K-6 Keystoker
All You Keystoker K-6 owners out there! Can anybody give me any insight on the setting you have on your boiler???As a starting point for me. The feed starting from the bottomtransmission the threaded rod starting from where the threads start to the red nut how many turns or inches do you have it at,main air where flat is closed --- how far open do you have it at quarter open half open????? and little fan on back open quarter half three quarter???? and aquastat settings???? I have this boiler in my garage without water coil i'm tinkering on trying to keep it idling along with no call for heat my efm 520 does that but easier to figure out with air and teeth indicators. I know there is alot of variables in coal quality chimney draft I just want a starting point to work with thanks !!! yes I have a timer
I've had my KA-6 running now for 3 weeks . Rite now fro summer DHW my feed rate (red nut) is set 15 turns, start with the nut closest to the back of the boiler then 15 turns foward. The main air is set 1" open, the secondary motor is open 1/2 way and the aquastat is set at 140*/160* with the dif at 15, the timer I left with the settings from the factory, 5 pins every 15 mins. A 5 gal. bucket of coal is lasting 3-3 1/2 days with a nice small fire stoking and I empty the ash pan once a week and it's not quiet full. For winter you want to move the aqaustat up to 160*/180* and back off a few turns on the feed rate for a hotter fire.
Dave
Dave
