idling 520

idling 520

PostBy: franpipeman On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:03 pm

Can the 520 keep a fire going with proper draft controls with no other calls for heat other than a 2.5 minute timer run every hour, 4 fuel and 4 air ratio? I need to conserve coal until a I build a proper bin as it is being used in a out building.There will be a gravity flow 42k propeller unit heate being used with gravity flow onlyl to a floor above.
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: stoker-man On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:51 pm

If all your settings are correct, you can idle it forever, but you'll have to find those settings. But they are so easy to start up, why idle it?
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: franpipeman On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:32 pm

It is in a out building that it is heating just idling, I have to do underground piping, 80ktuh of heat exhange equipment of main buiding all the piping and a sloped 0 dead space coal bin to boot.....................i hope I have enough time in my life
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: franpipeman On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:33 pm

I can dile it forever at 2.5 ninutes per hour?????
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: Rob R. On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:42 pm

My 520 will run until it runs out of coal at those settings. Actually, I only run the timer for 1 minute every half hour in this weather, in the summer I run 2-2.5 minutes every half hour.
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: franpipeman On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:17 pm

thank you .......... that is the empirical data im looking for . do you extract any heat from the boiler as I am doing via gravity flow to a propeller unit heater?
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Re: idling 520

PostBy: Rob R. On: Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:23 pm

I have no dump zone or intentional heat loss.
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