the 180,000 input btu of nice steady coal heat you have at your disposal!

Thats the same diagram the dealer gave me with the stove.
I tried to fire it up today and it looks like I have another problem. The blowers are not working. Everything is plugged in but not hot air is coming out.
I have the coal-trol on and set but no coal seems to be feeding. This is a new one to me.

First, check for power/fuse blown, etc... Then, Check to make sure in your MENU setup, the IGN? (Ignition) is set to "N" or something like that. Otherwise, the blowers, feeder do not come on, because it's thinks it is in the Auto Ignition mode to ignite the coal...

ijp66 wrote:

Matthaus wrote:Is your unit hooked up something like the attached? If so we have some enhanced suggestions such as using both 265 cfm fans along with your furnace fan, plus you can install a damper on the cold air return side to limit the mount of cold air you pull in and mix with the hot air out put. Make sure you don't deliver air above the manufacturers' recommended temp for your furnace fan, else it will fail prematurely. You can also plug up the air inlets on either side of the HAJ to limit the cold air being pulled out of the basement. The ideal situation is to connect flex duct to the inlets on the 265 cfm fans on the Hyfire to pull air from the cold air return instead of the basement.

Keep us posted we can surely solve your issue by better utilizing the 180,000 input btu of nice steady coal heat you have at your disposal!

Thats the same diagram the dealer gave me with the stove.
I tried to fire it up today and it looks like I have another problem. The blowers are not working. Everything is plugged in but not hot air is coming out.
I have the coal-trol on and set but no coal seems to be feeding. This is a new one to me.

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Are the combustion blowers running ?

I dont think so, how do I know if they are running? (stupid question)

ijp66 wrote:I dont think so, how do I know if they are running? (stupid question)

They are the 2 fans on the feeder with the cords w blue wire ties .

Did you install the fuse ? It is taped to the top of the module .

Are you still using the power vent ????

If so, maybe the fume switch needs to be reset...............



Rick